Events and Conferences (2021)

Expanding Work-Based Learning and Transition Opportunities: Lessons from Vermont

Join Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy for a webinar on lessons learned from Vermont’s Linking Learning to Careers initiative that can inform how other programs enhance their transition programs.

Centering Equity in the Development of Federal Policies and Evaluations

Improving the well-being of marginalized and underserved communities requires changing the systems, structures, and policies that create inequities.

Experiences with We Grow Together, a Professional Development System to Support Caregiver-Child Interactions for Infants and Toddlers

This June 2021 webinar with Mathematica's partners at Zero to Three provides insights on We Grow Together (WGT), a professional development system designed to support caregiver-child interactions for infants and toddlers.

Howard University/Mathematica Computational Social Science Institute on Countering Anti-Black Racism and Inequity

Howard University and Mathematica are partnering to launch the first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS) program hosted by a historically Black college or university.

Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: Scaling Up and Sustaining Strategies That Work

The workforce that provides care to frail older adults and people with disabilities face extraordinary challenges, especially during the pandemic. Learn about evidence-based solutions that can strengthening the direct care workforce and how to expand these efforts.

Lessons Learned and Methodological Insights from LAC Reads to Improve Education Evaluations

Launched in 2012, LAC Reads was an ambitious initiative led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and a host of partners to generate and use evidence about what works to address the early literacy crisis across much of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Dismantling Disparities in Communities: Resources and Tools to Advance Systems Change

Researchers from Mathematica and Equal Measure shared a suite of new tools and resources that distill practical lessons from a vast body of research on place-based systems change.

Designing Agricultural Development Projects to Empower Women: A Conversation with Agnes Quisumbing

Women play an important role in nutrition-sensitive agricultural projects, and we need to learn more about the impact these projects have on improving women’s empowerment and gender equality.

Primary Care and Public Health Partnerships in the Era of COVID-19: Collaborating to Improve Preparedness, Build Resilience, and Address Inequities

Experts discussed lessons learned and opportunities for action that can strengthen primary care and public health partnerships.

Ask Mathematica Anything: Leading and Lagging Indicators of COVID-19 and Public Health

Join Mathematica Senior Statistician Aparna Keshaviah for an informal conversation about the way leading and lagging indicators such as wastewater testing can help predict the spread of COVID-19 and other threats to public health.

Lessons from the World’s First Maternal Health Development Impact Bond

The Oxford Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab) held a webinar on Wednesday, March 17, for the third session of its online convening series, Engaging with Evidence, to learn about new evidence and insights from partners involved in the Utkrisht DIB.

The Future of Literacy in Latin America: How Evidence from LAC Reads Can Help Close Early Reading Gaps

USAID and Mathematica convened the global education community for a conversation about the current state of evidence-based education and how insights from the LAC Reads project can help light the path to improving literacy across the LAC region.

Supporting Student Engagement in Remote Instruction: Lessons from New Jersey

Join us for a free webinar that will review the collaborative work between REL Mid-Atlantic and the New Jersey Department of Education to better understand the challenges and opportunities of promoting student engagement during the pandemic.

A Fireside Chat About Race, Gender, and Perseverance with Dr. LaVerne H. Council

In celebration of Black History Month, Mathematica’s Black Employee Resource Group is excited and honored to host Dr. LaVerne H. Council for a fireside chat on Friday, February 19.

Introducing the HomVEE Version 2 Handbook: An Overview of Updated Procedures and Standards for Conducting the Annual Evidence Review

For the first time since its inception, HomVEE has substantially revised several procedures and standards that govern its review.

Dive Deep, Explore, and Refine Medicaid Data with Imersis, a New T-MSIS Data Quality Tool from Mathematica and NewWave

State Medicaid programs are under increasing pressure to improve the quality of their Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) data to comply with federal requirements.

Evaluating Two-Generation Approaches: Integrating Partnerships and Embedding Equity

Focusing on both parents and children, two-generation programs are designed to improve adults’ earning capacity and enhance life’s opportunities for children who live in poverty.

Advancing Understanding of Health Care Delivery Using the AHRQ Compendium of U.S. Health Systems

Mathematica held a webinar to learn more about the Compendium data and linkage files and how this valuable resource can shed light on important policy questions about health systems.