Institute for Research on Poverty
@irpwisc.bsky.social
IRP is a national center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States. We are part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Please join us for an upcoming Dec. 3rd Webinar: Understanding and Improving Healthcare Systems for Indigenous Peoples. We'll speak with a panel of experts working towards solutions for healthcare disparities: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/und...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Please join us for an upcoming Dec. 3rd Webinar: Understanding and Improving Healthcare Systems for Indigenous Peoples. We'll speak with a panel of experts working towards solutions for healthcare disparities: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/und...
📣 There is still time to register for today's webinar: Engaging and Serving Young Fathers, with Tova Walsh, Raheem Brooks, Justin Harty, and Avery Hennigar. Please register to attend the live event or to receive a link to the recording if you can't make it today: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/eng...
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
📣 There is still time to register for today's webinar: Engaging and Serving Young Fathers, with Tova Walsh, Raheem Brooks, Justin Harty, and Avery Hennigar. Please register to attend the live event or to receive a link to the recording if you can't make it today: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/eng...
🎉 Congratulations to Alison Berube, winner of #2025APPAM Poster Award on "Geographic Variation in Child Support Debt: The Role of Neighborhood Contexts and Mobility." Alison is an IRP Graduate Research Fellow and PhD student in Consumer Behavior & Family Economics at UW–Madison. Great work, Alison!
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Alison Berube, winner of #2025APPAM Poster Award on "Geographic Variation in Child Support Debt: The Role of Neighborhood Contexts and Mobility." Alison is an IRP Graduate Research Fellow and PhD student in Consumer Behavior & Family Economics at UW–Madison. Great work, Alison!
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out Trisha Chanda, a Graduate Research Fellow with IRP at UW-Madison, presenting: “Implications of Consumer Debt for Families Served by Child Support.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 7th Floor, Room: 706.
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out Trisha Chanda, a Graduate Research Fellow with IRP at UW-Madison, presenting: “Implications of Consumer Debt for Families Served by Child Support.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 7th Floor, Room: 706.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Christal Hamilton, University of Connecticut School of Public Policy, presenting: “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Policies on Young Adult Hardship.” Sat 11/15, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Room: 707.
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Christal Hamilton, University of Connecticut School of Public Policy, presenting: “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Policies on Young Adult Hardship.” Sat 11/15, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Room: 707.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Elizabeth Rivera, Montclair State University, presenting: “Gentrification, Segregation, and Stratified Opportunity in Urban Schooling.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Flr, Rm 503.
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Elizabeth Rivera, Montclair State University, presenting: “Gentrification, Segregation, and Stratified Opportunity in Urban Schooling.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Flr, Rm 503.
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Maretta McDonald, Virgina Tech, presenting: “Two Sides of the Same Coin: Examination of Administrative Leniency in SNAP and Child Support Enforcement.” Sat 11/15, 3:30-5pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Flr, Rm 706.
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Maretta McDonald, Virgina Tech, presenting: “Two Sides of the Same Coin: Examination of Administrative Leniency in SNAP and Child Support Enforcement.” Sat 11/15, 3:30-5pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Flr, Rm 706.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @khmusen.bsky.social, Dept of Econ at Columbia University, presenting: “Fostering a Gentler Flight from the Nest: Effects of Foster Care Reform on Labor Market Outcomes.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 707.
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @khmusen.bsky.social, Dept of Econ at Columbia University, presenting: “Fostering a Gentler Flight from the Nest: Effects of Foster Care Reform on Labor Market Outcomes.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 707.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Meredith Dost of the Better Government Lab, presenting: “Reducing Administrative Burden through Universal Free Lunch: Effects on Student Outcomes and Political Support for Schools.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency, Rm 601.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Meredith Dost of the Better Government Lab, presenting: “Reducing Administrative Burden through Universal Free Lunch: Effects on Student Outcomes and Political Support for Schools.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency, Rm 601.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Elizabeth Tong, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, presenting: “Neighborhood Institutions in Big Data: Exploring Cell-Phone Mobility Data.” 11/15, 10:15 to 11:45 am, Hyatt Regency, 7th Flr, Rm 709
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Elizabeth Tong, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, presenting: “Neighborhood Institutions in Big Data: Exploring Cell-Phone Mobility Data.” 11/15, 10:15 to 11:45 am, Hyatt Regency, 7th Flr, Rm 709
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Clay Fannin, UW-Madison, presenting: “Effects of WIC Physical Presence Requirements on Benefit Redemption: Evidence from Remote Services during COVID-19.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 6th Floor, Room: 603.
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Clay Fannin, UW-Madison, presenting: “Effects of WIC Physical Presence Requirements on Benefit Redemption: Evidence from Remote Services during COVID-19.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 6th Floor, Room: 603.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Hanna Han, Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, presenting: “All SROs are not created equal: Heterogeneity in school policing.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 5th Floor, Rm 503
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Hanna Han, Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, presenting: “All SROs are not created equal: Heterogeneity in school policing.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 5th Floor, Rm 503
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Alison Berube, UW-Madison School of Human Ecology, presenting: “Poster #53 - Geographic Variation in Child Support Debt: The Role of Neighborhood Contexts and Mobility.” Sat 11/15, 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Regency Ballroom.
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Alison Berube, UW-Madison School of Human Ecology, presenting: “Poster #53 - Geographic Variation in Child Support Debt: The Role of Neighborhood Contexts and Mobility.” Sat 11/15, 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Regency Ballroom.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @olayusuff.bsky.social, Georgia State University, presenting: “Health Effects of Local and Geographic Access to Mental Health Treatment Facilities.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Floor, Rm 512
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @olayusuff.bsky.social, Georgia State University, presenting: “Health Effects of Local and Geographic Access to Mental Health Treatment Facilities.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Floor, Rm 512
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @kimbhiguera.bsky.social, California Polytechnic State University, presenting: “Poster #128 - The Uptake of WIC amongst Linguistically Isolated Latinx Households.” Sat 11/15, 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency, 7th Floor, Regency Ballroom.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @kimbhiguera.bsky.social, California Polytechnic State University, presenting: “Poster #128 - The Uptake of WIC amongst Linguistically Isolated Latinx Households.” Sat 11/15, 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency, 7th Floor, Regency Ballroom.
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Anna Walther, UW-Madison’s School of Social Work, presenting: “Expert intermediaries: Family Resource Center staff approaches to resource navigation for low-income families.” 11/15, 8:30-10am, Grand Hyatt, 1st Flr, EA Amphitheater.
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Anna Walther, UW-Madison’s School of Social Work, presenting: “Expert intermediaries: Family Resource Center staff approaches to resource navigation for low-income families.” 11/15, 8:30-10am, Grand Hyatt, 1st Flr, EA Amphitheater.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @mattunrath.bsky.social, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, presenting: “Unlocking the Front Door: Reducing Compliance Costs and Improving SNAP Retention through Pre-Population.” 11/15, 3:30-5:00 pm, Grand Hyatt,1st Floor, Rm: Princess 2.
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @mattunrath.bsky.social, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, presenting: “Unlocking the Front Door: Reducing Compliance Costs and Improving SNAP Retention through Pre-Population.” 11/15, 3:30-5:00 pm, Grand Hyatt,1st Floor, Rm: Princess 2.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Yoona Kim of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, presenting this paper: “Income Imputation and Child Support Outcomes.” Fri 11/14, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 7th Floor, Room: 706
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Yoona Kim of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, presenting this paper: “Income Imputation and Child Support Outcomes.” Fri 11/14, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 7th Floor, Room: 706
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out Trisha Chanda, a Graduate Research Fellow w/ IRP at the UW-Madison, presenting: “Who Supports Children Post-Separation? An Analysis of Income Sources by Custody Type in 7 Countries.” 11/14, 1:45-3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 706.
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out Trisha Chanda, a Graduate Research Fellow w/ IRP at the UW-Madison, presenting: “Who Supports Children Post-Separation? An Analysis of Income Sources by Custody Type in 7 Countries.” 11/14, 1:45-3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 706.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Alberto Ortega, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, presenting: “Reading Wars: May the Phonics Be With You.” Fri 11/14, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Grand Hyatt Seattle, 1st Floor/Lobby Level, Rm Princess 1.
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Alberto Ortega, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, presenting: “Reading Wars: May the Phonics Be With You.” Fri 11/14, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Grand Hyatt Seattle, 1st Floor/Lobby Level, Rm Princess 1.
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social, University of California, Berkeley, presenting: “Normative Sexual Citizens: Administrative Burden, Citizen-State Interactions, and Transgender People in the US.” 11/14, 8:30-10am, Grand Hyatt Seattle, EA Amphitheater
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social, University of California, Berkeley, presenting: “Normative Sexual Citizens: Administrative Burden, Citizen-State Interactions, and Transgender People in the US.” 11/14, 8:30-10am, Grand Hyatt Seattle, EA Amphitheater
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @courtneemelton.bsky.social of the School of Public Health at the University of Memphis, presenting this paper: “The political geography of workers' rights preemption in the South.” Fri 11/14, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 703
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @courtneemelton.bsky.social of the School of Public Health at the University of Memphis, presenting this paper: “The political geography of workers' rights preemption in the South.” Fri 11/14, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 703
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Joaquin Rubalcaba, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, presenting: “The Difference a Day Makes: Can Changes to US Criminal Misdemeanor Sentencing Influence Deportation and Crime?” 11/14, 1:45-3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, Rm 608
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Joaquin Rubalcaba, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, presenting: “The Difference a Day Makes: Can Changes to US Criminal Misdemeanor Sentencing Influence Deportation and Crime?” 11/14, 1:45-3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, Rm 608
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Kathryn Taber of UW-Madison’s Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, presenting: “Patterns of Parental Wellbeing Following Child Welfare System Contact: NSCAW Data.” Fri 11/14, 8:30-10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Room: 707
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Kathryn Taber of UW-Madison’s Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, presenting: “Patterns of Parental Wellbeing Following Child Welfare System Contact: NSCAW Data.” Fri 11/14, 8:30-10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Room: 707
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Heather Little of the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, presenting this paper: “Guaranteed Admission at UW–Madison.” Fri 11/14, 10:15 to 11:45am, Property: Grand Hyatt Seattle, Floor: 1st Floor/Lobby Level, Room: Leonesa 3
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Heather Little of the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, presenting this paper: “Guaranteed Admission at UW–Madison.” Fri 11/14, 10:15 to 11:45am, Property: Grand Hyatt Seattle, Floor: 1st Floor/Lobby Level, Room: Leonesa 3