Podcasts about abt associates

Turahn Dorsey joins the Cultivating Connections podcast to discuss his extensive work in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors to promote economic mobility and equity. He outlines the Eastern Bank Foundation's mission to bridge gaps in prosperity by investing in small business ecosystems, early childhood development, affordable housing, and workforce development. Rahn notes their long term investments in areas where sustained commitment is necessary to address deep-rooted inequities. Rahn also discusses Eastern Bank's ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) despite the changing climate. The conversation also touches on Rahn's previous roles, including his time as Boston's education chief under Mayor Marty Walsh, where he helped launch the Boston pre-K initiative. He reflects on the importance of collaboration and strong relationships in achieving lasting policy change. Additionally, Rahn shares insights from his research at ABT Associates on social capital, recounting a project in rural South Dakota where community bonds and local agency led to innovative economic development. He connects these lessons to his current work in Boston's Nubian Square, underscoring the power of community-driven efforts and the importance of investing in places such as Roxbury with deep cultural and historical significance. Rahn will be recognized on May 7th as one of the 2025 SCI Idealist Award recipients. Join SCI on May 7th to celebrate Rahn!  

Dr. Mark Schulman served as Time magazine's pollster for almost ten years, and he worked on the ABC News Election Decision Desk for many years. Dr. Schulman became President of the American Association for Public Opinion Research 2002. He co-founded one the nation's largest public opinion/survey research firms, Scientific Research Based Interventions or SRBI, which is now part of Abt Associates.

Welcome to The Road Home, a podcast by The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. In this enlightening episode titled "Shared Housing," we delve into an innovative housing model that's reshaping the landscape of affordable living. Joining us are two esteemed guests, Louise Rothschild, Senior Associate at Abt Associates, and Annamarie Pluhar, President of Sharing Housing Inc. Together, they shed light on the concept of shared housing and its profound impact on communities and individuals facing housing challenges. Tune in to explore the profound impact and practicalities of shared housing, understanding how this innovative model provides affordable solutions and fosters community living for a diverse range of individuals. ⁠⁠⁠Episode Insights⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please take the time to rate and review us on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠, or wherever you get your podcasts. It means a great deal to the show and it will make it easier for potential listeners to find us. #TRH #NCHV #TeamDepot

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in the Executive Office of the President is coordinating with other federal agencies to release a Recovery-Ready Workplace Toolkit that can guide organizations big and small toward helping people suffering with substance use disorder on their paths to recovery. In this episode, ONDCP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Gaumond gives us a sneak peek into the toolkit, some best practices and examples of successful workplace recovery initiatives, and how companies and employees can both benefit from adopting recovery programs and policies.Peter Gaumond is a senior policy analyst at ONDCP. He has over 30 years of experience in substance use disorder treatment and recovery and helped develop the National Drug Control Policy. He has also served as ONDCP's Chief of the Recovery Brand and has held positions at the Altarum Institute, Abt Associates, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, and Illinois Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.Links and InformationCheck out more Fors Marsh MediaConnect or partner with Fors MarshFind the upcoming toolkit in the Recovery-Ready Workforce HubTalk with someone through 988Check out FindTreatment.gov and Find SupportFind other support groups here

Rhode Island Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor joins the show to discuss Abt Associates, who Governor McKee has selected to develop a housing plan for Rhode Island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sara Heller and Max Kapustin talk about the effects of the READI program on gun violence in Chicago. “Predicting and Preventing Gun Violence: An Experimental Evaluation of READI Chicago” by Monica P. Bhatt, Sara B. Heller, Max Kapustin, Marianne Bertrand, and Christopher Blattman. *** Probable Causation is part of Doleac Initiatives, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. If you enjoy the show, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. Thank you for supporting our work! *** OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE: “Cure Violence: A Public Health Model to Reduce Gun Violence” by Jeffrey Butts, Caterina Gouvis Roman, Lindsay Bostwick, and Jeremy R. Porter. “Machine Learning Can Predict Shooting Victimization Well Enough to Help Prevent It” by Sara B Heller, Benjamin Jakubowski, Zubin Jelveh, and Max Kapustin. “The Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration: Implementation and Early Impacts of the Next Generation of Subsidized Employment Programs” by Cindy Redcross, Bret Barden, Dan Bloom, Joseph Broads, Jennifer Thompson, Sonya Williams, Sam Elkins, Randall Jurus, Janae Bonus, Ada Tso et al. “Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago” by Sara B. Heller, Anuj K. Shah, Jonathan Guryan, Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Harold A. Pollack. “Reducing Crime and Violence: Experimental Evidence from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Liberia” by Christopher Blattman, Julian C. Jamison, and Margaret Sheridan. “Reducing Violence Without Police: A Review of Research Evidence” by Charles Branas, Shani Bugs, Jeffrey A. Butts, Anna Harvey, and Erin M. Kerrison. “Advance Peace Stockton, 2018-20 Evaluation Report” by Jason Corburn and Amanda Fukutome. “Implementation Evaluation of Roca, Inc.” by Abt Associates. “Reaching and Connecting: Preliminary Results from Chicago CRED's Impact on Gun Violence Involvement” by Northwestern Neighborhood & Network Initiative.

Across the country and around the world, housing costs are soaring.Rents rose by 6.2% annually in 2022, after growing by almost 15% in 2021, according to Yardi Matrix.And the impacts of these rising costs are clear: research from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shows that nearly one third of renters did not pay or were late with the rent at least once in 2022.For several years, the Bloomberg Associates Sustainability team has worked closely with our client cities to address key housing affordability issues. This effort led to Bloomberg Associates and Bloomberg Philanthropies' partnership with NYU's Furman Center for Housing and Real Estate and Abt Associates to create the Bloomberg Peer Cities Housing Network, funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Government Innovation team, in Summer 2020.The Network, a program that worked with a nationwide group of city leaders to address pressing housing-related needs, provided resources and guidance – and the opportunity to exchange learnings with cities facing similar challenges. This met a particularly urgent need during the pandemic as local governments challenged existing thinking and responded rapidly to convert hotels into housing, to provide residents with direct cash assistance, and more.On this episode, Katherine Oliver sits down with Ingrid Gould Ellen, who serves as the Director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy and is on the faculty of the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Vero Soto, the former Director of the Neighborhood & Housing Services Department of the City of San Antonio, who now spearheads the U.S. Treasury Department's Emergency Rental Assistance program; and Adam Freed, the Sustainability Principal of Bloomberg Associates. They discuss how cities responded to housing problems posed by COVID-19, and how the Bloomberg Peer Cities Housing Network helped to facilitate these initiatives.

As communities struggle to address the impact of the pandemic on student learning and well-being, there seems to be renewed interest in year-round schools.  In this episode of the Talking About Kids podcast, I wanted to address what year-round schooling is and what we know about it. To answer these questions, I enlisted the help of Cara Jackson, a Senior Associate at Abt Associates who evaluates and conducts systematic reviews of educational programs. In response to Education Next's article, “Busting the Myths About Year-Round School Calendars,” Cara recently wrote a piece entitled, “Do Year-Round Schools Work? Three Questions to Ask.”  We ask and answer those questions here. More information about Cara and some resources hand-picked by her are at www.TalkingAboutKids.com.

This episode of On the Evidence explores lessons from contact tracing for COVID-19 that should inform current and future efforts to rebuild the public health field, particularly its workforce, after the public health emergency ends. This episode features the following guests: • Elinor Higgins, a policy associate at the National Academy for State Health Policy • Shelley Fiscus, a pediatrician and senior policy consultant at the National Academy for State Health Policy • Rachel Brash, a strategist in the Mayor's Office of Employment Development who helped oversee the Baltimore Health Corps Initiative • Shan-Tia Danielle, who worked as a contact tracer and led a team of contact tracers for the Washington State COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Partnership • Candace Miller, a principal researcher at Mathematica who directed the Washington State COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Partnership • Shaun Stevenson, an advisory services analyst at Mathematica who supported the Baltimore Health Corps Initiative Episode transcript: https://www.mathematica.org/blogs/charting-a-course-for-public-health-based-on-lessons-from-contact-tracing-during-the-pandemic Learn more about the Washington State COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Partnership between the Washington State Department of Health, Mathematica, Comagine Health, and Allegis: https://mathematica.org/news/mathematica-partners-with-comagine-health-allegis-and-washington-state-on-contact-tracing Read Mathematica's interim (https://mathematica.org/publications/baltimore-health-corps-initiative-a-transitional-jobs-program-to-improve-public-health) and final issue briefs about lessons from Mathematica's coaching of career navigators who supported more than 300 community health workers under the Baltimore Health Corps Initiative: https://mathematica.org/publications/lessons-learned-from-the-baltimore-health-corps-initiative-a-transitional-jobs-program-to-improve Read an independent evaluation of the Baltimore Health Corps Initiative, prepared by Abt Associates: https://moed.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-releases/2022-08-19-evaluation-baltimore-health-corps-pilot-economic-and-public-health Explore a dashboard developed by Mathematica and the Public Health Foundation to present key demographic characteristics of (1) contact tracing trainees who received training through the TRAIN Learning Network and (2) the communities they serve: https://www.mathematica.org/dataviz/building-community-based-contact-tracing Read a blog explaining the purpose behind the contact-tracing dashboard developed by Mathematica and the Public Health Foundation: https://mathematica.org/blogs/insights-for-building-a-community-based-contact-tracing-workforce Explore an interactive map and table developed by Mathematica and the National Academy for State Health Policy that tracks state approaches to contact tracing for COVID-19: https://www.nashp.org/state-approaches-to-contact-tracing-covid-19/ Explore a Mathematica data visualization showing the importance of demographics and other community characteristics in informing approaches to contact tracing: https://www.mathematica.org/dataviz/grounding-state-contact-tracing-efforts-in-context Listen to an episode of On the Evidence about the variation in state approaches to contact tracing: https://www.mathematica.org/blogs/understanding-the-variation-in-states-covid-19-contact-tracing-approaches Listen to an episode of On the Evidence about the importance of building a community-based contact-tracing workforce: https://www.mathematica.org/blogs/contact-tracing-workforce-driving-equitable-sustained-risk-mitigation-in-a-post-pandemic-world Listen to an episode of On the Evidence about the importance of equity in implementing effective contact tracing: https://www.mathematica.org/blogs/early-lessons-for-effective-and-equitable-contact-tracing

Today, we're going back to the hot topic of the past two years, namely the energy transition away from coal and how it relates to energy security concerns, especially the recent power outages that have affected parts of the country. Our guest is Xi Xi, an analyst at the innovative Green Development Program, or iGDP, based in Beijing. At iGDP she works on energy modeling with the Energy Policy Simulator (EPS), an energy systems model that informs policy makers on decarbonization pathways. She also assists in low carbon development strategy for provincial governments, while also researching energy and electricity investment in Belt and Road Initiative Countries. Previously, Xi Xi was a consultant for the U.S. EPA at Abt Associates, and she also served as an investment analyst at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, where she looked at cleantech startups for investment and grant opportunities. In addition, Xi Xi is executive director of the BJ Energy Network!

Katie wraps up her discussion with ChangeMaker, Barbara Fields, the Vice President of Housing and Asset Building at Abt Associates, a global consulting and research firm that combines data and bold thinking to improve the quality of people's lives. 

As parents, teachers, and direct service providers, we are bombarded with products and services that claim to help kids. Many of them are quite expensive. We want the best for the children and adolescents in our lives, but resources are scarce. My guest to help all of us understand how we can discern whether an app, a curriculum, a program, etc., might actually work is Eric Hedberg. Eric is an Accredited Professional Statistician and a Senior Associate at Abt Associates, a global public policy research firm and think tank. Eric has published extensively on statistical methods and on evaluations of educational programs. My first exposure to Eric was watching a video of him explaining statistics to group of non-researchers. I remember appreciating the clarity and humor of his explanation, which is why I approached him for this episode. More information about Eric and a link to the What Works Clearinghouse, which Eric and I discuss in the episode, can be found at www.TalkingAboutKids.com.

Katie welcomes ChangeMaker, Barbara Fields, the Vice President of Housing and Asset Building at Abt Associates, a global consulting and research firm that combines data and bold thinking to improve the quality of people's lives. Barbara brings 30 years of experience in executive roles in federal and state government and nonprofit organizations.

About Cara Jackson, Ph.D. Dr. Jackson is Senior Associate in the Division of Social and Economic Policy at Abt Associates. She's conducted education research and evidence reviews on a variety of topics, including interventions intended to improve child outcomes, policies related to school and teacher quality, and school network expansion. Her focus is on helping schools, districts, and education agencies improve the quality of educational opportunities. Links Articles: Democratizing the Development of Evidence https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/0013189X211060357 Rethinking Connections Between Research and Practice in Education https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/0013189X18761042 Local Democracy Matters: How Deliberative Culture Shapes Public Evaluations of Local Government and Local Government Performance (Collins) https://edworkingpapers.com/ai19-114 Will The American Rescue Plan's ‘Meaningful Consultation' Requirement Usher In Community Participation In School Budgets? (Roza) https://www.forbes.com/sites/margueriteroza/2021/07/20/will-the-american-rescue-plans-meaningful-consultation-requirement-usher-in-community-participation-in-school-budgets/ Logic models: Education Logic Model application https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/products/resource/100677 https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/appalachia/blogs/blog6_why-build-a-logic-model.asp https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_2014025.pdf Organizations: Strategic Data Project https://sdp.cepr.harvard.edu/ NNERPP https://nnerpp.rice.edu/ Democratizing Evidence https://www.democratizingevidence4.us/home

Kelly Saldana is the Vice President of Systems Strengthening & Resiliency, Abt Associates. Twenty years after serving in the Peace Corps, Kelly Saldana continues to be energized by working with local communities to strengthen systems. Her passion for improving systems now extends from communities to organizations and countries around the world. In her current role, Kelly partners with government, private sector, civil society, and multilateral agencies to address complex issues and achieve results, drawing on Abt Associates' extensive expertise as a primary source for systems strengthening & resilience. Kelly figures out how things work so they can work more efficiently. Linking together colleagues' strengths and expertise to formulate creative and practical solutions to problems, she's committed to elevating local solutions developed by those most impacted and supporting those solutions to strengthen systems–locally and around the world. In her previous role, she used these approaches to develop USAID's Vision for Health System Strengthening 2030 and a strategic approach to end preventable child and maternal deaths.

Naomi Wood – The Confident Retirement Podcast with Kris Flammang Episode 048 Benefits abound! One administrator's take on what's trending. Featuring Naomi Wood, Benefits Specialist at Abt Associates.  Naomi G. Wood is a Benefits Specialist at Abt Associates, where she counsels employees and Abt's HR Staff on the various benefit plans offered at her organization.  Prior to her current role, Naomi spent 15 years working in various roles, ranging from Retirement Support Specialist, Customer Service Representative, Senior Financial Processor, Account Manager, Benefits Administrator, and Retirement Benefits Specialist. Naomi earned a B.S. in Business Management and Human Resource/IT Management from Carlow University and an MBA in Human Resource Management from Strayer University. She is enrolled in the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist course to earn her designation. Naomi has a talent for taking complex employee benefit issues, turning them into easy-to-understand language. We discuss: Comparing salary to what benefits are available to an employee. The complexity of the Affordable Cares Act. Doing extensive research to find the correct information for employees. Understanding Roth accounts. Get into the habit of saving for retirement and using automatic withdrawals from a paycheck. How FSA and HSA dollars work. Enjoy the show! Connect with Naomi: Website: https://www.abtassociates.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-wood-mba-3b291443/ Connect with Kris: Website: https://www.lpfadvisors.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristopher-flammang-lpfadv/ Twitter: @kflammang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello Podcast listeners, Today is a very special episode with Devan Wardwell, Director of Growth at Forest Carbon. Before this he was Head of Resource Development at Lestari Capital. Prior to this he was Adaptation Partnerships Manager at Blumont, Inc and Supply Chain Partnerships and Communications Manager at Abt Associates. Devan earned his Degree in Political Science from the University of Oregon and his degree in International Relations from Uppsala University. In today's episode we discuss the objectives at Forest Carbon the degraded wetland forest problem. This episode was recorded December 10, 2021. Enjoy and thanks for the listen!

The Medicare program has placed considerable emphasis on creating accountable care organizations (ACOs), which are groups of health care providers that together take responsibility for providing necessary care and can reap financial rewards if they do so at lower than projected costs.While the American Hospital Association reports that 56 percent of community hospitals participate in an ACO, ACOs have developed more slowly in rural than in urban areas.Observing that not all health care providers can afford the infrastructure cost necessary to make an ACO work, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation developed the ACO Investment Model (AIM) which supports physicians, clinicians, and smaller hospitals in their formation of ACOs.The AIM Program evaluation has some interesting lessons for those seeking to promote accountable care.Matthew Trombley from Abt Associates joins Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on A Health Podyssey to discuss how to support ACO creation in less populated areas.Trombley and coauthors published a paper in the January 2022 issue of Health Affairs examining outcomes following implementation of the Medicare Shared Savings Program in 41 rural ACO investment model facilities. They found significant savings net of program costs but also rapid exits from the program once providers were exposed to downside financial risks.If you enjoy this interview, order the January 2022 Health Affairs issue.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts

Sustainable Development Goal 1:  No Poverty, focuses on ending poverty, in all of its forms, everywhere.Lincoln Lau, currently based in Manila, Philippines received his PhD in infectious disease epidemiology from the University of Hong Kong. He then started working with International Care Ministries in 2013 and has led the development of their research capacity and projects. His work covers a wide variety of topics including public health, development economics, faith-based programs, social networks, and early-childhood education. He is concurrently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo and an Assistant Professor (Status Only) at Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.James White RN, MSc, PhDc is the Director of the Infectious Diseases and Global Health Security Center at Abt Associates where he leads and support numerous global projects focused on epidemic preparedness, emergency response, health system strengthening, and health systems resilience.  He is a registered nurse with nearly 20 years experience supporting global communities in addressing critical issues such as infectious disease prevention and treatment, maternal and child health, emergency response, and social welfare in resource-constrained environments.  James is also a current PhD candidate in Nursing and Public Health at the University of Toronto where he is in the final stages of conducting a study focused on diagnostic assessment of states of impoverishment.  His research, aims to develop a diagnostic measure of poverty that can help clinicians infuse an understanding of political economy and critical social theory into everyday clinical practice.CREDITS: This podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, Director of the Centre for Global Health, and Ophelia Michaelides, Manager of the Centre for Global Health, at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and produced by Elizabeth Loftus. Audio editing is by Anwaar Baobeid. Music is produced by Julien Fortier and Patrick May. It is made with the support of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. 

Programs that combine employment services with substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services have faced unprecedented challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic, including increased substance misuse and overdose, dramatic increases in unemployment, and the need to quickly shift to virtual service provision. In partnership, MDRC, Abt Associates, and MEF Associates learned how some of these SUD treatment programs adapted their services early in the pandemic in response to these challenges [ link to the brief]. MDRC recently released a brief on responses to COVID-19 by seven SUD treatment programs across the country. The brief was written as part of the Building Evidence on Employment Strategies Project, or BEES, funded by the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this episode, Leigh Parise talks with researchers Karin Martinson from Abt Associates and Susan Scrivener from MDRC about the key findings from the brief. They are joined by Matthew Brown, Senior Vice President of Administration at Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), one of the programs participating in the BEES study.

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) talks with Michael Reidy and Sharon Confessore about anticipating the future of work that relies on interdependence and teamwide accountability for safety standards. See the video here: https://youtu.be/OSmHhPXBFAc. Michael Reidy, a senior consultant at Interaction Associates and former head of the Dublin Institute of Adult Education, has been training teams in safety culture best practices for more than three decades. His expertise has supported companies around the world, including Alkermes, Abt Associates, Baltimore Gas & Electric-Calvert Cliffs Nuclear, Biogen Idec, Bon Secours Health System, Catholic HealthCare Partners, Curtiss Wright Flow Control, Dell (EMEA), GE Capital, GE Crotonville (MDC) (ECLP), International Paper, Medtronic, Nokia, Library of Congress, and Sirtex.  Sharon Confessore is a health system executive experienced in talent development, training, leadership development, executive coaching, change management, innovation adoption, organization culture, and restructuring. She is known for creating people-focused strategies and best practices for implementing corporate-wide learning solutions, which she's applied as the Chief Learning Officer of a regional faith-based health system and as a unit head of a fully integrated national health system. Check out Dr. Westover's new book, 'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/bluerthanindigo.       Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/leadershipalchemy.       Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/hci-magazine.   Ranked #6 Performance Management Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/  Ranked #6 Workplace Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/  Ranked #7 HR Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/  Ranked #12 Talent Management Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/  Ranked in the Top 20 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/  Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/

Sam Richard, Senior Director of Growth at Openview Partners, discusses Product Led Growth, types of companies that can leverage the strategy, and how traditional SaaS metrics can be misleading when applied to PLG.Sam Richard's BioSam Richard is Senior Director of Growth at OpenView, helping its portfolio accelerate top-line growth through establishing best practices and processes to support product led growth. At OpenView, Sam works closely with portfolio leadership teams to discover and implement the most impactful strategies for growth, including onboarding and retention optimization, expansion strategy, funnel optimization and channel/partner strategy.Prior to joining OpenView in 2019, Sam worked as Director of Growth and Engagement at Dispatch, where she was on the founding team. She spent four years leading growth strategy and customer success teams with a focus on small to medium-sized businesses. During her tenure, Dispatch was acquired by Vista Equity Partners. She also previously worked at Catalant and Abt Associates.Time Stamps00:10 Intro03:42 Three Eras of Software purchase06:20 Characteristics of Product Led Growth companies10:50 Retention at PLG12:45 Traditional Metrics are misleading / Natural Rate of Growth15:30 Who can leverage PLGSIGN UP at https://www.saashimi.cloud to receive transcripts of the interviews and news about upcoming guests and events.

Year Up is a workforce development program that aims to bridge the opportunity divide and help young low-income adults who don't have a college degree find meaningful work. But how effective is it?Join us for a conversation with David Fein of Abt Associates about his newly-released five-year results from a major randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of Year Up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Professor Mindy Rhindress is a valued faculty member and Mentor-in-Residence at Queens College's Program in Data Analytics and Applied Social Research. She is also one of her program's highly-successful alumni, with a very successful corporate career that culminated in a senior executive at the major marketing research firm Abt Associates. It often surprises Data Analytics students that our program is decades-old, with a long history of training students to apply quantitative social science to public and private sector enterprise problems. Check out this gem we found! https://youtu.be/RN3kpCPShjE By the way, that's MacArthur award-winning computer scientist Stefan Savage, who worked as a lab assistant back in the day! In our inaugural episode of The QC Pod, we ask Professor Rhindress what it was like to study analytics back in the 1990s. She talks about how QC students were trained to evangelize the idea that enterprises should give all their knowledge workers a computer of their own, and should teach people to use them! We talk about the resistance to computers back in the 1990s, how a male-dominated executive culture thought it too emasculating to type up your own work, and how people like Prof. Rhindress were able to capitalize on their understandings of what techs did to better work with them as a business executive. Queens College's Master's Program in Data Analytics and Applied Social Research continues that tradition today by training students in today's cutting-edge data analytics and applied social science. It is an outstanding program with a great placement record (at a fraction of the cost of our private school competitors). Applications are free for Queens College students.

David RadleyDavid Radley is a senior scientist for The Commonwealth Fund’s Tracking Health System Performance program. Dr. Radley and his team develop national, state, and substate regional analyses on health care system performance and related insurance and care system market structure analyses. He is also a senior study director at Westat, a research firm that supports the Scorecard project. He joined the Commonwealth Fund in July 2010 from Abt Associates where he was associate in Domestic Health Policy with responsibility over a number of projects related to measuring long term care quality and evaluation of various Health Information Technology initiatives. His methodological expertise is in small-area analysis and in the design, implementation, and interpretation of observational studies that take advantage of large administrative and survey-based datasets. Dr. Radley received his bachelors from Syracuse University, a masters in public health from Yale, and a PhD from Dartmouth College in Health Policy and Clinical Epidemiology. Trafford Crump, PhDTrafford Crump, PhD is a health services researcher and assistant professor at the University of Calgary’s Department of Surgery with an interest in patient-centered measures. Dr. Crump's earlier research involved developing the methods for eliciting health care preferences from community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. Dr. Crump's more recent research has expanded into linking primary data collected from patients with large administrative data sets maintained by regional and provincial health authorities. Dr. Crump is part of a University of British Columbia-led research team – which includes strong collaboration from the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and the B.C. Ministry of Health – that has undertaken one of the largest systematic collections of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in Canada. Dr. Crump received his doctorate from Dartmouth College in the field of Evaluative Clinical Sciences followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at The University of British Columbia. John Marchica, CEO, Darwin Research GroupJohn Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and COO of Darwin Research Group, a health care market intelligence firm specializing in health care delivery systems. He’s a two-time health care entrepreneur, and his first company, FaxWatch, was listed twice on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing American companies. John is the author of The Accountable Organization and has advised senior management on strategy and organizational change for more than a decade. John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University and is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. About Darwin Research Group   Darwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

Everyone's heard of 3-D printing, but not everyone has printed something ... in 3-D themselves. My guest Gabriel Krieshok thinks that they can, even without owning a 3-D printer. In another "remote episode" (since we have no other choice BUT to be remote) we talk with him about what 3-D printing is and how anyone can get started printing their own models and objects. We also discuss how communities around the country are using 3-D printers to help fight the Coronavirus pandemic by printing ventilator parts and personal protective equipment, such as visors. Lastly, we talk about how students, educators and especially communities can use 3-D printing in lieu of expensive wood, metal or drafting workshops to achieve similar results. Gabriel Krieshok is a Data Scientist and the Global Lead for Digital Transformations at Abt Associates. Gabriel has 15 years of experience in global technology initiatives, where his focus has been on building digital products that are well-designed for use. He's worked with the U.S. State Department, USAID, the Peace Corps, the World Bank, New America, and has advised consulted on a number of projects related to global technology. Gabriel is the founder of ProprThings, a 3d-printing design studio of "useful objects inspired by design solutions to everyday life." He holds a Master's of Science in Information and a Master's of Public Policy—both from the University of Michigan. In his spare time, Gabriel is working on a book of EveryDay Concepts, that he sketches on index cards. Links to some of the resources Gabriel discusses on the show: https://www.thingiverse.com - Digital Designs for Physical Objects https://craftcloud3d.com - 3-D Printing Service Partner https://www.tinkercad.com - Create 3-D Designs With Online CAD

Maru/Blue, a premium data services firm, launches Maru/Blue Forums, a value-driven panel management research tool powered by Maru’s proprietary technology, Maru/HUB. This gives clients the option to either manage and execute community research themselves or have assistance from Maru/Blue’s insights team. In today’s mergers and acquisitions, Clarivate Analytics, an insights and analytics company, completes its acquisition of Decision Resources Group, a healthcare research and consulting company, for $950 million.  In human capital news, EMI Solutions hires former Abt Associates and Kantar executive, Beth Teehan, as its new Chief Operating Officer.  Interpublic Group appoints Chad Engelgau as Chief Executive Officer of Acxiom, a data, technology and marketing services company.  In jobs, Cranbrook Search Consultants is looking to place a remote senior product manager in a SaaS market research company. Find Jamin Online: Email: jamin@happymr.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jaminbrazil Twitter: www.twitter.com/jaminbrazil Find Us Online: Twitter: www.twitter.com/happymrxp LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/happymarketresearch Facebook: www.facebook.com/happymrxp Website: www.happymr.com Sources:  Clarivate Analytics: https://clarivate.com/news/clarivate-analytics-closes-acquisition-of-decision-resources-group/ Maru/Blue: https://www.marublue.com/in-the-news/launch-of-forums-proprietary-panel-technology-platform-to-clients EMI Solutions: https://emi-rs.com/2020/02/26/emi-adds-to-executive-team/ Interpublic Group: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/02/28/1992901/0/en/Acxiom-Transitions-to-New-Global-CEO-Following-Successful-Integration.html Cranbrook Search Consultants: https://www.cranbrooksearch.com/open-jobs/#!/47abc9b0-f1da-417c-9b76-9d714dfa4480/detail  This Episode’s Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Lookback. Lookback provides the tools to help UX teams to interact with real users, in real-time, and in real contexts. It's Lookback's mission to humanize technology by bridging the gap between end-users and product teams. Lookback's customers range from one-man teams building web and app experiences to the world's largest research organizations, collectively ensuring that humanity is at the core of every product decision. For more info, including demos of Lookback's offering, please visit www.lookback.io. 

In 2008, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, launched the Family Options Study, a bold and rigorous assessment of the impact of various housing interventions for homeless families. This study used a rigorous evaluation design to examine what interventions (including long-term rent subsidies, short-term rent subsidies, and transitional housing) work best to reduce homelessness for families in the United States. In this episode, we've invited Michelle Wood, Danny Gubits, and Sam Dastrup, who led this study at Abt Associates. Their research in applied social science focuses on housing, homelessness, and economic self-sufficiency. Music from filmmusic.io "Loopster" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, John sits down with Dr. David Radley, senior scientist for The Commonwealth Fund, and Dr. Trafford Crump, assistant professor at the University of Calgary. Trafford and Dave welcomed John to Dartmouth’s PhD program in health economics and clinical epidemiology back in 2005, and have remained good friends ever since. In this episode, they talk about the politicization of health care, health system performance, what's driving healh care cotsts, patient-reported outcomes, and more. Speaker Bios David Radley is a senior scientist for The Commonwealth Fund’s Tracking Health System Performance program. Dr. Radley and his team develop national, state, and substate regional analyses on health care system performance and related insurance and care system market structure analyses. He is also a senior study director at Westat, a research firm that supports the Scorecard project. He joined the Commonwealth Fund in July 2010 from Abt Associates where he was associate in Domestic Health Policy with responsibility over a number of projects related to measuring long term care quality and evaluation of various Health Information Technology initiatives. His methodological expertise is in small-area analysis and in the design, implementation, and interpretation of observational studies that take advantage of large administrative and survey-based datasets. Dr. Radley received his bachelors from Syracuse University, a masters in public health from Yale, and a PhD from Dartmouth College in Health Policy and Clinical Epidemiology. Trafford Crump, PhD is a health services researcher and assistant professor at the University of Calgary’s Department of Surgery with an interest in patient-centered measures. Dr. Crump's earlier research involved developing the methods for eliciting health care preferences from community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. Dr. Crump's more recent research has expanded into linking primary data collected from patients with large administrative data sets maintained by regional and provincial health authorities. Dr. Crump is part of a University of British Columbia-led research team – which includes strong collaboration from the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and the B.C. Ministry of Health – that has undertaken one of the largest systematic collections of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in Canada. Dr. Crump received his doctorate from Dartmouth College in the field of Evaluative Clinical Sciences followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at The University of British Columbia. John Marchica is a veteran health care strategist and CEO of Darwin Research Group, a health care market intelligence firm specializing in health care delivery systems. He’s a two-time health care entrepreneur, and his first company, FaxWatch, was listed twice on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing American companies. John is the author of The Accountable Organization and has advised senior management on strategy and organizational change for more than a decade. John did his undergraduate work in economics at Knox College, has an MBA and M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago, and completed his Ph.D. coursework at The Dartmouth Institute. He is a faculty associate in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University, and is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. About Darwin Research Group Darwin Research Group Inc. provides advanced market intelligence and in-depth customer insights to health care executives, with a strategic focus on health care delivery systems and the global shift toward value-based care. Darwin’s client list includes forward-thinking biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, as well as health care providers, private equity, and venture capital firms. The company was founded in 2010 as Darwin Advisory Partners, LLC and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. with a satellite office in Princeton, N.J.

Improving nutrition is among the most transformative and cost-effective interventions in global health and food security. In this episode of Take as Directed, Sara Allinder speaks with Dr. Robert Mwadime, Chief of Party of the USAID Integrated Community Agriculture and Nutrition Activity in Uganda, a program administered by Abt Associates. Dr. Mwadime has spent his career working with local governments and donors to administer nutrition and agriculture programs, and shares his thoughts on the future of U.S. investments in nutrition and the importance of multisectoral approaches in improving health outcomes. To learn more about U.S. government nutrition investments in Uganda, visit the CSIS Global Health Policy Center program page for our report titled “Improving Nutrition in East Africa’s Bread Basket”.

Improving nutrition is among the most transformative and cost-effective interventions in global health and food security. In this episode of Take as Directed, Sara Allinder speaks with Dr. Robert Mwadime, Chief of Party of the USAID Integrated Community Agriculture and Nutrition Activity in Uganda, a program administered by Abt Associates. Dr. Mwadime has spent his career working with local governments and donors to administer nutrition and agriculture programs, and shares his thoughts on the future of U.S. investments in nutrition and the importance of multisectoral approaches in improving health outcomes. To learn more about U.S. government nutrition investments in Uganda, visit the CSIS Global Health Policy Center program page for our report titled “Improving Nutrition in East Africa’s Bread Basket”.

Health governance is foundational to strengthening health systems around the world, but it’s something that many development practitioners struggle to conceptualize. We acknowledge it as important, but we don’t always know how to influence it. In this episode, we’ll talk about why governance is so difficult, consider how to apply a governance lens, and learn from an example of HFG’s governance work in Vietnam. The Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project is a six-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Cooperative Agreement No: AID-OAA-A-12–00080. HFG is implemented by Abt Associates in partnership with Avenir Health, Broad Branch Associates, Development Alternatives Inc., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Results for Development Institute, RTI International, and Training Resources Group, Inc. To learn more, visit www.HFGProject.org The information provided in this podcast is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of USAID or the U.S. Government. Transcripts: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VLr0zCvfAdzquMw4BFQeOPMXVkW2G4kJ

As countries strive to achieve universal health coverage, they must implement health insurance systems or other types of financial protection programs that protect against financial risk and improve access to quality and affordable health care. In this episode, we’ll introduce the major insurance models being implemented around the world, discuss some of the specific challenges LIMCs face, and learn about what two countries are doing to create an insurance system that is equitable, efficient, and financially sustainable. The Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project is a six-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Cooperative Agreement No: AID-OAA-A-12–00080. HFG is implemented by Abt Associates in partnership with Avenir Health, Broad Branch Associates, Development Alternatives Inc., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Results for Development Institute, RTI International, and Training Resources Group, Inc. To learn more, visit www.HFGProject.org The information provided in this podcast is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of USAID or the U.S. Government. Transcripts: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VLr0zCvfAdzquMw4BFQeOPMXVkW2G4kJ

CID Student Ambassador Abeela Latif interviews Susan Scribner, Director of the Preparedness and Response Project at DAI. She discusses the risks that contribute to a pandemic, interventions to mitigate these risks, and how different government and non-government actors can contribute to pandemic preparedness and response. // www.cid.harvard.edu // Interview recorded on April 20th, 2018. About Susan Scribner: Susan Scribner leads the Preparedness and Response project (P&R). P&R works in 16 countries in East Africa, West Africa, and Southeast Asia to support multisectoral collaboration through National One Health Platforms. These platforms strengthen countries’ abilities to prevent, detect and respond to pandemic threats. P&R facilitates countries in developing and maintaining National Preparedness and Response Plans to respond to public health events at the regional, national, and subnational levels. Prior to joining DAI, Susan worked for 17 years for Abt Associates. From 2007 to 2009, she was Chief of Party for a project in Vietnam and Laos that built capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to Avian Influenza. She also led a health systems strengthening project in Uganda from 2004 to 2005. Susan has supported a wide range of projects from the home office and provided technical support and leadership in health policy, financing and governance, infectious diseases, and private sector health. Susan is also helping to grow DAI Global Health’s work in health system solutions. She has extensive experience in strategy and business development and led the integration of Abt Associates’ Australian subsidiary, Abt JTA.

The digital revolution can offer solutions to many health system constraints: increasing access to information in far flung villages, speeding information to decision-makers in real-time, giving over-burdened health workers tools for training, case management, and support; mobilizing communities to hold governments accountable for quality services. But how can development practitioners realize these positive outcomes? Find out in this episode. The Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project is a six-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Cooperative Agreement No: AID-OAA-A-12–00080. HFG is implemented by Abt Associates in partnership with Avenir Health, Broad Branch Associates, Development Alternatives Inc., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Results for Development Institute, RTI International, and Training Resources Group, Inc. To learn more, visit www.HFGProject.org The information provided in this podcast is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of USAID or the U.S. Government. Transcripts: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VLr0zCvfAdzquMw4BFQeOPMXVkW2G4kJ

What happens to health systems in low- and middle-income countries when big international donors change their plans, while demand for health services within the country continue to rise? This episode explores the concept of Domestic Resource Mobilization--DRM--a timely issue that the HFG Project has been working on over the last few years. The Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project is a six-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Cooperative Agreement No: AID-OAA-A-12–00080. HFG is implemented by Abt Associates in partnership with Avenir Health, Broad Branch Associates, Development Alternatives Inc., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Results for Development Institute, RTI International, and Training Resources Group, Inc. To learn more, visit www.HFGProject.org The information provided in this podcast is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of USAID or the U.S. Government. Transcripts: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VLr0zCvfAdzquMw4BFQeOPMXVkW2G4kJ

This podcast seeks to provide knowledge and perspectives on health finance and governance, critical challenges for health systems strengthening and reform. We are public health professionals working in low- and middle- income countries to support systems strengthening and ultimately, to improve health for the poorest, most vulnerable people around the world. This first episode aims to help listeners appreciate why health finance and governance must be addressed when working to improve health outcomes, and will be followed by episodes which delve into the dynamics of topics like domestic resource mobilization for health, expanding access to healthcare through insurance, and the importance of “good governance” in creating responsive, patient-centered health systems. The Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project is a six-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Cooperative Agreement No: AID-OAA-A-12–00080. HFG is implemented by Abt Associates in partnership with Avenir Health, Broad Branch Associates, Development Alternatives Inc., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Results for Development Institute, RTI International, and Training Resources Group, Inc. To learn more, visit www.HFGProject.org The information provided in this podcast is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of USAID or the U.S. Government. Transcripts: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VLr0zCvfAdzquMw4BFQeOPMXVkW2G4kJ

Dr. Jane Thomason is the CEO of Abt Associates-Australia but many listeners will know her better for her relentless pursuit Janes. Jane has ridden a wave of success establishing JTA International in 1999 and later merging into Abt Associates while never losing her passion for wanting to improve the lives in under developed nations including Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Mongolia. It can be a case of ‘catch her while you can’ while Jane jet-sets around the world but the importance of family in her life is unmoving and a key reason why she can honestly say she has a fulfilling life. In this episode we delve into: Working out what’s important in life Balancing the duties of being a CEO and having passion projects Blockchain in developing countries Why Jane doesn't need any hobbies – her life is her hobby. Jane lives a life that is as colourful as her daily repertoire of delightful outfits and truly stands out as the flamingo in a flock of pigeons! 

Today we're talking about something that affects 44 million people across the U.S. today: student debt. But is student debt really the problem? According to Michael Alexander, President of Lasell College, it may be merely a symptom of a greater problem. To find out what causes student debt, we had Jill Norton of Abt Associates interview Michael Alexander about what he as a college president thinks is the root of the problem.

In light of the important role that such efforts have come to play in the humanitarian sector’s education and training initiatives, this podcast focuses on the objectives, design, and impact of these innovative pedagogical tools. Through a conversation with experts involved in studying, developing, and implementing a wide array of game-based modes of education and training, this podcast will examine several questions. Speakers: Clark Abt, Adjunct Professor of Energy & Sustainable Development, Brandeis University, Chairman and Founder, Abt Associates, Inc., and Author of Serious Games; Mariam Adil, Operations Analyst, World Bank, and Founder of GRID, Gaming Revolution for Inspiring Development; Asi Burak, CEO, Power Play and Chairman, Games for Change; Christian Rouffaer, Head of Unit, Virtual Reality, ICRC

This year is the first after three years of cuts in which the aid budget is slated to increase – by $84 million. While only enough to keep the aid budget growing with inflation, how will this new money be spent? Health funding has been almost halved in real terms over the last four years. Will the government release information on its long-awaited health security initiative? At this year’s aid budget breakfast, we will also review the 2016 Performance of Australian Aid report and the 2015-16 Aid Program Performance Reports. Join the morning after the budget for the fifth annual aid budget breakfast to learn what the 2017-18 budget means for the future of Australian aid. Speakers are included Professor Stephen Howes, Director of the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School, ANU; Jacqui De Lacy, Vice President of Global Strategy, Abt Associates; and Dr Anthony Swan, Research Fellow at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School, ANU. Livestream available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zdUnYvoH2c

In the first installment of the Evidence Project’s new podcast, In-depth with the Evidence Project, Ben Bellows talks about public sector provision of family planning in Zambia. Bellows talks about the first Scaling Up Family Planning project (led by Abt Associates, with funding from DFID) and how results from that project are informing government and donor efforts to increase demand for and supply of family planning through the public sector.

Linda Noonan of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education is interviewed by Jill Norton of Abt Associates about what the workforce needs, and how state standards can provide it. Music: Giving Tree by Podington Bear, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Daydream/Giving_Tree_1206 Music: Giving Tree by Podington Bear, licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Daydream/Giving_Tree_1206

Helga Luest is a recognized trauma expert, keynote presenter, and trainer. Helga’s professional focus to facilitate positive social change stems largely from her own life experiences. She survived an attempted murder in 1993 and, more recently, domestic abuse. Helga currently works with Abt Associates where she is managing editor of SAMHSA News (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) and communications officer with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Helga founded Witness Justice, a national nonprofit that made a significant imprint for survivors of violence and trauma, and led those efforts from 2001 to 2014. Helga continues the vision and work of Witness Justice without the organizational structure, advocating for positive social change while providing strategic programs, trainings, and presentations. Her new initiative is called Trauma Informed - or TraumaInformed.org.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.