A Presentation by Fabrizia Mealli, PhD Monday, May 22, 2017 Click here to view the presentation slides. Propensity score methods have proven to be exceptionally useful and straightforward tools for identifying a treatment effect when assignment to treatment is not … Read more

A Presentation by Michael Canute Lambert, PhD Monday, October 31, 2016 Click here to view the presentation slides. Social Work practice and research require assessment procedures that reduce and preferably remove bias across diverse (e.g., gender, cultural) groups. This task … Read more

A Presentation by Allison Metz, PhD Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Click here to view the presentation slides. Allison will discuss the potential of implementation science in supporting the use of evidence in practice. She will emphasize the importance of context … Read more

A Presentation by Jeff Jenson, PhD Thursday, April 14, 2016 Click here to view the presentation slides. Behavioral health problems among children and youth exact a heavy individual, social, and economic toll in the United States. Strong evidence from the … Read more

A Presentation by Johanna Greeson, PhD Thursday, April 7, 2016 Click here to view the presentation slides. Each year roughly one in ten youth exiting foster care does so without a legally binding, permanent connection with a caring adult, and … Read more

A Presentation by Kirsten Kainz, PhD Monday, February 8, 2016 Click here to view the presentation slides. Kirsten Kainz will discuss the evidence-based policy and practice movement, exploring issues related to types of evidence and uses of evidence, asking challenging … Read more

A Presentation by Mosi Ifatunji, PhD Monday, October 19, 2015 One of the most common practices in the social and professional sciences is the under theorization of race in multivariate statistical models. This practice results in findings that are, at … Read more

A Presentation by Lena Lundgren, PhD Monday, October 5, 2015 Click here to view the presentation slides. Experiences from other nations can assist U.S. policy makers as they consider health care reform and the treatment of substance use. Unlike the … Read more

A Presentation by Mark Greenberg, PhD Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Click here to view the presentation slides. Benefits attributed to mindfulness practices have rapidly increased clinical interest in using these techniques with teachers, parents, and youth. Can contemplative practices deepen … Read more

A Presentation by Meihua Zhu, PhD Monday, April 6, 2015 Click here to view the presentation slides. China has now experienced several decades of rapid economic development following the “reform and opening” that began in 1978. Yet, poverty, both urban … Read more