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graduate students conducting research to address pressing issues
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April 03, 2025, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT | Eggers Hall, Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall
Featured Research
How Can We Improve Educational Experiences for Refugee Students in Poland?
Iwona B. Franczak and Amy C. Lutz
This policy brief by Iwona Franczak and Amy Lutz summarizes findings from interviews conducted with teachers and mothers of Ukrainian refugee children attending elementary schools in Poland to examine the impact of forced migration on academic progress and socio-emotional well-being of refugee students.
October 2024 | Download Brief
Stability and Volatility in the Contextual Predictors of Working-Age Mortality in the United States
Jennifer Karas Montez, Shannon M. Monnat, Emily E. Wiemers, Douglas A. Wolf, Xue Zhang
“Stability and Volatility in the Contextual Predictors of Working-Age Mortality in the United States,” co-authored by Maxwell faculty members Jennifer Karas Montez, Shannon Monnat, Emily Wiemers and Douglas Wolf, was published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
September 2024
How Does the Reauthorization of the Farm Bill Impact SNAP?
Colleen Heflin and Camille Barbin
SNAP receives funding through the Farm Bill, which expired on September 30, 2024. This policy brief by Colleen Heflin discusses what is needed in the new Farm Bill to better serve the nutritional needs of low-income households.
October 2024 | Download Brief
CPR Research Areas
Faculty in the Center for Policy Research (CPR) conduct a broad range of interdisciplinary research related to public policy in the following research areas:
- Education and Labor
- Population Health
- Social Policy and Inequality
- Econometrics
- Energy, Environment and Food Systems
- Public Finance
- Urban, Rural and Regional Studies
Center for Policy Design and Governance
Integrating policy, political and computational sciences in research and instruction to help scientists, practitioners and future public service leaders understand and address future governance challenges.
Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Maxwell X Lab
Partnering with the public and nonprofit sectors, the X Lab leverages behavioral science and randomized controlled trials to create cost-effective solutions to complex problems.
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