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Who's Monitoring the Monitors? Ensuring Data Quality in Telephone Interviewing

Joseph Baker, Claudia Gentile, Jason Markesich, Shawn Marsh, Erin Panzarella and Rebecca Weiner

Black Engineering Transfer Students: What Explains Their Success?

C. Cosentino, M.D. Sulivan, N.T. Gahlawat, M.W. Ohland and R.A. Long

The Return Motivations of Legal Permanent Migrants: Evidence from Exchange Rate Shocks and Immigrants in Australia

Paolo Abarcar

Evaluation of the Electronic Health Records Demonstration: Final Report

Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Lorenzo Moreno, Martha Kovac, Randall Blair, Stacy Dale, Amy Overcash and Rachel Shapiro

Rhetoric Versus Reality: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools

Brian Gill, P. Mike Timpane, Karen E. Ross, Dominic J. Brewer and Kevin Booker

Medicare Advantage Rate Setting and Risk Adjustment: A Primer for States Considering Contracting with Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans to Cover Medicaid Benefits

James M. Verdier

The ACA, Health Care Costs, and Disparities in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

Nan L. Maxwell

Building the Bridge: Linking Medicaid and Child Welfare Data to Identify High Service Users in Child Welfare

Elizabeth Weigensberg, Matt Stagner and Derekh Cornwell

Evaluation of the USDA Elderly Nutrition Demonstration Volume I: Evaluation Findings

Scott Cody and James Ohls

Human Services for Low-Income and At-Risk LGBT Populations: Research Recommendations on Income Support and Self-Sufficiency Programs

Gary Gates and Andrew Burwick

How Many Disability Beneficiaries Forgo Cash Benefits Because of Work? Evidence from a New Measure

Jody Schimmel and David Stapleton

Differences Among Older Adults in the Types of Dental Services Used in the United States

Richard J. Manski, Jody Schimmel Hyde, Haiyan Chen and John F. Moeller

Public Perceptions of Comparative Effectiveness Research and Use of Evidence in Healthcare Decision-Making

Derekh Cornwell, Mindy Hu and Dominick Esposito

Measurement and Evaluation Needs Inventory

Megan Shoji, Lindsay Fox, Ryan Ruggiero, Mikia Manley, Kate Place and Virginia Knechtel

Too Scared to Learn? The Academic Consequences of Feeling Unsafe in the Classroom

Johanna Lacoe

Health Information Technology in the United States, 2015: Transition to a Post-HITECH World

Edited by Catherine M. DesRoches, Michael W. Painter and Ashish K. Jha

Recent Changes in State Medicaid Policies: Implications for PLWHA and Ryan White Grantees

Debra J. Lipson and Boyd Gilman

Aftershocks of Chile's Earthquake for an Ongoing, Large-Scale Experimental Evaluation

Lorenzo Moreno, Ernesto Treviño, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Susana Mendive, Joaquín Reyes, Felipe Godoy, Francisca Del Río, Catherine Snow, Diana Leyva, Clara Barata, MaryCatherine Arbour and Andrea Rolla

Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Health Care Cost Growth, and the Economic Performance of U.S. Industries

Neeraj Sood, Arkadipta Ghosh and José J. Escarce

Beneficiary Survey Design and Administration for Eligibility and Coverage Demonstration Evaluations

Holly Matulewicz, Katharine Bradley and Sarah Wagner

Evidence of Effectiveness in AmeriCorps Funded Interventions

Scott Richman and Andrei Streke

The Effects of Proposed Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Eligibility, Participation, and Benefits

Joshua Leftin and Karen Cunnyngham

Quality Support Coaching in LAUP: Baseline Findings from the 2011-2012 Program Year

Pamela Winston, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Emily Moiduddin, Yange Xue, Lauren Akers, Julia Lyskawa, Susan Sprachman, Nikki Aikens and Rebecca Mason

The Consequences of Paying Medicare HMO's and Health Care Prepayment Plans Their Costs

Merrile Sing, Steven Hill, Sarah Brown and Charles Nagatoshi

Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program

Judith Wooldridge, Genevieve Kenney, Christopher Trenholm, Lisa Dubay, Ian Hill, Myoung Kim, Lorenzo Moreno, Anna Sommers and Stephen Zuckerman

The Economic Rationale for Investing in Children: A Focus on Child Care

Diane Paulsell

Evaluation of Waivers Granted Under WIA: Profiles of 12 Sites

Samina Sattar, Gretchen Rowe, Brittany English, Ji-Hyeun Kwon-Min, Rachel Machta, Cassandra Pickens-Jewell, Miriam Rosenau, Chelsea Swete and Jessica Ziegler

Rwanda Threshold Program: Baseline Findings (Presentation)

Ira Nichols-Barrer, Lindsay Wood, Matt Sloan and Anu Rangarajan

Characteristics of Eligible Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households with Elderly Individuals

Joshua Leftin

Imputing Attendance Data in a Longitudinal Multilevel Panel Data Set

Jaime Thomas, Pia Caronongan, Bethany Simard, Cheri A. Vogel and Kimberly Boller

Implementing Electronic Health Record Default Settings to Reduce Opioid Overprescribing: A Pilot Study

Kara Zivin, Jessica O. White, Sandra Chao, Anna L. Christensen, Luke Horner, Dana M. Petersen, Morgan R. Hobbs, Grace Capreol, Kevin A. Halbritter and Christopher M. Jones

Provision of Pre-Employment Transition Services: Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Variation in the First Program Year of Reporting

Todd Honeycutt, Purvi Sevak and Adele Rizzuto

Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness Review: Executive Summary

Emily Sama-Miller, Lauren Akers, Andrea Mraz-Esposito, Marykate Zukiewicz, Sarah Avellar, Diane Paulsell and Patricia Del Grosso

The Involvement of Employment Networks in Ticket to Work

Tim Silva

Barriers to Achieving CKF Goals

Sheila Hoag, Holly Stockdale, Bridette Courtot, Eileen Ellis and Licia Gaber

Building a Community-Wide Early Learning System: White Center at Baseline

Diane Paulsell, Kimberly Boller, Patricia Del Grosso, Nikki Aikens, Todd Honeycutt and Subuhi Asheer

Couples Getting it Right: An Inside Look at Healthy Marriage/Relationship Skills Programs

M. Robin Dion

Iowa Families That Left TANF: Why Did They Leave and How Are They Faring?

Jacqueline Kauff, Lisa Fowler, Thomas Fraker and Julita Milliner-Waddell

When Schools Stay Open Late: The National Evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers Program

Susanne James-Burdumy, Mark Dynarski, Mary Moore, John Deke, Wendy Mansfield and Carol Pistorino

Toward Interventions to Strengthen Relationships and Support Healthy Marriage Among Unwed New Parents

M. Robin Dion, Barbara Devaney and Alan M. Hershey

Knowledge Sharing through Organizational Partnerships: Insights from the SEED Partnership Project

Jeffrey Max and Jeff Archer

An Evaluation of American Board Teacher Certification: Progress and Plans

Steven Glazerman and Christina Tuttle

Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Associated Sexual Risk Behaviors: A Systematic Review

Brian Goesling, Silvie Colman, Christopher Trenholm, Mary Terzian and Kristin Moore

Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Health over the Life Course: A National Agenda for Research and Action

Jodi Anthony

Assessing HITECH Implementation and Lessons: 5 Years Later

Marsha Gold and Catherine McLaughlin

Design for Estimating the Net Outcomes of the State Partnership Initiative

Roberto Agodini, Craig Thornton, Nazmul Khan and Deborah Peikes

Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE): Reviewing the Research

Various Authors

Rolling Back Zero Tolerance: The Effect of Discipline Policy Reform on Suspension Usage and Student Outcomes

Johanna Lacoe and Matthew P. Steinberg

Measuring Disclosure Risk and an Examination of the Possibilities of Using Synthetic Data in the Individual Income Tax Return Public Use File

Sonya Vartivarian, John L. Czajka and Michael Weber

Evaluation of the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program: Beneficiaries Served, Services Provided, and Program Costs

Jody Schimmel, Bonnie O'Day, Allison Roche, Gina Livermore and Dominic Harris

Experience Corps: Effects on Student Reading

Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacey McCrary, Yung Soo Lee, Ed Spitznagel and Melissa Jonson-Reid

Impact of Enroll America on the Number of Individuals Covered through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace

Sean Orzol and Lauren Hula

Using Alternative Student Growth Measures for Evaluating Teacher Performance: What the Literature Says

Brian Gill, Julie Bruch and Kevin Booker

Medicaid Section 1915(c) Waiver Programs Annual Expenditures and Beneficiaries Report, 2015-2017

Jessica Ross, Kristie Liao and Andrea Wysocki

Strengthening Multipayer Collaboration: Lessons from the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

Grace Anglin, Ha Tu, Kristie Liao, Laura Sessums and Erin Fries Taylor

Henry Ford Accountable Care Organization’s Beneficiary Engagement Strategy

Natalie Graves and Sonya Streeter

How the Affordable Care Act Can Support Employment for People with Mental Illness

Allison Wishon Siegwarth and Crystal Blyler

Moving the Needle on Health Insurance Coverage: Evaluation of the Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families Project

Michaella Morzuch and Sheila Hoag

The Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study: Summary and Implications

Anne R. Gordon, Mary Kay Crepinsek, Ronette R. Briefel, Melissa A. Clark and Mary Kay Fox

A Randomized Trial of Motivational Interviewing and Facilitated Contraceptive Access to Prevent Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Among Adolescent Mothers

Jack Stevens, Robyn Lutz, Ngozi Osuagwu, Dana Rotz and Brian Goesling

Ticket to Work (TTW) at the Crossroads: A Solid Foundation with an Uncertain Future (as of June 2008)

David Stapleton and Gina Livermore

Continued Participation in Congregate Meal Programs: The Role of Geographic Access to Food

James Mabli and Marisa Shenk

Medicare Advantage 2013 Spotlight: Enrollment Market Update

Marsha Gold, Gretchen Jacobson, Anthony Damico and Tricia Neuman

Access to Care for SCHIP and Medicaid Enrollees: Findings from Site Visits to Ten States

Jennifer Sullivan and Embry Howell

The Impact of Replacing Principals on Student Achievement in DC Public Schools

Elias Walsh and Dallas Dotter

Evaluation of the Vermont Pharmacy Assistance Programs for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries: Findings from the Enrollee and Nonenrollee Surveys

Boyd Gilman, Barbara Gage, Susan Haber, Sonja Hoover, Jeremy Green, Anne Ciemnecki, Karen CyBulski and Nancy Clusen

OAH Sustainability Tip Sheet

Subuhi Asheer, Julia Alamillo, Betsy Keating and Jean Knab

Federal Program Expenditures for Working-Age People with Disabilities

Nanette J. Goodman and David C. Stapleton

Use of Evidence to Drive Decision-Making in Government

Julieta Lugo-Gil, Dana Jean-Baptiste and Livia Frasso Jaramillo

How Well Are We Measuring Military Mental Health?

Margaret C. Wilmoth, Lareina N. La Flair, Melissa Azur, Bonnie L. Norton, Matthew Sweeney and Thomas V. Williams

Early Insights and Recommendations for Implementing a COVID-19 Antigen Testing Program in K-12 Schools: Lessons Learned from Six Pilot Sites

Divya Vohra, Patricia Rowan, Ravi Goyal, John Hotchkiss and So O'Neil

DI Applicants' Characteristics and the Implications for Efforts to Help Them Remain in the Labor Force

Yonatan Ben-Shalom and Steve Bruns

Background Review of Existing Literature on Coaching

Nikki Aikens and Lauren Akers

Reasons for Job Separations Among People with Psychiatric Disabilities

Judith A. Cook, Jane K. Burke-Miller and Dennis D. Grey

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Market Update

Marsha Gold, Gretchen Jacobson, Anthony Damico and Tricia Neuman

Comparison of Selected Statistical Software Packages for Variance Estimation in the Community Tracking Study Surveys

Elizabeth Schaefer, Frank Potter, Stephen Williams, Nuria Diaz-Tena, James D. Reschovsky and Gary Moore

Creating Jobs When You Can't Find Any: Implementation Lessons from a Self-Employment Pilot Program for the Unemployed

Samia Amin, Mary Anne Anderson, Christopher Jones, Kristen Joyce, Natasha Nicolai, Mikia Manley and Irma Perez-Johnson

The Impact of the Great Recession on SSDI Awards: A Birth-Cohort Analysis

Michael Anderson, Yonatan Ben-Shalom, David Stapleton and Emily Roessel

Community Coalitions Addressing Pediatric Asthma

Linda Jo Doctor, Noreen M. Clark, Mary Harrington and Christine L.M. Joseph

Simulating Food Stamp Program Participation Using Single-Month and Multiple-Month Data

Kimball Lewis

Impacts of Title I Supplemental Educational Services on Student Achievement

John Deke, Lisa Dragoset, Karen Bogen and Brian Gill

Expanding Beyond Academics: Who Benefits and How?

John Deke and Joshua Haimson

Better Beginnings: The State of Early Learning and Kindergarten Readiness in East Yakima and White Center

Diane Paulsell, Kimberly Boller, Nikki Aikens, Martha Kovac and Patricia Del Grosso

Technical Documentation for the Fiscal Year 2015 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control Database and the QC Minimodel

Alma Vigil, Kelsey Farson Gray, Sarah Fisher, Sarah Lauffer and Bruce Schechter

Children's Health Insurance Patterns: A Review of the Literature

Kimball Lewis, Marilyn Ellwood and John L. Czajka

Helping Unwed Parents Build Strong and Healthy Marriages: A Conceptual Framework for Interventions

M. Robin Dion, Barbara Devaney, Sheena McConnell, Melissa Ford, Heather Hill and Pamela Winston

Value-Added Models for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, 2014-15 School Year

Naihobe Gonzalez, Matthew Johnson and Brian Gill

Impacts of the Heritage Keepers® Life Skills Education Component

Melissa A. Clark, Christopher Trenholm, Barbara Devaney, Justin Wheeler and Lisa Quay

Employing Health Information Technology in the Real World to Transform Delivery

Marsha Gold

Using Case Records to Understand Client Experiences (Lessons from the Field)

Meredith Hicks, Jodi Harding and Bob Mecum

Transforming Institutions to Diversify STEM: Preliminary Findings from a Process Evaluation of NSF's Advance Program

Clemencia Cosentino

Engaging Pregnant and Parenting Teens: Early Challenges and Lessons Learned from the Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches

Subuhi Asheer, Amanda Berger, Alicia Meckstroth, Ellen Kisker and Betsy Keating

Publications Guidelines and Committee (Presentation)

Kim Boller, Christi Bergin and Mark S. Innocenti

Using Actor-Based Theories Of Change to Conduct Robust Contribution Analysis in Complex Settings

Andrew Koleros and John Mayne

Passport to Teaching: Career Choices and Experiences of American Board Certified Teachers

Steven Glazerman, Elizabeth Seif and Gail Baxter

Medicaid's Complex Goals: Challenges for Managed Care and Behavioral Health

Marsha Gold and Jessica Mittler

Time to Lead: An Illustrative Look at How Elementary School Principals Spend Their Workweek

Matthew Johnson, Christina Tuttle, Susanne James-Burdumy and Alison Wellington

Characteristics of Informal Child Care Arrangements and Social Support in Detroit

Nazihah Siddiqui, Cleo Jacobs Johnson, Patrick Balke, Jaime Thomas, Mynti Hossain and Amaka Osuoha

Where Do I Send Thee? Does Physician-Ownership Affect Referral Patterns to Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Jon R. Gabel, Cheryl Fahlman, Ray Kang, Gregory Wozniak, Phil Kletke and Joel Hay

Availability of Employment Services for People with Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders

Christina Ribar and Crystal Blyler