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Collecting Sensitive Information and Encouraging Reluctant Respondents

Angela Valdovinos D'Angelo, Jacqueline Crowley, Lauren Maul and Debra Strong

Compendium of Quality Rating Systems and Evaluations

Kathryn Tout, Rebecca Starr, Margaret Soli, Shannon Moodie, Gretchen Kirby and Kimberly Boller

Strategies for Promoting Prevention and Improving Oral Health Care Delivery in Head Start: Findings from the Oral Health Initiative Evaluation

Patricia Del Grosso, Amy Brown, Sandra Silva, Jamila Henderson, Naomi Tein and Diane Paulsell

The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2003 and 2005 Performance in Puerto Rico

Gail P. Baxter, Martha Bleeker, Tiffany L. Waits and Sameena Salvucci

Learning to Enhance Strategies for Coaching Families Virtually: Lessons from Iowa's Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Home Visiting Program

Michelle K. Derr, Ryan Ruggiero, Lorie Easter, Page Eastin and Ella Gifford-Hawkins

Morocco Land Productivity Project: Evaluation Design Report

Anthony Harris, Anthony D'Agostino, Sara Litke-Farzaneh, Beryl Seiler and Matt Sloan

Data Tables for FACES 2009 Head Start Children, Families, and Programs: Present and Past Data from FACES Report

Nikki Aikens, Lara Kristin Hulsey, Emily Moiduddin, Ashley Kopack, Amy Takyi-Laryea, Louisa Tarullo and Jerry West

Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES): 2006 Cohort User Guide

Jerry West, Nikki Aikens, Barbara Lepidus Carlson, Cassandra Meagher, Lizabeth Malone, Anne Bloomenthal, Annalee Kelly, Kristina Rall and Rita Zota

Child Labor, Schooling, and Child Ability (Presentation)

Richard Akresh, Emilie Bagby, Damien de Walque and Harounan Kazianga

Dietary Methodology Advancements in the Development of Short Instruments to Assess Dietary Fat

Ronette R. Briefel

Informal Caregivers Research Project (INCARE): Key Informant Interview Protocol

M. Hu, C. Jacobs Johnson, J. Thomas, K. Boller and M. Young

The New Jersey Medicaid Program: Some Comparisons to Other States

James M. Verdier

The "Interactions and Developmental Processes" Study of the Teenage Parent Demonstration Project: Volume 1, Final Report

J. Lawrence Aber, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Lisa J. Berlin, George J. Carcagno, Susan Sprachman, Christine Ross and Rebecca Maynard

Outreach and Communication with Practitioners about Measures and Research: Development and Use of a Compendium and Consumer's Guide

Patricia Lozano, Christine Ong, Sandra Barrueco, Michael L. López and Katie Fallin

The Effect of Interview Experience on Follow-Up Response Propensity in a Longitudinal Survey (paper)

Matt Sloan and Debra Wright

ESAP State Enrollment Data Collection Project

Andrew Gothro, Kelsey Chesnut, Mindy Hu and Ronette Briefel

Seven-Year Impacts of Burkina Faso's BRIGHT Program

Harounan Kazianga, Leigh Linden, Cara Orfield, Ali Protik and Matt Sloan

The Impact of Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions on Applications to Federal Disability Programs

Priyanka Anand, Jody Schimmel Hyde, Maggie Colby and Paul O’Leary

The Net Effect: A Comparison of Internet and Mail Survey Respondents

Esther M. Friedman, Nancy A. Clusen and Michael Hartzell

The Quantum Opportunity Program Demonstration: Short-Term Impacts

Allen Schirm, Núria Rodriguez-Planas, Myles Maxfield and Christina Clark Tuttle

Commentary: Teaching Health Centers and the Path to Graduate Medical Education Reform

Eugene C. Rich

Charter High Schools' Effects on Long-Term Attainment and Earnings (Journal Article)

Tim Sass, Ron Zimmer, Brian P. Gill and Kevin T. Booker

Improving Care for Dual Eligibles: Opportunities for Medicare Managed Care Plans

James M. Verdier

Development of "The Respect for Difference Scale" (RDS): A New Parent Report Measure

Susan Sprachman, Margaret Caspe and Sally Atkins-Burnett

Long-Term Effects of Evidence-Based Supported Employment on Earnings and on SSI and SSDI Participation Among Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities

Judith A. Cook, Jane K. Burke-Miller and Emily Roessel

The Impact of the Medicare Risk Program on the Use of Services and Costs to Medicare

Jerrold Hill, Randall Brown, Dexter Chu and Jeanette Bergeron

Getting the Mix Right: Pricing, Benefits, and Risk Adjustment for Dual Eligibles

James M. Verdier

Evaluation of the National School Lunch Program Application/Verification Pilot Projects, Volume III: Impacts on Participation

Philip Gleason, Lara Hulsey and John Burghardt

Ticket to Work Participants: Then and Now

Crystal Blyler, Denise Hoffman and Gina Livermore

Using National Statistics to Increase Transparency of Large Land Acquisition: Evidence from Ethiopia

Daniel Ayalew Ali, Klaus Deininger and Anthony Harris

Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to December 2016

Rebecca Coughlin, Johanna Ward, Noelle Denny-Brown, Brynn Hagen, Kristin Maurer, Eric Morris, Jason Smoot, Allison Steiner and Bryan Perez

Implementation and Relative Impacts of Two Job Search Assistance Programs in Sacramento County, California

Karin Martinson, Eleanor Harvill, Correne Saunders, Daniel Litwok, Alicia Meckstroth and Steve Bates

Supporting Family Caregivers Through Title III of the OAA

Leslie Foster and Rebecca Kleinman

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

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

Assessing the Research on Home Visiting Program Models Implemented in Tribal Communities, Part 2: Lessons Learned about Implementation and Evaluation

Andrea Mraz Esposito, Rebecca Coughlin, Armando Yanez, Emily Sama-Miller, Patricia Del Grosso, Rebecca Kleinman and Diane Paulsell

Evidence-Based Policy: U.S. Perspectives

Mark Dynarski

Effects of Misclassification of Race/Ethnicity Categories in Sampling Stratification Affects Survey Estimates

Donsig Jang, Amang Sukasih, Xiaojing Lin, Kelly H. Kang and Stephen H. Cohen

Lessons Learned from Leading Models of Practice Facilitation

Erin Fries Taylor, Lyndee Knox, Dana Petersen, Kristin Geonnotti and Rachel Machta

Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Where and How Long Students Attend College

Tamara Linkow, Amanda Parsad, Alina Martinez and Hannah Miller

Identifying Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Improving on Claims-Based Algorithms

Yonatan Ben-Shalom and David Stapleton

Evaluation of the National School Lunch Program Application/Verification Pilot Projects, Volume IV: Analysis of Pilot Operations and Costs

John Burghardt, Tania Tasse and James Ohls

Case Study of Father Engagement in Family Nutrition and Health Programs: California WIC Association

Danielle DeLisle, Rebekah Selekman and Pamela Holcomb

Availability and Perceived Effectiveness of Public Health Activities in the Nation's Most Populous Communities

Glen P. Mays, Paul K. Halverson, Edward L. Baker, Rachel Stevens and Julie J. Vann

Access for Low-Income Children: Is Health Insurance Enough?

Margo L. Rosenbach, Carol Irvin and Robert F. Coulam

National Job Corps Study: Methodological Appendixes on the Impact Analysis

Peter Z. Schochet

School Performance and Early Childbearing: Identifying Girls at Risk of Teenage Parenthood

Robert G. Wood

Trends in Primary Cesarean Section Rates Among Women With and Without Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Melissa K. Zochowski, Giselle E. Kolenic, Kara Zivin, Anca Tilea, Lindsay K. Admon, Stephanie V. Hall, Agatha Advincula and Vanessa K. Dalton

Making Do With Less: Interpreting the Evidence from Recent Federal Evaluations of Dropout-Prevention Programs

Mark Dynarski

Child and Family Outcomes During the Head Start Year: FACES 2014-2015 Data Tables and Study Design

Nikki Aikens, Ashley Kopack Klein, Emily Knas, Jacob Hartog, Mikia Manley, Lizabeth Malone, Louisa Tarullo and Serge Lukashanets

The Community Tracking Study: Measuring Changes in the U.S. Health Care System Over Time

Barbara Lepidus Carlson, Richard Strouse and John Hall

Providing Supports to Youth with Disabilities Transitioning to Adulthood: Case Descriptions from the Youth Transition Demonstration (Journal Article)

Richard G. Luecking and David Wittenburg

Workers' Recall Expectations and Their Implications for Worker Profiling

Nuria Rodriguez

Measuring Incentives and Deterrents to Participation in Adult Education

Tim Silva

Trade Adjustment Assistance

Walter Corson

Findings from the Nutrition Services Program Process Study and Meal Cost Analysis

Holly Greuling, Susan Jenkins, James Mabli and Jessica Ziegler

Impacts of a Large-Scale Agricultural Training Program in Armenia

Kenneth Fortson, Randall Blair, Joanne Lee and Anu Rangarajan

Treatment and Outcomes for Congestive Heart Failure by Race/Ethnicity in TRICARE

Ann D. Bagchi, Kate Stewart, Catherine McLaughlin, Patricia Higgins and Thomas Croghan

The Challenges of Measuring Performance

William S. Borden

Developing Strategies to Address Implementation Challenges Facing Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Grantees

Scott Baumgartner, Daniel Friend, Robert G. Wood, Annie Buonaspina and Hannah McInerney

Young Social Security Disability Awardees: Who They Are and What They Do After Award

Yonatan Ben-Shalom and David C. Stapleton

Balancing Fidelity and Flexibility: Implementing the Gen.M Program in Texas (Executive Summary)

Rachel Shapiro

Advancing Vaccination Equity in the United States

Sydney Taylor, Mynti Hossain, Reena Gupta, Divya Vohra, Ava Skolnik, Crystal Miranda, Felicia Butler, Luke Cunniff and Alexandra Bhatti

Managed Care for Low-Income Populations with Special Needs: The Tennessee Experience

Anna Aizer and Marsha Gold

Innovating VR Services to Improve Outcomes for SSDI Clients: Findings from the SGA Project Demonstration (Research Brief)

Matthew Kehn, Gina Livermore and Eric Morris

Assessing the Need for Evidence-Based Home Visiting: EBHV Experience of EBHV Grantees

Diane Paulsell and Brandon Coffee-Borden

Responses to Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs): Findings from the Demonstration States

Gretchen Kirby, Margaret Sullivan, Elizabeth Potamites, Jackie Kauff, Elizabeth Clary and Charles McGlew

WISEWOMAN Best Practices Toolkit: Lessons Learned from Selected Projects

Melanie Besculides, Heather Zaveri and Charlotte Hanson

How to Deliver Care Management: Guidance from an Analysis of Communication Patterns in Primary Care

Ann S. O'Malley

Unemployment, Temporary Work, and Subjective Well-Being: The Gendered Effect of Spousal Labor Market Insecurity

Hande Inanc

BOND Implementation and Evaluation: Process Study Report

Michelle Derr, Denise Hoffman, Jillian Berk, Ann Person, David Stapleton, Sarah Croake, Christopher Jones and Jonathan McCay

Insuring the Uninsured: Finding the Road to Success

Deborah Chollet

Medicare Advantage (MA) Within a Strengthened Medicare Program

Marsha Gold

Pre-Application Activities of Social Security Disability Insurance Applicants

Todd Honeycutt, Allison Thompkins and Michelle Bailey

Empowering Families: Implementation of an Integrated HMRE, Employment, and Financial Literacy Program for Low-Income Couples

Angela Valdovinos D’Angelo and Katie Bodenlos

Is School Value Added Indicative of Principal Quality? (Journal Article)

Hanley Chiang, Stephen Lipscomb and Brian Gill

Enrollment Patterns and Medical Expenditures for Medicaid Buy-In Participants in Five States

Su Liu, Henry T. Ireys, Justin S. White and William Black

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Food Security Survey: Impacts of Urbanicity and Food Access on Food Security (Summary)

James Mabli

HHS/ASPE Webinar Series: Developing and Using Learning Agenda Approach to Evidence-building (Webinar 2 Slides: USDA, FAS)

Eleanor Morefield, Amanda Cash and Jessica McNab

Reducing Early Childhood Tooth Decay: An Overview for State Policymakers

Leslie Foster, Meg Booth and Colin Reusch

The Work Experiences of New SSI Beneficiaries: A Longitudinal Perspective

Yonatan Ben-Shalom and David Stapleton

Building Data Capacity in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees: Challenges and Recommended Support

Daniel Friend, Rebecca Kleinman, Megan Hague Angus, Hannah McInerny, Leah Pranschke and Sarah Avellar

Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related Populations: Evaluation Design Report

Quinn Moore, Sheena McConnell, Alan Werner, Tim Kautz, Kristen Joyce, Kelley Borradaile and Bethany Boland

Solving the Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Conundrum Continues Steps Toward Cost Savings and Care Improvements

James D. Reschovsky, Larisa Converse and Eugene C. Rich

Implementation and Impacts of Pay-for-Performance: The 2010 Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) Grantees After Three Years (Study Snapshot)

Alison Wellington, Hanley Chiang, Kristin Hallgren, Cecilia Speroni, Mariesa Herrmann and Paul Burkander

The Complex Art of Making It Simple: Factors Affecting Enrollment in Integrated Care Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries, Appendices

Debra J. Lipson, Erin Weir Lakhmani, Alena Tourtellotte and Danielle Chelminsky

Developing a Program to Increase Geropsychology Competencies of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Psychologists

J.W. Terri Huh, Rachel Rodriguez, Christine E. Gould, Sarah R. Brunskill, Luis Melendez and B. Josea Kramer

Paying Wisely: Reforming Incentives to Promote Evidence-Based Decisions at the Point of Care

Eugene C. Rich, Tim Lake and Christal Stone Valenzano

A Framework for Advancing the Well-Being and Self-Sufficiency of At-Risk Youth

M. Robin Dion

The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability

John Cawley, David Frisvold, Anna Hill and David Jones

Effect of the Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model on Initiating and Intensifying Medications

Gregory Peterson, Jia Pu, David J. Magid, Linda Barterian, Keith Kranker, Michael Barna, Leslie Conwell, Adam Rose, Laura Blue, Amanda Markovitz, Nancy McCall and Patricia Markovich

Six-Year Earnings and Disability Benefit Outcomes of Youth Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants

Frank H. Martin, Todd C. Honeycutt and Jeffrey Hemmeter

Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Site Visit Report: The State of New York's Child Health Plus Program

Ian Hill and Corinna Hawkes

The Community Safety Net and Prescription Drug Access for Low-Income, Uninsured People

Laurie E. Felland, Erin Fries Taylor and Anneliese M. Gerland

Implementation of the Teach For America Investing in Innovation Scale-Up

Marykate Zukiewicz, Melissa A. Clark and Libby Makowsky

CKF and Improved Enrollee Retention: Grantee and State Views on CKF Effectiveness

Judith Wooldridge and Elaine Hill

Evaluating a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Middle School Boys

Brian Goesling and Robert G. Wood

QRIS Research: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Kimberly Boller and Kelly Maxwell

The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP): Launching a Nationwide Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Effort

Susan Zief, Rachel Shapiro and Debra Strong

Further Research on the Use of Data on Interruptions in Telephone Service

Prepared for AAPOR Council by the Cell Phone Task Force operating under the auspices of the AAPOR Standards Committee of which John Hall is a Member

An Evaluation of the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) in Chicago: Year One Impact Report

Steven Glazerman, Allison McKie and Nancy Carey