On November 13 to 15, 2025, several PIRL researchers participated in the 47th Annual Fall Research Conference hosted by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) in Seattle, Washington. The theme for this year's conference was “Forging Collaborations for Transformative and Resilient Policy Solutions." For more information about the conference, click here.

Elizabeth Burland, an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Public Policy and a collaborator on the HAIL study at PIRL, was on the panel for the "Institutional Policies and Practices that Support Student Success in College” discussion and was the presenting author on the education panel she organized for “‘Built by Adults for Adults:’ How front-line administrators shape take-up of state need-based financial aid."

Matt Gannon, a Predoctoral Research Fellow at PIRL, was the presenting author for “The Rent Eats First: Did Ending the National Eviction Moratorium Increase Food Insufficiency Among Renters in the United States?” (co-author: Mark Fransham) and the presenting author for “Examining Structural Determinants and Housing Policy Drivers of Unsheltered Homelessness in the U.S.” on the public housing panel he organized. His co-author, David Brady, presented "The Effects of Martin v. Boise on Homelessness in the U.S." (other non-presenting co-authors: Jared N. Schacherner and Nicolas Duquette).

Lizzie Tong, a doctoral student at the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, was on the panel for “Employment and Financial Outcomes of Participants in Rental Assistance Programs." She was also a presenting author for "How Organizational Implementation of Equity Values Shapes Participant Experiences" (co-authors: Yulan Kim, Julia Karon, and Rachel Fyall) and "Neighborhood Institutions in Big Data: Exploring Cell-Phone Mobility Data," (co-author: Rachel Fyall).

Joseph Boselovic, a former JHU doctoral student at PIRL and current Postdoctoral Fellow at the College of William & Mary, presented "The Quality of Attention: How Low-Income Parents Assess High- and Low-Poverty Schools" and served as a discussant on the panel "Leveraging Housing Policy to Reduce Educational Inequality."

Kaylee Matheny, an Assistant Professor of Public Policy in the McCourt School at Georgetown University, a former Postdoctoral Fellow at PIRL, and collaborator on the CMTO and Increasing Opportunity and Upward Mobility studies, served as a discussant on the panel, "Causes and Effects of School Stratification by Income and Race."

Jacqueline Groccia, a former JHU doctoral student at PIRL and current Sr. Research Assistant at PIRL, presented "Creating Moves to Opportunity (CMTO): Reducing Barriers to High-Opportunity Neighborhoods Through Navigator Support."