Today’s NJSPL blog features a presentation by Stephanie Walsh, Dr. Gregory Porumbescu, Dr. Andrea Hetling, and Vishal Trehan presented at the Fall 22 APPAM conference on SNAP administrative burdens.
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New NJSPL Report: Perceptions of Financial Aid Options in Newark, NJ
In this qualitative study, a research team from NCLC and the Joseph C. Cornwall Center explores the implementation and impact of the Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) and Garden State Guarantee (GSG) in NJ.
EJB Talks Alumni Spotlight: Healthcare Communicator – Performing a Vital Function
As the Director of Business Development and Marketing at St. Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, NJ, Moses Salami EJB (Public Health) ’11 describes his path into the health administration and marketing fields and offered guidance and advice for current students and alumni.
Research: Wolff Co-Authors Study on the Prevalence of Prison-based Physical and Sexual Victimization
A recent article co-authored by Nancy Wolff is the first systematic review of the prevalence of prison-based physical and sexual victimization that includes a sufficient number of samples to perform data synthesis, meta-analyses, and a quantitative assessment of sources of heterogeneity between studies.
NJSPL – Heat or Eat? LIHEAP and Its Implications for New Jersey
LIHEAP is a federal block grant program that assists low-income families with the cost of paying their utility bills. Josephine O’Grady reviews the purpose of the program, and how these federal funds can better improve the lives of low-income families in New Jersey.
The Shadow of Childhood Harm Behind Prison Walls: Theory, Evidence, and Treatment, by Professor Nancy Wolff
With authority and rigor, Wolff uses ethics, law, science, and compassion, to call out the anti-humanism roots underpinning the (un)intelligent design of the current correctional system and rings in a new way of intelligently designing and maintaining a just, fair, and person-centered system of asylum of and for humanity.
Katharine Nelson PhD ’22 awarded 2022 APPAM PhD Dissertation Award
Katharine (Katie) Nelson, Ph.D. is the recipient of the 2022 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) PhD Dissertation Award.
New Heldrich Report Examines Seeking Work in Southern New Jersey
The report adds to the body of evidence around the challenges and opportunities employers and job seekers in the region face.
New EAC Grant Will Help Find Worldwide “Bright Spots” that Influence PSE Change
EAC’s Executive Director Jeanne Herb and Tisha Holmes of Florida State University embarked on a project funded by the Global Ideas for U.S. Solutions Team at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
NJSPL – The Fallacy of Data Aggregation and Asian Americans in Research
In the U.S., Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial/ethnic group, but aggregation of data presenting all Asian subgroups as a monolith can lead to errors in the interpretations of the findings.