Happy holidays from APPAM! The APPAM offices will be closed from Dec 24th - Jan 5th

Are you a student interested in getting more involved in APPAM in 2026? Now is your chance! Nominations are open through Jan. 14th for the the role of Policy Council Student Rep & Data Analyst. Learn more & submit a nomination: https://ow.ly/wy3f50XKxeC

APPLY NOW for the 2026-2027 SRCD U.S. Policy Fellowship Program! Immerse yourself in state or federal policymaking while earning a competitive stipend & benefiting from tailored professional development. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3Q8jVvS . Due Jan 6, 2026 at 11:59pm ET

If you missed last week's webinar: Bridging Research & Practice, don't worry - we have you covered! View the video here: https://ow.ly/CQZZ50XFJ9i

APPAM student members: interested in stepping into leadership? Or know someone who’d be a great fit? Check out APPAM’s student leadership opportunities. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/czU450XFTLf

It's almost time for the last APPAM webinar of the year! Join us at 2pm EST for Bridging Research and Practice: Career Pathways for Emerging Public Policy Scholars. Learn more: www.appam.org/news/webinars/

Have you completed your post-conference survey for #2025APPAM? Check your inbox for your link! If you attended, and didn't receive an email, let us know. You have until December 5th.

Was one of your 2025 resolutions to participate in more professional development? There is still time to make that happen! Join us on 12/3 for the webinar: Bridging Research & Practice: Career Pathways for Emerging Public Policy Scholars. Learn more & register here: ow.ly/ehqM50Xtgjk

MDRC had a great time at the @appam.bsky.social Annual Fall Research Conference in Seattle earlier this month! Here are three of the ways our staff members participated — as moderators, panelists, and interviewers. Looking forward to reconvening in Boston in November 2026!

This year's @appam.bsky.social Fall Research Conference in Seattle was great! Enjoyed catching up with friends and colleagues, and received valuable feedback on my work-in-progress. Especially in these chaotic times, great hanging out with researchers focused on improving public policy.

There is so much to be thankful for, what did we miss?

APPAM is always special for me because it brings together so many Korean policy scholars. This year felt extra meaningful with both the current and incoming KAPS presidents showing up to support the community.

Still thinking about the fun times and great discussions I had at #2025APPAM -- wonderful conference! Thanks to the whole @appam.bsky.social team for putting on a great event -- looking forward to next year in Boston!

Last week, SPA faculty were in Seattle, WA, presenting their groundbreaking research at #APPAM2025. Hear from our own Eli Lee on his experience and top takeaways. #SPAProud #2025APPAM @appam.bsky.social

As always, I had a great time at #appam2025! I presented my JMP 'The Price of Parenthood: Childcare Costs and Fertility' (see thread below) and saw some great papers on childcare markets, fertility, healthcare access, and more. @appam.bsky.social

Ready to relive #2025APPAM? Check out our Flickr album of photos. You can also send your candid shots to [email protected]. View photos here: https://ow.ly/CKcY50XuasJ

Looking to break into or advance in public policy? Join six leaders from government, think tanks & academia for strategies on navigating today’s job market. Get tips on skills, networking, and career paths—plus an extended Q&A to ask your questions directly. Register here: https://ow.ly/ehqM50Xtgjk

Had a fantastic time at #APPAM2025 in Seattle! Great conference, excited for next year’s Fall Research Conference in Boston. Yesterday I had the opportunity to moderate a roundtable titled “The Frontiers of Natural Hazard Risk Management Data” with an outstanding panel. Learned a ton from…(1/4)

From National Harbor to Seattle, from the Great Wheel to Space Needle #2025APPAM, very grateful to present my work on STEM Education with Professor @joshua-goodman.com, learned so much from scholars with cross-field insights. Encouraged me to rethink the ways policy drive meaningful social change!

#APPAM2025 is a great experience. So many smart, insightful researchers in a very supportive environment. I was at the PhD/Career Fair. Amazing how much time senior folks took to talk with prospective students and graduates. Check out cool research like this.

I have to say: @appam.bsky.social, I did not know how cool you are. The sessions I attended (mostly on disability policy) were collaborative and nicely put together. Discussant comments were insightful and helpful. And as a qualitative sociologist, I felt welcomed in an interdisciplinary space.

🎉 Congratulations to Alison Berube, winner of #2025APPAM Poster Award on "Geographic Variation in Child Support Debt: The Role of Neighborhood Contexts and Mobility." Alison is an IRP Graduate Research Fellow and PhD student in Consumer Behavior & Family Economics at UW–Madison. Great work, Alison!

This is pretty corny, but #appam2025 made me feel hopeful for the first time in a while

#2025APPAM was amazing! Got great insights on my paper and loved catching up with friends. @appam.bsky.social is extra special - I’ve been lucky to grow with this community, from E&I fellow to student ambassador to receiving an Ascendium grant this year. Next year it’s in Boston, welcome to my city!

Delighted that our research on inequality in access to and progression within professional occupations won an award @appam.bsky.social - thanks to all who stopped by for excellent conversations. And thanks Seattle, it’s been a blast. See you next time!

That's a wrap on #2025APPAM! Thank you to the 2,450 attendees who came all the way to Seattle to present their research, network, and collaborate. Can't wait to see you November 5- 7 in Boston for #2026APPAM!

Thanks to @appam.bsky.social for a great #APPAM2025. Saw a lot of great work, and I’m leaving feeling really reinvigorated about both my own projects and our collective project to inform policy with high-quality research. Safe travels home, everyone!

Three of our current students and one of our alums today at the APPAM 2025 conference (from left to right, Chris Monjaras, Virna Vidal Menezes, alum Brianna Felegi, and Emily Davis).

I was on a panel with Bostic at my first ever APPAM circa 2013 or so.

Joining us for Candid Conversations at 1:45 at the Grand Hyatt? Keep the conversation going over coffee and snacks in the hotel lobby.

Finally, APPAM sweatshirt! Winning the swag game! @kstevens5.bsky.social

Excited to be here at @appam.bsky.social to present our work on inequalities in access to occupations, as part of a panel session on labor market transitions organised by @jscottclayton.bsky.social

Come by the #2025APPAM exhibit hall to check out some amazing posters!

Up for a chat? We are hosting Candid Conversations IN PERSON at #2025APPAM! Come by the Grand Hyatt, Leonesa 1 at 1:45 p.m. for an informal conversation covering what you want - a new research project, funding for policy research, the news, or the best Seattle coffee.

One of my favorite parts of #2025APPAM is the poster sessions. Such a great showcase of creative and rigorous policy research. Extra special this year — my kiddos are here seeing all the different kinds of policy questions scholars are tackling. Moments like this remind me why the work matters.

About to start at #2025APPAM: J-PAL North America Senior Policy Manager Kalila Jackson-Spieker is moderating a discussion featuring speakers from LEO, King County, Santa Clara County Office of Supportive Housing, and Mary’s Place on cross-sector collaboration to prevent homelessness.

We are all about exposing the next generation about what APPAM members do! Thanks for sharing #2025APPAM with your kiddos @paulpark310. We will hold their registrations for #2035APPAM.

You have two more chances to test your luck at #2025APPAM! Swing by the APPAM booth for Plinko at 10a and Wheel of Fortune at noon.

This is it! One more day of #2025APPAM! What's on your schedule?

Seattle has been incredible. So grateful to be part of the 2025 APPAM Equity & Inclusion Fellowship. Met amazing people, learned a lot, and left with new clarity about what I want to do next. Sometimes you don’t realize you belong in a room until you walk into it. #2025APPAM

What a great day presenting ongoing work on refugee access to post secondary education and the APPAM equity and inclusion lunch @appam.bsky.social

Such an amazing experience at #2025APPAM — learning, connecting, and stepping into new spaces. Honored to meet incredible leaders, including incoming APPAM President Kosali Simon, who was so inspiring and welcoming. Feeling grateful, energized, and excited for what’s next. @appam.bsky.social

Loved being @ #2025APPAM - inspiring conversations, thoughtful sessions, and a wonderful community of scholars! One of the highlights for me was the Presidential Address, “Going Local” — such a powerful reminder of why community-centered research matters. #PublicPolicy #disaster #EmergencyManagement

Ingrid enjoying an Ingrid Manhattan at #2025APPAM!

Come by the #2025APPAM poster reception and enjoy an Ingrid Manhattan in honor of our now Past President Ingrid Gould Ellen!

There is still time to find the #2025APPAM duck! Maybe you need a hint? Once you find her, bring her to the APPAM booth to collect your special prize.

Bostic on decisionmaking: I try to make as few decisions as possible. When I do, I need to have a team of experts who are comfortable they are giving me the best information. The chances I am going to know more in 7 minutes than someone who has been working on it for 20 years is very low. #appam2025

Join us now at #2025APPAM for a discussion with J-PAL North America Co-Executive Director Vincent Quan, @arnoldventures.bsky.social King County, the People Lab, & Results for America on how to respond to the shifting landscape in the US with evidence-informed policymaking at 1:45 in Room Portland B

Doctoral students! We now offer grants under our Dissertation Research Grants program. Meet Anwuli Okwuashi (St. Louis University), a 2025 DRG grantee! She will examine how limited access to banks widens racial homeownership gaps. #APPAM25 #APPAM2025 www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...

Raphael Bostic at #appam2025 on his journey to becoming President of the Atlanta Federal Reserve - notes that he almost quit grad school multiple times, because “it is hard”: up to that point you are absorbing information as a student - in grad school you are a producer of information.