The Seminar Series on Poverty and Policy brings prominent national and local faculty to the University of Washington campus to present their cutting-edge research on poverty and public policy.
Approximately five seminars are offered each quarter and are open to UW faculty, UW graduate students from all disciplines, and members of the public who are interested in research on issues of poverty and inequality and related public policies.
One session each quarter is a student-oriented session for students who enroll for credit. This session provides opportunities for students to network with other students and with UW faculty from a variety of disciplines who are working on topics relating to poverty and inequality.
Time and Location: Seminars are held approximately every other week, typically on Monday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. with question / discussion until 2:00 p.m. in the UW Parrington Hall Commons or Forum (rooms 308 and 309, located on the third floor of Parrington Hall). A continuously updated schedule of seminar dates and topics is maintained here on our website.
Topical Areas: Seminars are presented by faculty from a variety of disciplines addressing a diversity of topics that relate to the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality in the U.S. and to the development and evaluation of public policy responses.
Graduate Credit: Graduate students from all disciplines who have a substantive emphasis on poverty as a part of their individual program of study may receive 1 credit per term for participation in at least 4 of the seminars and completion of one assignment. Add codes and questions pertaining to graduate credit may be directed to wcpc@uw.edu.
We hope that you can join us!
See the schedule as a PDF file here.
Student Session
Monday, April 9
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Social Work Building, Room 210F
For students registered to receive credit for the seminar. Networking with other students and West Coast Poverty Center faculty affiliates who are working on issues relating to poverty and inequality.
"Providing Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Youth: Issues in Implementing the Affordable Care Act"
Monday, April 23
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Q&A until 2:00 p.m.
Parrington Hall Commons, Room 308
Marla McDaniel
The Urban Institute Center on Labor, Human Services, & Population
Senior Research Associate
See more talk details here.
"What is a “Good Neighborhood”?: Exploring the Choices of Low-Income Households in Portland"
Monday, April 30
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Q&A until 2:00 p.m.
Parrington Hall Commons, Room 308
Lisa Bates
Portland State University
Assistant Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
Ellen Bassett
Portland State University
Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
See more talk details here.
"The War on Poverty’s Experiment in Public Medicine: Community Health Centers and the Mortality of Older Americans"
Monday, May 7
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Q&A until 2:00 p.m.
Parrington Hall Commons, Room 308
Martha Bailey
University of Michigan
Assistant Professor, Economics
Andrew Goodman-Bacon
University of Michigan
PhD Student, Economics
See more talk details here.
"Re-Evaluating Assumptions about Behavior and Choice in Response to Public Assistance: A Behavioral Decision Analysis"
Monday, May 14
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Q&A until 2:00 p.m.
Parrington Hall Commons, Room 308
Crystal Hall
University of Washington
Assistant Professor, Public Affairs
See more talk details here.
The Effects of Health Care Benefits: A Randomized Trial for Disability Insurance Beneficiaries
Monday, May 21
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Q&A until 2:00 p.m.
Parrington Hall Commons, Room 308
Charles Michalopoulos
MDRC (Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation)
Chief Economist
See more talk details here.
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