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Lindsey Cramer to Present at National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Annual Workshop
Dr. Ernst Nilsson Presents on "Benefits Realization from Large Investments in IT"
Dr. Calvin Johnson Presents on "Partnering to Enhance Offender Accountability"
Optimal to Launch New Website
Dr. Nancy Miller Discusses Long-Term Care for Seniors
Report Evaluating Charter Schools Impacts Released by the Dept of Education
Optimal Builds Re-usable and Sustainable Code for Cost Savings at CMS and ED
Reaching Out Into the Social Media Landscape
Bringing Business Intelligence to the Winning Fathers Initiative
"Why be an Economist?" Day
Workforce & Economic Development Policy Roundtable: Focus on Low-Skilled Workers, Promising Careers and Green Jobs
NCSER Releases Technical Paper "Statistical Power Analysis in Education Research"
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September 29 , 2010 Samuel J. Parker, Jr.
September 22, 2010 The Intelligent Helpdesk Lindsey Cramer and Erin Twamley
August 18 , 2010 Benefits Realization from Large Investments in IT Ernst Nilsson
August 11, 2010 Serving Ex-Offenders and Business Intelligence Calvin Johnson
July 21, 2010 Writing Seminar David Engel
June 30, 2010 Using Retired NAEP Variables to Improve ELL Identification Ebony Walton
June 16, 2010 Employment Opportunities for Low Skilled Workers Roundtable Dr. Mark Turner and Luis Pinet, Optimal
May 19, 2010 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Care Dr. Nancy Miller
April 14, 2010 Public Policy Research and the U.S. Congress: Insights from the GAO Dr. Loren Yager, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
April 12, 2010 Predictive Modeling: Fraud Detection in MedicareRuth Sherman and Maggie Pagel, Optimal
March 31, 2010 APHA Presentation on Measuring Quality using EHRs Jumy Adekeye, Optimal
March 24, 2010 Research on The Role of Summer Research Experience in Minority Students' Graduate Aspirations Matea Pender, Optimal/UMBC
March 5, 2010 Working with Evaluation StakeholdersMonica Leal-Priddy, Optimal
February 25, 2010 Medicaid 101 Kelly Gent, Optimal
February 3, 2010 Primary Injury Prevention and Mortality from Motor Vehicle Crashes Among Children and Adolescents in the Unites States Luis M. Pinet-Peralta, Optimal
January 13, 2010 Government Performance and Results Acts (GPRA) of 1993 and Program Assessment Tool (PART) Monica Leal-Priddy, Optimal
September 16, 2009 Conducting High Quality Systematic Reviews: The Basics Dr. Herb M. Turner III, ANALYTICA
August 13, 2009 Service Obligation and Loan Programs Zack Coyne-Rapin, former Optimal Summer Fellow
July 15, 2009 The Evolution of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Mike Bowler, former Director of Communications, IES
June 3, 2009 Grant Programs for Industry-Focused Job Training Demetra S. Nightingale, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
