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SPI sessions at Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)

Three Social Policy Institute researchers will present their papers and host discussions at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) conference on March 28-29, 2022. Below are the papers and discussions presented by the SPI team.

10:15 a.m. (CT) on Monday, March 28, 2022

  • “Precarious Homeownership and Housing Inequity During the COVID-19 Pandemic” panel, led by Yung Chun, data analyst III
    • Income Loss and Financial Distress during COVID-19: The Protective Role of Liquid Assets, presented by Laura Brugger, data analyst III, and co-authored by Stephen Roll, research assistant professor, and Mathieu Despard, faculty director | Read Abstract
    • “From Food Access to Food Insecurity: Understanding Barriers and Opportunities before, during, and after the Pandemic” panel, led by Jason Jabbari, Research assistant professor
    • It Shouldn’t Take a Pandemic to Increase School Meal Access for Low-Income Students: A Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Analysis of School Meal Access during COVID-19, presented by Jason Jabbari, research assistant professor, and co-authored by Jason Jabbari, Yung Chun and Stephen Roll | Read Abstract

8:30 a.m. (CT) on Tuesday, March 29, 2022

  • “COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Mental Health and Wellbeing” panel, led by Yung Chun, data analyst III
    • Coping with COVID-19: Implications of Differences in Resilience across Racial Groups for Mental Health and Well-being, presented by Yung Chun, data analyst III, and co-authored by Yung Chun and Stephen Roll | Read Abstract

10:15 a.m. (CT) on Tuesday, March 29, 2022

  • Racial Disparities in Housing Instability during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Assets and Income Shocks, presented by Yung Chun, data analyst III, and co-authored by Yung Chun, Stephen Roll, Selina Miller and Michal Grinstein-Weiss | Read Abstract