Institute for Research on Poverty
@irpwisc.bsky.social
IRP is a national center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States. We are part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
📣 IRP is Accepting Paper Submissions for the 2026 IRP Summer Research Workshop – Due 2/23/2026! Read more about this opportunity here: www.irp.wisc.edu/2026-irp-sum...
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
📣 IRP is Accepting Paper Submissions for the 2026 IRP Summer Research Workshop – Due 2/23/2026! Read more about this opportunity here: www.irp.wisc.edu/2026-irp-sum...
Happy 60th to IRP! Celebrate with us over 2026 as we highlight people & projects from the last 6 decades, starting with founding director Robert J. Lampman. A pioneering economist focused on social programs, we continue to honor his legacy with our work and annual lecture series: go.wisc.edu/12za28
January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Happy 60th to IRP! Celebrate with us over 2026 as we highlight people & projects from the last 6 decades, starting with founding director Robert J. Lampman. A pioneering economist focused on social programs, we continue to honor his legacy with our work and annual lecture series: go.wisc.edu/12za28
Happy 2026 from the Institute for Research on Poverty! We're excited to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of IRP this year, so stay tuned for ongoing celebrations of this milestone throughout 2026. If you have not yet viewed our 2025 Impact Report, take a look here: www.irp.wisc.edu/a-message-fr...
A Message from the Director: 2025 IRP Impact
Dear Friends and Colleagues, As we reflect on this past year, we affirm the importance of IRP’s mission to produce nonpartisan evidence and research to inform policymaking and practice in areas…
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January 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Happy 2026 from the Institute for Research on Poverty! We're excited to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of IRP this year, so stay tuned for ongoing celebrations of this milestone throughout 2026. If you have not yet viewed our 2025 Impact Report, take a look here: www.irp.wisc.edu/a-message-fr...
📣 New Podcast from IRP: @rourkeobrien.bsky.social on the Impact of Spending by Different Levels of Government
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December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
📣 New Podcast from IRP: @rourkeobrien.bsky.social on the Impact of Spending by Different Levels of Government
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Please join us for an upcoming Dec. 3rd Webinar: Understanding and Improving Healthcare Systems for Indigenous Peoples. We'll speak with a panel of experts working towards solutions for healthcare disparities: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/und...
Understanding and Improving Healthcare Systems for Indigenous Peoples
Research | Training | Policy | Practice
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November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Please join us for an upcoming Dec. 3rd Webinar: Understanding and Improving Healthcare Systems for Indigenous Peoples. We'll speak with a panel of experts working towards solutions for healthcare disparities: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/und...
📣 There is still time to register for today's webinar: Engaging and Serving Young Fathers, with Tova Walsh, Raheem Brooks, Justin Harty, and Avery Hennigar. Please register to attend the live event or to receive a link to the recording if you can't make it today: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/eng...
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
📣 There is still time to register for today's webinar: Engaging and Serving Young Fathers, with Tova Walsh, Raheem Brooks, Justin Harty, and Avery Hennigar. Please register to attend the live event or to receive a link to the recording if you can't make it today: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/eng...
🎉 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!
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🎉 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!
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out Trisha Chanda, a Graduate Research Fellow with IRP at UW-Madison, presenting: “Implications of Consumer Debt for Families Served by Child Support.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 7th Floor, Room: 706.
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out Trisha Chanda, a Graduate Research Fellow with IRP at UW-Madison, presenting: “Implications of Consumer Debt for Families Served by Child Support.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 7th Floor, Room: 706.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Christal Hamilton, University of Connecticut School of Public Policy, presenting: “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Policies on Young Adult Hardship.” Sat 11/15, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Room: 707.
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Christal Hamilton, University of Connecticut School of Public Policy, presenting: “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Policies on Young Adult Hardship.” Sat 11/15, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Room: 707.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Elizabeth Rivera, Montclair State University, presenting: “Gentrification, Segregation, and Stratified Opportunity in Urban Schooling.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Flr, Rm 503.
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Elizabeth Rivera, Montclair State University, presenting: “Gentrification, Segregation, and Stratified Opportunity in Urban Schooling.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Flr, Rm 503.
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Maretta McDonald, Virgina Tech, presenting: “Two Sides of the Same Coin: Examination of Administrative Leniency in SNAP and Child Support Enforcement.” Sat 11/15, 3:30-5pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Flr, Rm 706.
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Maretta McDonald, Virgina Tech, presenting: “Two Sides of the Same Coin: Examination of Administrative Leniency in SNAP and Child Support Enforcement.” Sat 11/15, 3:30-5pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Flr, Rm 706.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @khmusen.bsky.social, Dept of Econ at Columbia University, presenting: “Fostering a Gentler Flight from the Nest: Effects of Foster Care Reform on Labor Market Outcomes.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 707.
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @khmusen.bsky.social, Dept of Econ at Columbia University, presenting: “Fostering a Gentler Flight from the Nest: Effects of Foster Care Reform on Labor Market Outcomes.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 707.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Meredith Dost of the Better Government Lab, presenting: “Reducing Administrative Burden through Universal Free Lunch: Effects on Student Outcomes and Political Support for Schools.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency, Rm 601.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Meredith Dost of the Better Government Lab, presenting: “Reducing Administrative Burden through Universal Free Lunch: Effects on Student Outcomes and Political Support for Schools.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency, Rm 601.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Elizabeth Tong, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, presenting: “Neighborhood Institutions in Big Data: Exploring Cell-Phone Mobility Data.” 11/15, 10:15 to 11:45 am, Hyatt Regency, 7th Flr, Rm 709
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Elizabeth Tong, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, presenting: “Neighborhood Institutions in Big Data: Exploring Cell-Phone Mobility Data.” 11/15, 10:15 to 11:45 am, Hyatt Regency, 7th Flr, Rm 709
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Clay Fannin, UW-Madison, presenting: “Effects of WIC Physical Presence Requirements on Benefit Redemption: Evidence from Remote Services during COVID-19.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 6th Floor, Room: 603.
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Clay Fannin, UW-Madison, presenting: “Effects of WIC Physical Presence Requirements on Benefit Redemption: Evidence from Remote Services during COVID-19.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 6th Floor, Room: 603.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Hanna Han, Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, presenting: “All SROs are not created equal: Heterogeneity in school policing.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 5th Floor, Rm 503
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Hanna Han, Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, presenting: “All SROs are not created equal: Heterogeneity in school policing.” Sat 11/15, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 5th Floor, Rm 503
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Alison Berube, UW-Madison School of Human Ecology, presenting: “Poster #53 - Geographic Variation in Child Support Debt: The Role of Neighborhood Contexts and Mobility.” Sat 11/15, 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Regency Ballroom.
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Alison Berube, UW-Madison School of Human Ecology, presenting: “Poster #53 - Geographic Variation in Child Support Debt: The Role of Neighborhood Contexts and Mobility.” Sat 11/15, 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Regency Ballroom.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @olayusuff.bsky.social, Georgia State University, presenting: “Health Effects of Local and Geographic Access to Mental Health Treatment Facilities.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Floor, Rm 512
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @olayusuff.bsky.social, Georgia State University, presenting: “Health Effects of Local and Geographic Access to Mental Health Treatment Facilities.” Sat 11/15, 8:30 to 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 5th Floor, Rm 512
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @kimbhiguera.bsky.social, California Polytechnic State University, presenting: “Poster #128 - The Uptake of WIC amongst Linguistically Isolated Latinx Households.” Sat 11/15, 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency, 7th Floor, Regency Ballroom.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @kimbhiguera.bsky.social, California Polytechnic State University, presenting: “Poster #128 - The Uptake of WIC amongst Linguistically Isolated Latinx Households.” Sat 11/15, 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency, 7th Floor, Regency Ballroom.
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Anna Walther, UW-Madison’s School of Social Work, presenting: “Expert intermediaries: Family Resource Center staff approaches to resource navigation for low-income families.” 11/15, 8:30-10am, Grand Hyatt, 1st Flr, EA Amphitheater.
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar Anna Walther, UW-Madison’s School of Social Work, presenting: “Expert intermediaries: Family Resource Center staff approaches to resource navigation for low-income families.” 11/15, 8:30-10am, Grand Hyatt, 1st Flr, EA Amphitheater.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @mattunrath.bsky.social, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, presenting: “Unlocking the Front Door: Reducing Compliance Costs and Improving SNAP Retention through Pre-Population.” 11/15, 3:30-5:00 pm, Grand Hyatt,1st Floor, Rm: Princess 2.
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar @mattunrath.bsky.social, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, presenting: “Unlocking the Front Door: Reducing Compliance Costs and Improving SNAP Retention through Pre-Population.” 11/15, 3:30-5:00 pm, Grand Hyatt,1st Floor, Rm: Princess 2.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Yoona Kim of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, presenting this paper: “Income Imputation and Child Support Outcomes.” Fri 11/14, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 7th Floor, Room: 706
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Yoona Kim of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, presenting this paper: “Income Imputation and Child Support Outcomes.” Fri 11/14, 1:45 to 3:15 pm, Property: Hyatt Regency Seattle, Floor: 7th Floor, Room: 706
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out Trisha Chanda, a Graduate Research Fellow w/ IRP at the UW-Madison, presenting: “Who Supports Children Post-Separation? An Analysis of Income Sources by Custody Type in 7 Countries.” 11/14, 1:45-3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 706.
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out Trisha Chanda, a Graduate Research Fellow w/ IRP at the UW-Madison, presenting: “Who Supports Children Post-Separation? An Analysis of Income Sources by Custody Type in 7 Countries.” 11/14, 1:45-3:15 pm, Hyatt Regency Seattle, 7th Floor, Rm 706.
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Alberto Ortega, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, presenting: “Reading Wars: May the Phonics Be With You.” Fri 11/14, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Grand Hyatt Seattle, 1st Floor/Lobby Level, Rm Princess 1.
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
If you are at #2025APPAM, check out IRP scholar Alberto Ortega, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, presenting: “Reading Wars: May the Phonics Be With You.” Fri 11/14, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Grand Hyatt Seattle, 1st Floor/Lobby Level, Rm Princess 1.
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social, University of California, Berkeley, presenting: “Normative Sexual Citizens: Administrative Burden, Citizen-State Interactions, and Transgender People in the US.” 11/14, 8:30-10am, Grand Hyatt Seattle, EA Amphitheater
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Attending #2025APPAM? Check out IRP scholar @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social, University of California, Berkeley, presenting: “Normative Sexual Citizens: Administrative Burden, Citizen-State Interactions, and Transgender People in the US.” 11/14, 8:30-10am, Grand Hyatt Seattle, EA Amphitheater