Agenda
2013 Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Conference
8:15 – 8:45: Registration and refreshments
8:45 – 8:55: Opening remarks
- Alex Majchrowicz, Director, RIDGE Program, ERS
- Mary Bohman, Administrator, ERS
Morning session
8:55 – 9:00: Comments from the RIDGE Center for Targeted Studies at the Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State University, in cooperation with Purdue University
- Lionel J. “Bo” Beaulieu, Director
9:00 - 9:30: Child Experiences of Food Insecurity in Relation to Child Diet and Physical Activity
- Maryah Fram and Edward Frongilo, Jr., University of South Carolina
- Lorrene Ritchie, University of California, Berkeley
9:30 – 10:00: Participation in the National School Lunch Program and Food Security: An Analysis of Transitions into Kindergarten
- Colleen Heflin, University of Missouri
- Irma Arteaga, University of Missouri
10:00 – 10:15: Session break
10:15 – 10:20: Comments from the RIDGE Center for National Food and Nutrition Research at the Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Judi Bartfeld, Director
10:20 – 10:50: The Dynamics of Joint Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Unemployment Insurance by Low-Educated Workers during the Great Recession
- H. Luke Shaefer, University of Michigan
- Alix Gould-Werth, University of Michigan
10:50 – 11:20: The Effects of SNAP after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- Timothy Beatty, University of Minnesota
- Elton Mykerezi, University of Minnesota
11:20 – 11:50: Impact of the 2009 ARRA Increase in SNAP Benefits on Dietary Intake and Consumption Patterns
- Partha Deb, Hunter College
- Geetha Waehrer, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
11:50 – 1:15: Lunch on your own
Afternoon session
1:15 – 1:20: Are WIC and School Meal Programs Effectively Reaching Those in Need? Trends in Children's Early and Continuous Use of Federal Nutritional Policy
- Margot Jackson, Brown University
(Note: Margot Jackson is unable to participate. A synopsis of the project and a web link to the presentation will be provided.)
1:20 – 1:50: Food Assistance During and After the Great Recession in Metropolitan Detroit
- Scott Allard, University of Chicago
- Sandra Danziger, University of Michigan
1:50 – 2:15: The Experience of Food Insecurity and Nutrition Assistance in Rural Alaska
- Tracey Burke, University of Alaska – Anchorage
- Cara Durr, Food Bank of Alaska and Alaska Food Coalition
2:15 – 2:45: How Does Short-Term Household Income Volatility Affect Food Assistance Recipiency?
- Neil Bania, Washington State Institute of Public Policy
- Laura Leete, University of Oregon
2:45 – 3:00: Session break
3:00 - 3:30: Is There A Persistent Rural-Urban Divide? Spatial Inequities in Access to Food Assistance Programs in Indiana
- Julia F. Waity, University of North Carolina - Wilmington
3:30 – 4:00: Hunger in Context: How the Social Context of Meals, Children's Diet, and Parental Experiences with Racism Relate to Household Food Insecurity
- Michael Burke, University of South Carolina
- Sonya Jones, Supervising Professor, University of South Carolina
4:00 – 4:15: Closing remarks and adjournment
- David Smallwood, Branch Chief, Food Assistance Branch, ERS