2019 National Poverty Research Center Topical Panel
September 18, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol
Congressional I
550 C Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.
| 12:45 p.m. | Registration |
| 1:00 p.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks
Lauren Antelo, HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Jennifer Burnszynski, HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
| 1:10 p.m. |
Role of Child Support in Family Income
Dan Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1:30 p.m. | Recent Research
Moderator: Lauren Antelo, HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Child Support and the Affordable Care Act: The Effect of Medicaid Expansions on Child Support Payments, Lindsey Rose Bullinger, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dual Debtors: Child Support and Criminal Financial Legal Obligations, Kim Spencer-Suarez, University of Minnesota
The Regularity of Child Support and Its Contribution to Family Self-Sufficiency [PDF], Laura Cuesta, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Why do States Choose to Utilize the Child Support Income Exclusion? Colleen M. Heflin, Syracuse University
The Regularity of Noncustodial Parent Child Support and the Wellbeing of Custodial Families with Young Children, Robert Hartley, Columbia University
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| 2:20 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 p.m. | Child Support Payment Consistency
Moderator: Elaine Sorensen, HHS, Administration for Children and Families
Laura Cuesta, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Robert Hartley, Columbia University
Kim Spencer-Suarez, University of Minnesota
Lindsey Rose Bullinger, Georgia Institute of Technology
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| 3:10 p.m. | Child Support’s Interactions with Other Programs
Moderator: Michael Burke, USDA, Food and Nutrition Service
Colleen M. Heflin, Syracuse University
Kim Spencer-Suarez, University of Minnesota
Lindsey Rose Bullinger, Georgia Institute of Technology
Laura Cuesta, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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| 3:45 p.m. | Wrap Up and Evaluation Dan Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Lauren Antelo, HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |