2008 IRP-USDA RIDGE Workshop
An annual workshop providing the opportunity for current grant recipients to present preliminary research results on food security and food assistance programs. This event is open to the public.
Format: Each presentation lasts 50 minutes: 25 minutes for presentation, 5 minutes for graduate student discussant, 10 minutes for senior discussant, and 10 minutes open discussion.
2008 IRP-USDA RIDGE Workshop |
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Friday, May 2 |
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| 8:45-9:00 | Welcoming Remarks Maria Cancian, IRP Director and Judi Bartfeld, Associate Professor, Consumer Science |
| First Presentation | |
| 9:00-9:25 | The Long-Term Outcomes of Food
Stamp Participation Thomas Vartanian, Bryn Mawr College |
| 9:25-9:30 | Discussant 1: Callie Langton |
| 9:30-9:40 | Discussant 2: Pamela Herd |
| 9:40-9:50 | Open discussion |
| Second Presentation | |
| 9:50-10:15 | The Effect of Food Insecurity
on the Physical, Cognitive, and Socio-Emotional Development of
Infants and Toddlers Alison Jacknowitz, American University |
| 10:15-10:20 | Discussant 1: Hilary Shager |
| 10:20-10:30 | Discussant 2: Katherine Magnuson |
| 10:30-10:40 | Open discussion |
| 10:40-11:00 | Break |
| Third Presentation | |
| 11:00-11:25 | Food Insecurity and the Food
Stamp Program Elton Mykerezi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| 11:25-11:30 | Discussant 1: Nathan Tefft |
| 11:30-11:40 | Discussant 2: Geoffrey Wallace |
| 11:40-11:50 | Open discussion |
| Final Presentation | |
| 11:50-12:15 | Assessing the Effect of Increasing
Housing Costs on Food Insecurity Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University |
| 12:15-12:20 | Discussant 1: Kisun Nam |
| 12:20-12:30 | Discussant 2: Bob Haveman |
| 12:30-1:45 | Open discussion, closing remarks, and lunch |