for the Study of Human Resources
On April 28, Dr. Chris King presented Promise of Two-Generation Anti-poverty Strategies: Existing and Emerging Evidence to JobPath, a sectoral training initiative of Tucson Interfaith Community Services. The presentation featured new lessons being learned from 2-Gen strategies in other states as well as current best practices for implementing and sustaining 2-Gen frameworks.
| Principal Investigator: | Christopher T. King, PhD |
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| Sponsor: | The Aspen Institute’s Ascend Program Innovation Fund | |
| Project Duration: | December 2012 – April 2015 | |
| Description: | Two Generations. One Future: An Anthology from the Ascend Fellowship, featuring the 2012-2013 class of the Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows, is the culmination of more than two years of collaboration and bold idea development, aimed at building a cycle of intergenerational opportunity in America. The Anthology includes essays from leading practitioners, policymakers and experts, and researchers, capturing the momentum, challenges, and opportunities for two-generation approaches emerging at the local, state, and national levels.
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| Reports Available: | Two Generations. One Future: An Anthology from the Ascend Fellowship Editors: Dr. Christopher King; Dr. P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale; and Dr. Mario Small Date: April 2015 Publication Type: Anthology, 172pp |
| Principal Investigator: | Greg Cumpton, MPA |
| Sponsor(s): | Centers for Disease Control |
| Project Duration: | August 2014 – August 2017 |
| Description: | The purpose of this work is to link food assistance and other related data from Texas with National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data to assist in policy planning in the United States. Data to be linked includes Texas Administrative Data Files (TADFs), Texas Food Stamp Program (FSP) records, Texas Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) files, and Unemployment Insurance (UI) files.
This work will be completed in two stages: the first stage of the work, which links data from 2005-2010, will be completed in 2015. The second stage of the work, which links data from 2011-2012, will be completed by August 31, 2016. |
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| Principal Investigator: | Daniel Schroeder, Ph.D. |
| Sponsor: | US Department of Agriculture |
| Project Duration: | July 2012 to September 2016 |
| Description: | The objective of this research is to gain a better understanding of the income trajectories of persons who have experienced job loss and the roles that Unemployment Insurance (UI) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) play in mediating income loss. The research will add to ERS’s understanding of the prevalence and severity of income volatility and how decreases in income associated with job loss may affect decisions regarding SNAP participation and duration of assistance, especially among the working poor. Research results can inform program and policy decisions regarding targeting of program outreach efforts, the interdependence of program budget needs between the nation’s two largest social safety-net programs during different portions of the business cycle, and how duration of available assistance is correlated with future earnings growth. |
| Principal Investigator: | Christopher T. King, PhD |
| Sponsor(s): | Capital IDEA |
| Project Duration: | June 2014 – May 2015 |
| Description: | The purpose of this research is to determine whether parental participation in Capital IDEA increased the share of participants’ children who completed high school and entered college upon graduation, and furthermore whether that participation increased the share of children who persist in and complete college. Additionally, this research examines whether participation in Capital IDEA enhances the parent/child relationship in ways that may increase the future likelihood of high school graduation and college enrollment among younger children. By matching student outcome data to parents participating in Capital IDEA programs, this project will contribute to the field of education by assessing whether or not particular program characteristics among Capital IDEA participants had a strong effect on the educational outcomes of their children, who were enrolled in greater Austin area high schools and graduated between 2006 and 2012. Little is known about the effects on older children of participation in education and training programs that lead to enhanced career advancement and improved earnings for parents. Findings that children of Capital IDEA participants had stronger educational attainment outcomes than their comparison group counterpart peers would indicate that two-generation strategies may be an effective strategy to close achievement gaps. |
| Reports Available: | Measuring Two-Generation Effects of Capital IDEA Program Participation Authors: Kristin Christensen and Tara Smith Date: May 2015 Publication Type: Report, 9pp |
| Principal Investigator: | Heath J. Prince, PhD and Monica Faulkner, PhD, LMSW |
| Sponsor: | University of Texas Health Science Center and Texas Early Learning Council |
| Project Duration: | February 2013 – August 2013 |
| Description: | The Ray Marshall Center in collaboration with the Child and Family Research Institute at the UT Social Work department are conducting The Institutes of Higher Education (IHE) Capacity Survey funded by the Texas Early Learning Council. The purpose of the survey is to assess the level of preparedness of new professionals in the early childhood care and education (ECCE) field. The project will survey providers of ECCE working in different settings as well as administrators of higher education programs offering certificates and degrees in the field of ECCE. The research team led by Dr. Heath Prince includes Drs. Monica Faulkner and Daniel Schroeder who have extensive experience in conducting research in the field of ECCE. |
| Reports Available: | Texas Early Childhood Care and Education: Professional Preparation – Survey Data Report Authors: Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources Date: June 2013 Publication Type: Report, 29pp. Texas Early Childhood Care and Education: Institutes of Higher Education – Survey Data Report Texas Early Childhood Care and Education: Institutes of Higher Education – Capacity Survey Final Report |
| Principal Investigator: | Heath J. Prince, Ph.D. |
| Sponsor: | City of Austin |
| Project Duration: | November 2012 – March 2014 |
| Description: | In June 2009, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced funding for the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), under Title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Congress designated $1.5 billion for communities to provide financial assistance and services to either prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless, or to help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized. The City of Austin received $3,062,820 to implement its HPRP effort; services began in December 2009 and concluded in December 2011. A total of 2,517 clients were served by three sub-grantees: Caritas of Austin; Austin Tenants’ Council; and Youth and Family Alliance. The City of Austin is funding an evaluation of the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) to better understand its outcomes. Specifically, the City is interested in identifying any patterns in the use of other public services by program participants, as well as, to the extent possible, labor market outcomes. This information will help the City further refine its investments in Best Single Source Plus, a multi-million dollar initiative to help stabilize disadvantaged families in Austin, and other social service contracts. RMC researchers will work with the City of Austin to identify participants in HPRP, and to assess the quality of data kept on HPRP participants. RMC researchers will use existing data sharing agreements with state agencies to identify patterns in HPRP participants use of other public services, including TANF, SNAP, UI, job training, emergency utility assistance, etc. RMC researchers will use existing data sharing agreements with the Texas Workforce Commission to examine labor market outcomes for participants.
In addition, RMC researchers will conduct a process analysis of the HPRP program, through site visits, field interviews and document analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses in the HPRP program in terms of its stated mission. |
| Reports Available: | Housing 360: Patterns of Program Participation and Outcomes Authors: Tara Smith, Kristin Christensen, Daniel Schroeder, and Heath Prince Date: December 2013 Publication Type: Final Report, 36pp. |
| Principal Investigator: | Dan O’Shea, MA Co-principal Investigator Heath J. Prince, PhD |
| Sponsor: | Housing Authority of the City of Austin |
| Project Duration: | January 2013 – December 2013 |
| Description: | The Ray Marshall Center has been awarded a contract to conduct a detailed process analysis of the Resident Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program administered by the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA). The ROSS Program supports Priority One programs that connect public housing residents with workforce development and supportive services available through community-based partnerships. The evaluation will include a detailed examination of client flow, services, partnerships, and outcomes, as well as forms and procedures for client intake, initial assessment, case management, and program performance measurement. The ROSS Services Delivery Assessment Report will be completed June, 2013. Heath Prince and Dan O’Shea are serving as co-principal investigators for the project. |
| Reports Available: | Assessing the Resident Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency Program of the Housing Authority of the City of Austin Authors: Dan O’Shea and Heath Prince Date: August 2013 Publication Type: Report, 38pp. |
| Principal Investigator: | Daniel G. Schroeder, PhD |
| Sponsor: | Texas Office of the Attorney General, Office of Child Support Enforcement |
| Partner: | Child and Family Planning Research Partnership |
| Project Duration: | June 2011 – August 2016 |
| Description: | The Ray Marshall Center is conducting a program evaluation to measure the impacts of the Integrated Child Support System (ICSS) that requires those getting divorced or separated to be referred to the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for IV-D child support services. Operating under a waiver from the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) in 17 counties, the ICSS changes the default action from opt-in to opt-out in order to increase participation in IV-D services, raise child support compliance, and avoid the accumulation of child support debt.The evaluation will report on child support compliance over time, including amount of payment and stability of payment as well as enforcement actions taken, cost effectiveness, and reasons parents choose to opt out.Researchers will conduct the waiver evaluation using a combination of random assignment and comparison site evaluation designs to measure the impacts of the waiver at statewide and county-level operational scales in Texas. The evaluation will use multiple data sets, including OAG administrative records data for determining child support case characteristics, child support obligations, collections, and enforcement actions; Unemployment Insurance (UI) quarterly wage records, U.S. Census data, county level child support data, and other data sources. |
| Reports Available: | Texas Integrated Child Support System: Final Evaluation Report Authors: Daniel Schroeder and Ashweeta Patnaik. Date: August 2016 Publication Type: Report, 113pp. |
| Principal Investigators: | Daniel G. Schroeder, PhD and Ashweeta Patnaik, MPH |
| Sponsor: | U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service |
| Research Partners: | The Jacob France Institute at the University of Baltimore, University of Chicago, University of Kentucky, Georgia State University, and W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research |
| Project Duration: | April 2010 – September 2018 |
| Description: | The goals of the ADARE-SNAP study will be to analyze the interaction of SNAP caseload and recipient household composition dynamics aligned with receipt of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits and participation in UI covered employment, and to demonstrate by state-specific approaches and accomplishments how analyses based on longitudinal files of linked confidential state administrative data files can be replicated in other states, and extended and refined by the partners in the consortium states.The Ray Marshall Center will link longitudinal files of administrative records – SNAP administrative data, UI benefits data, and State UI wage records – to understand the sequencing of SNAP and UI applications, factors affecting the duration of SNAP and UI benefits, and the extent to which these patterns of outcomes are affected by the recession. |
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