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Wilder Research was well represented at Evaluation 2024, the American Evaluation Association annual conference. Jennifer Valorose joined a panel discussion called Applying Systems Evaluation to Federal Human Service & Education Initiatives: Insights form the Federal Preschool Development Grant Evaluations. Anna Granias, Alissa Jones, and Amanda Petersen presented a poster on effective strategic planning. Alissa Jones also presented a poster on exploring reflexivity.
- Carrie Au-Yeung and Sera Kinoglu joined partners at Gillette Children’s to publish an article about their research to understand the health care transition experiences of young adults with medical complexity in the journal Health Care Transition.
- Ananya Matewos recently contributed to Supporting student voice in science classrooms: The limits of psychosocial approaches and the importance of sociocultural and critical perspectives on student agency in the journal Educational Psychologist.
- Briellen Griffin joined the board of the Youth Leadership Initiative.
- Rebeca Sales recently joined the board of Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
Wilder Research In the News
- Minnesota Homeless Study shows who makes up the unhoused population in the state (WCCO) – Study co-director Michelle Decker Gerrard discusses statewide homelessness for WCCO’s Good Question segment.
- Minnesota addresses language barriers at polls (St. Cloud Live) – This story exploring the need for voting information in multiple languages reference Minnesota Compass data on the Somali population in greater Minnesota.
- Minnesota mental health patients stay 25 hours longer than necessary in ER because of shortages (Star Tribune) - Associate Director of Research Kristin Dillon is interviewed about her recent research on delays in hospital discharge.
- Mental health patients experience delays, study shows (KARE11)
- New report highlights how often patients are spending time in ER waiting for a bed (KSTP)
- Delays still a problem for mental health treatment - The Timberjay - Kristin Dillon quoted
- Ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson misses the mark on homelessness (MinnPost) - Minnesota Homeless Study co-director Michelle Decker Gerrard and research scientist Stephanie Nelson Dusek co-wrote this commentary on who is affected by the recent US Supreme Court decision.
- A supply surge for affordable housing (Star Tribune) - This editorial references Minnesota Homeless Study data on the number of people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota.
- Experts working to end homelessness in Minnesota say Supreme Court ruling will make their jobs harder (Star Tribune) - Researcher Stephanie Nelson Dusek is interviewed.