Agenda
2024 Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Conference
8:00-8:30 am
Arrival and Coffee
8:30-9:00 am
Introduction (RIDGE partnership)
- Parke Wilde, Professor, Tufts University
- Spiro Stefanou, Administrator, USDA's Economic Research Service
- Rich Lucas, Director, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Policy Support
Session 1 – WIC
9:00-9:25 am
Dr. Christopher E. Anderson - Valuating Associations of WIC Food Benefit Redemption with Child Dietary Intake and Continued WIC Participation
9:25-9:50 am
Dr. Susana Matias - Maternal WIC Participation During Pregnancy and Gestational Weight Gain
9:50-10:00 am
Discussant – Irma Arteaga, Professor, University of Missouri
10:00-10:15 am
Q&A
10:15-10:30 am
Coffee break
Session 2 – SNAP
10:30-10:55 am
Erik James - Human Discretion in the SNAP Program: How Discretion Affects Case Outcomes and Modifies the Impacts of Interview and Recertification Waivers
10:55-11:20 am
William Clay Fannin - Exploring the Effects of SNAP Certification Interview Waivers on Program Participation Outcomes
11:20-11:45 am
Katherine Engel - The Effect of SNAP Benefit Distribution on Subjective Well-Being
11:45-11:55 am
Discussant – Laura Tiehen, USDA's Economic Research Service
11:55-12:10 pm
Q&A
12:10-1:30 pm
Lunch
Session 3 – SNAP
1:30-1:55 pm
Dr. Wenhui Feng - Did Pandemic-EBT Benefits Improve Dietary Quality?
1:55-2:20 pm
Dr. Sarah Hamersma - How Does SNAP Access Prior to Pregnancy Affect Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes?
2:20-2:45 pm
Dr. Jesse Rothstein - Student Access to SNAP Benefits During the Transition to College
2:45-2:55 pm
Discussant – Tatiana Andreyeva, Associate Professor, Rudd Center, University of Connecticut
2:55 – 3:10 pm
Q&A
Discussion and Reflection
3:10-3:20 pm
Reflections (Michele Ver Ploeg, USDA's Economic Research Service)
3:20-3:30 pm
Reflections (Norbert Wilson, Duke University)
3:30-3:50 pm
Open questions/discussion – moderated by Parke Wilde, Professor, Tufts University