19th Annual Conference
Friday, February 15th, 2019
The Association of O'Neill Ph.D. Students (ASPS) invites you to participate in the 19th Annual ASPS Conference. The conference will take place on Friday, February 15th, 2019 at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington.
ASPS' Annual Conference consists of research of current Masters and Ph.D. students. O'Neill's doctoral students have hosted the conference since 2000. The day includes student workshop sessions, full paper presentations, and two presentations by guest speakers.
9:00AM-9:50AM Morning Keynote
O’Neill Graduate Center, First FloorHow Are Midwestern Farmers Experiencing Climate Change?
Matthew Houser
Assistant Research Scientist, Environmental Resilience Institute
Indiana University
Breakfast will be available starting 8:30AM
10:00AM-11:00AM Workshop Sessions
Session 1 - Topics in Environmental Science
Chair & Discussant: Burnell FischerRoom: PV276
| Lienne Sethna & Todd Royer | Assessing Nutrient Limitation in Indiana Streams as an Indicator of Potential for Harmful Algal Blooms |
| Molly Cains & Adam Ward | Ecohydrologic Separation Alters Interpreted Hydrologic Stores and Fluxes in a Headwater Mountain Catchment |
| Colleen Marciel Rosales, Brandon Bottorff, Emily Reidy, & Philip Stevens | Measurements of Hydroperoxyl and Peroxyl Radicals Using LIF-FAGE during HOMEChem |
| Elena Solohin, Taehee Hwang, & Christopher B. Craft | Tidal Marsh Vulnerability to Rising Sea Level along the Southern Coast of North Carolina: A 30-Year Record of Change |
Session 2 - Natural Resources and Public Affairs
Chair & Discussant: Coady WingRoom: A203
| Andrey Yushkov | Natural Resources, Federalism, and Fiscal Incentives: New Evidence from Russian Regions |
| Lina Ochoa | Determinants of Philanthropic Displacement in the Environmental Protection: Cross-Country Evidence |
| Shannon Connely | Thicker Than Water: The Effect of Community Networks on Marine Protection Areas |
Session 3 - Social Outcomes from Organizations and the Political Environment
Chair & Discussant: Tom RabovskyRoom: A201
| Anthony DeMattee | Phony Charities and Indentured Servants: Understanding Briefcase NGOs |
| Patrick Carlin & Coady Wing | Who Will Stay Close to Home? Military Size and Its Effect on Internal Migration |
| Laura Montenovo | Pension Reforms and Electoral Punishment: Explaining Voting Behavior through Civic-Mindedness |
| John Stavick & Justin Ross | Ideological Diversity and the Preemption of Local Control |
11:30AM-12:45PM Afternoon Keynote
Room PV167The Promise, Viability and Sustainability of Pay for Success
Carolyn J. Heinrich
Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy
Vanderbilt University
Lunch will be available starting 11:00AM
1:00PM-2:30PM Paper Panels: Session A
Session 1 - Health Policy
Chair & Discussant: Kosali SimonRoom: PV278
| Johabed Olvera | Does a Better Match between Pregnancy Condition and Level of Hospital Care Save Lives? |
| Eli Baratz | Medicaid Asset Protection Rules and Supply of Long-Term Care |
| Ashley Bradford | The Association between Opioid-Manufacturer Gifts to Physicians and Opioid-Related Mortality Rates |
Session 2 - Environmental Policy
Chair & Discussant: Nikos ZirogiannisRoom: PV205
| Zoya Atiq & Laura Helmke-Long | Assessing the Effects of Flood Insurance Policies on the Housing Market of North Carolina |
| Martin Delaroche, Ramon Bicudo, & Mateus Batistella | It Has Always Been a Matter of Time: Both Financial Risks and Environmental Tradeoffs Matter for Sustainable Agricultural Production in the Tropics |
| Michelle Graff | Red Tape Is Not So Hot: Asset Tests Impact Participation in the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program |
Session 3 - Social Policy
Chair & Discussant: Daniel SimonRoom: PV276
| Joanna Carroll | The Effects of Mandated Workers Compensation Insurance on Wages and Hours Worked |
| Ngoc Dao | Budget Constraints and the Minimum Wage: Evidence from Homecare Services |
2:30-3:00PM Coffee Break
O’Neill Graduate Center, First Floor3:00-4:30PM Paper Panels: Session B
Session 1 - Performance in Public Affairs
Chair & Discussant: Amanda Rutherford
Room: PV276
| Ricardo Bello-Gomez | Capacity Layers and Performance: The Effect of Uneven Territorial Reach on Service Provision |
| Megan Darnley & Amanda Rutherford | Can External Actors Influence Organizational Performance? The Case of School Resource Officers and Disproportionate Student Discipline |
| Ricardo Bello-Gomez, Johabed Olvera, & Claudia Avellaneda | Management in Context: The Moderating Effect of Party System on the Management-Performance Relationship |
| Mir Usman Ali | Citizen Oversight Agencies and the “Ferguson Effect:” Exploring the Impact of Police Accountability |
Session 2 - Impact Evaluation
Chair & Discussant: Laura LittlepageRoom: PV278
| Anthony DeMattee | Do INGOs Inflate Salaries in Developing Countries? An Interdisciplinary Approach |
| Felipe Lozano Rojas | An Inquiry on the Heterogeneous Effects of Soda Taxes |
| Anthony DeMattee | Rethinking and Reassessing Governments’ Restrictions on Foreign Aid to NGOs |
Session 3 - Individuals in Organizations
Chair & Discussant: Joe RyanRoom: A205
| Taha Hameduddin | Employee Engagement, the External Environment, and Workplace Aggression: Evidence from the U.S. Federal Government |
| Ruodan Zhang, Haohan Chen, & Jill Nicholson-Crotty | Does Government Funding to Public Charities Crowd Out or Crowd In Volunteers? |
| Joanna Carroll | The Effects of Unemployment Insurance Duration Generosity on Underemployment |
| Ruodan Zhang & Marlene Walk | Managing Diversity in Volunteerism: How Community Demographics and Management Practices Affect Turnover among Diverse Volunteers |