Advocacy in a policy void: Climate and environmental justice in a deregulated policy environment across governance levels
Webinar, Society for Social Work Research, 2026, Washington, DC
Talks and presentations
Understanding barriers to equitable disaster recovery: A concept mapping study
Poster Presentation, Society for Social Work Research, 2026, Washington, DC
Climate risk and the welfare state: Exploring the moderation of climate-adaptive welfare and ecowelfare on U.S. welfare enrollment after natural hazards
Oral Presentation, Society for Social Work Research, 2026, Washington, DC
Climate policy (in)equity: Investigating private incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act for investments in marginalized communities
Oral Presentation, Society for Social Work Research, 2026, Washington, DC
Investigating the welfare-to-work requirements and sanction-lifted policies following the COVID-19 pandemic through an equity lens
Oral Presentation, Society for Social Work Research, 2026, Washington, DC
Climate risk and the welfare state: Exploring the moderation of climate-adaptive welfare and ecowelfare on U.S. welfare enrollment after natural hazards
Oral Presentation, Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management 2025, Seattle, WA
Investigating the welfare-to-work requirements and sanction-lifted policies following the COVID-19 pandemic through an equity lens
Oral Presentation, Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management 2025, Seattle, WA
When helping hurts: Growth, adaptation, and a critique of ecowelfare
Oral Presentation, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Adaptation and Eco-social Policies Colloquium, Sustainable Welfare & Eco-social Policy Network
Leveraging Cal-OAR data insights to improve employment and earnings for Welfare-to-Work participants with an equity lens
Oral Presentation, County Welfare Directors Association of California Annual Conference,
Social inclusion in transition: A crossroads of conceptualization, measurement, and policy in global contexts
Organized Panel, International Public Policy Association, 2025, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Climate risk and the welfare state: Exploring the moderation of climate-adaptive welfare and ecowelfare on U.S. welfare enrollment after natural hazards
Oral Presentation, Sustainable Social Policy Workshop, London School of Economics
Climate risk and the welfare state: Exploring the moderation of climate-adaptive welfare and ecowelfare on U.S. welfare enrollment after natural hazards
Oral Presentation, Social Ecological Transitions Workshop, Sciences Po
The five C’s of climate change and caregiving: Moving from catastrophic to cohesive caregiving for older and disabled adults
Oral Presentation, Transforming Care Conference,
Is the U.S. ecosocial safety net inequitable?: Comparing the Individuals and Households and National Flood Insurance programs
Poster Presentation, Society for Social Work Research, 2025, Seattle, WA
Is the U.S. ecosocial safety net inequitable?: Comparing the Individuals and Households and National Flood Insurance programs
Oral Presentation, Association Public Policy Analysis & Management 2024, Washington, DC
Did TANF policy changes during COVID-19 matter? An examination of TANF caseloads by race and ethnicity
Oral Presentation, Association Public Policy Analysis & Management 2024, Washington, DC
Analyzing racial disparities in welfare sanctions and employment outcomes: A study of welfare-to-work systems across California counties through the COVID-19 pandemic
Oral Presentation, Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management 2024, Washington, DC
Social Protection for Low-Income Populations in East Asia
Panel Discussant, Association Public Policy Analysis & Management, 2024, Washington, DC
Ecosocial policy and the social risks of climate change: Foundations of the U.S. ecosocial safety net
Oral Presentation, Global Welfare Regime Conference, National Taiwan University
Did TANF policy changes during COVID-19 matter? An examination of TANF caseloads by race and ethnicity
Oral Presentation, Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency, Washington, DC
Uncovering racial disparities in local welfare-to-work program responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in California
Oral Presentation, Society for Social Work Research 2024, Washington, DC
Ecosocial policy and the social risks of climate change: Foundations of the U.S. ecosocial safety net
Oral Presentation, Applying Sustainability Transition Research in Social Work Tackling Major Societal Challenge of Social Inclusion, University of Jyväskylä
Uncovering racial disparities in local welfare-to-work program responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in California
Oral Presentation, Association Public Policy Analysis & Management, 2023, Washington, DC
Natural Hazards as Temporal Opportunities for Policy Change: Reframing Disaster Recovery as a Time to Build Post-Growth Societies
Poster Presentation, Interdisciplinary Workshop on Environmental Justice and Time, University of Stirling
Sustainable Social Inclusion through Eco-social Policy: Bridging Transdisciplinary Approaches to Ecomodernism and Post-growth
Poster Presentation, Sustainability Science Days, 2023, University of Helsinki
Social Work and the U.S. Eco-Social Safety Net: Opportunities to Advance Environmental Justice
Poster Presentation, Virtual Environmental Justice and Social Work Conference, Adelphi University
Understanding American Welfare State Retrenchment through the Lens of Public Opinion Toward Welfare Spending
Poster Presentation, Society for Social Work Research, 2023, Phoenix, AZ
Can young social workers make a difference?
Webinar, Social Work Day on the Hill, 2022, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy, Washington, DC
Can young social workers make a difference?
Webinar, Student Advocacy Day, 2022, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy, Washington, DC
Graduate student civic engagement: A case study in data, assessment, and evaluation as problem solving tools
Workshop, Assessment Institute, 2021, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Measuring equity: An inside look at creating an instrument
Workshop, Assessment Institute, 2021, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Assessing experiences of public safety as a catalyst for community engagement
Workshop, Assessment Institute, 2021, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Not just for voters: Including ineligible voters in the creation of a civically engaged campus climate
Workshop, Civic Learning & Democratic Engagement Meeting, 2021, Minneapolis, MN
Understanding students’ voting behaviors: How to assess political engagement moving forward
Workshop, Civic Learning & Democratic Engagement Meeting, 2021, Minneapolis, MN
‘I wasn’t wantin’ to go in the streets’: A case study of trauma and identity in chronic homelessness
Poster Presentation, International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry, 2021,
Can social work save democracy?
Webinar, Social Work Day on the Hill, 2021, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy, Washington, DC
Can social work save democracy?
Webinar, Student Advocacy Day, 2021, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy, Washington, DC
Young social workers speak out on the future of democracy
Webinar, Social Work Day on the Hill, 2021, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy, Washington, DC
Local Leadership in Turbulent Times: How Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones and St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell Rose to the Challenge of Local Political Leadership
Webinar, Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis
How healthy is our democracy and does it really matter?: Civic health, poverty, and inequality
Poster Presentation, Research Without Walls, Washington University in St. Louis
Does automatic voter registration increase voter turnout?: Difference-in- differences
Poster Presentation, Research Without Walls, Washington University in St. Louis