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J-PAL North America convened a small group of researchers to ask how we might consider positionality within a quantitative research setting.

Research shows that these proven interventions can help increase eligible households’ access to SNAP.

This is the first of an annual series of blog posts about J-PAL North America's DEI efforts.

The Bay Area Evaluation community of practice is committed to supporting rigorously designed evaluations; implementing constituent-centered programs; sharing knowledge and stories; and informing housing policy in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Rachel Maltz—Senior Program Manager of the City of Carlsbad California’s Innovation and Economic Development Department—shares her experience participating in LEVER's 2023 Training Sprint and how the program has helped evolve the city's approach to evidence and data usage in policymaking.

J-PAL affiliated researcher Marcella Alsan and coauthors Romaine Campbell, Lukas Leister, and Ayotomiwa Ojo share insights from their research on how investigator racial diversity affects clinical trial participation by Black respondents.

Deputy Director of the Western Fire Chiefs Association Chief Bob Horton and researchers Judson Boomhower (UC San Diego) and Patrick Baylis (University of British Columbia) discuss their research partnership to evaluate a program encouraging households to take up wildfire prevention practices.

In this post, J-PAL North America shares lessons learned from homeless service providers who have been participating in our Los Angeles Homelessness Evaluation Network.