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47th annual fall research conference for APPAM November 13-15 2025 Seattle Washington Theme is Forging Collaborations for Transformative and Resilient Policy Solutions

University of Maryland School of Public Policy looks forward to connecting with you this week in Seattle, WA at APPAM's 47th Annual Fall Research Conference.


Please be sure to network with our faculty and PhD students — Lucy Qiu, Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán, Emily Dobson, Jennifer Richmond, Zheyu Zhang, Tania Camila Lamprea Barragán and Xiaofeng Ye — and hear from them at the following panels and sessions.


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13


Tax Policy and Politics

  • 10:15 am - 11:45 am | 7th Floor, Room 705 - Palouse
  • Emily Dobson, discussant


In Paper Panel: Factors Affecting Energy Transitions: Politics, Information and Policies; On Single Paper: Can information make retail energy markets more equitable? Experimental evidence from the District of Columbia

  • 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm | 5th Floor, Room 508 - Tahuya
  • Jennifer Richmond, presenting author


Poverty and Environmental Inequity: Land, Heat and Energy

  • 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | 5th Floor, Room 506 - Samish
  • Zheyu Zhang, presenting author

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14


Examining the Reach and Impact of Tax Credits and Transfers at the State and Federal Level

  • 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm | 6th Floor, Room 601 - Hoh
  • Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán, discussant


Panel: Examining the Reach and Impact of Tax Credits and Transfers at the State and Federal Level; Presentation: Public Support, Private Choices: The 2021 Child Tax Credit and Parental Spending Behavior

  • 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm | 6th Floor, Room 601 - Hoh
  • Emily Dobson, organizer and presenting author


Coal Industry Decline and Workforce Adaptation: Insights from a Natural Experiment in Colombia

  • 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | 7th Floor, Room 710 - Regency Ballroom
  • Tania Camila Lamprea Barragán, presenting author

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15


In Paper Panel: Insights in Artificial Intelligence in Governance; On Single Paper: AI in Public Budgeting: From Academic Ideas to Practical Solutions

  • 8:30 am - 10:00 am | 6th Floor, Room 608 - Wynochee
  • Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán, presenting author


Panel: Policy Pathways in Energy and Aviation Transitions; On Paper: Public Attitudes Towards Emerging Energy Technologies

  • 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm | 5th Floor, Room 508 - Tahuya
  • Lucy Qiu, non-presenting co-author
  • Xiaofeng Ye, presenting author
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