Fighting for Reliable Evidence

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APPENDIX INDIVIDUALS CONTACTED FOR THE BOOK (Note: Interviewees are identified by the titles they held at the time about which they were questioned, except for individuals whose most recent affiliation is also relevant and for MDRC staff who had multiple titles over the period of the book.) Interviewed in Person or by Telephone Mary Jo Bane (Howard, 2010): Former Assistant Secretary for Children and Families , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Jo Anne Barnhart (Howard, 2010, 2011): Former Associate Commissioner for Family Assistance, Social Security Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Former Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Former Commissioner, Social Security Administration Jon Baron (Howard, Judy, 2012)*: President, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Michael Barth (Judy, 2009): Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Income Security Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Gordon Berlin (Judy, 2007, 2009, 2011): Former Project Officer and Program Analyst , Office of Research and Development, Employment and Training Administration , U.S. Department of Labor; Former Deputy Director, Urban Poverty Program , Ford Foundation; Former Senior Vice President, MDRC; President, MDRC *Individuals contacted for the coda to this book, “Random Assignment Takes Center Stage.” 474 APPENDIX Susan Berresford (Judy, 2007): Former Vice President and President, Ford Foundation Howard Bloom (Judy, 2012)*: Chief Social Scientist, MDRC Thomas Brock (Judy, 2010): Director, Young Adults and Postsecondary Education, MDRC Prudence Brown (Judy, 2007): Former Program Officer, Urban Poverty, Ford Foundation David Butler (Judy, 2010): Vice President, Director, Health and Barriers to Employment , MDRC Nancye Campbell (Howard, 2010): Research Analyst, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Thomas Cook (Judy, 2012)*: Joan and Sarepta Harrison Chair of Ethics and Justice, Professor of Sociology, Psychology, Education, and Social Policy, Northwestern University Mike Fishman (Howard, 2010): Former Director, Division of Income Security Policy , Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Keith Fontenot (Howard, 2012): Former Chief, Income Maintenance Branch, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Peter Germanis (Howard, 2010): Former Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Policy Development , The White House Olivia Golden (Howard, 2011): Former Commissioner for Children, Youth, and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Former Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Barbara Goldman (Judy, 2006, 2009, 2010; Howard, 2010): Vice President, MDRC Naomi Goldstein (Howard, 2012): Director, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation , Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Robert Granger (Judy, 2010): Former Senior Vice President, MDRC; President, William T. Grant Foundation John Greenwood (Judy, 2010): Former Director of Research, Innovations Program, Human Resources Development Canada; Former Executive Director, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation William Grinker (Judy, 2009, and by email): Former President, MDRC APPENDIX 475 Jean Grossman (Howard, 2012): Former Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor Gayle Hamilton (Howard, 2010): Senior Fellow, MDRC Ron Haskins (Howard, 2010): Former Welfare Counsel to the Republican Staff and Staff Director, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives Martin Hirsch (Judy, 2011)*: Former High Commissioner Against Poverty and High Commissioner for Youth Policy, France Robinson Hollister (Judy, 2009; Howard, Judy, 2012):* Former Chief of Research and Plans Division, U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity; Former Principal Investigator , National Supported Work Demonstration and Research Director, Mathematica Policy Research; Joseph Wharton Professor of Economics, Swarthmore College Wade Horn (Howard, 2010): Former Commissioner for Children, Youth, and Families , Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Former Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Robert Ivry (Judy, 2010, 2012, and by email)*: Senior Vice President, Development and External Affairs, MDRC Julie Kerksick (Judy, 2010): Former Executive Director, New Hope Project David Kleinberg (Howard, 2010): Former Deputy Associate Director, Health and Income Maintenance Division, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Virginia Knox (Judy, 2010): Director, Family Well-Being and Child Development, MDRC Karl Koerper (Howard, 2010): Former Director, Division of Economic Independence , Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Frederick (Fritz) Kramer (Judy, 2009): Former Program Officer and Division Chief, Office of...