In the News: Leonard M. Lopoo
The Effects of Waiving WIC Physical Presence Requirements on Program Caseloads
“The Effects of Waiving WIC Physical Presence Requirements on Program Caseloads,” co-authored by Maxwell professors Colleen Heflin and Leonard Lopoo, and Ph.D. student W. Clay Fannin, was published in Social Service Review.
See related: Food Security, Nutrition, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Maxwell School Announces Two New Chairs and Trio of Directors for 2024-25
Several Maxwell School faculty have been promoted to leadership roles, including Junko Takeda, who has been named chair of the Citizenship and Civic Engagement (CCE) Undergraduate Program after serving in an interim role since July 2023, and Leonard M. Lopoo, who began as chair of the Public Administration and International Affairs Department in July 2024.
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9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants
The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that supports research and community programming over three years to examine the racial wealth gap’s root causes and ideas that may resolve its economic and social inequalities, says Kendall Phillips, Lender Center interim director.
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Waiving SNAP Interviews during the COVID19 Pandemic Increased SNAP Caseloads
Waiving SNAP Interviews during the COVID-19 Pandemic Increased SNAP Caseloads
Behavioral Science Interventions Could Increase SNAP Comprehension Among Military Families
Behavioral Science Interventions Could Increase SNAP Comprehension Among Military Families
PAIA Doctoral Student Receives Grant for SNAP Research
Clay Fannin was awarded $25,000 to continue research he began with professors Colleen Heflin and Len Lopoo.
See related: COVID-19, Food Security, Grant Awards, Nutrition, Student Experience, U.S. Health Policy
Local Control, Discretion, and Administrative Burden: SNAP Interview Waivers/Caseloads During COVID
"Local Control, Discretion, and Administrative Burden: SNAP Interview Waivers and Caseloads During the COVID-19 Pandemic," co-authored by Maxwell faculty members Colleen Heflin and Leonard Lopoo, and doctoral student William Clay Fannin, was published in The American Review of Public Administration.
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Students, Faculty Receive Spring 2023 SOURCE and Honors Research Grants
The awards support undergraduate research projects.
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Leonard Lopoo Named Co-Investigator on $240K NSF Grant for Academic Coaching
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Counting Clicks
Researchers in the Maxwell X Lab are gauging the effectiveness of various student recruitment tools.
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Lopoo Joins National Panel Examining Behavioral Economics
Maxwell School faculty member Leonard Lopoo is one of 13 scholars from across the country who have been selected to serve on a prestigious National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine panel that will explore behavioral economics.
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The Effect of EITC Exposure in Childhood on Marriage and Early Childbearing
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A Pledge to Transform Education
A gift by Ben ’84 and Marcia Baldanza ’86 inspires a joint initiative aimed at closing the achievement gap by diversifying teachers.
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Leonard Lopoo Named Volcker Chair at Maxwell School
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Heflin, Lopoo study on collaboration across social programs published
Win-Win-Win Situation
Maxwell School’s X Lab is helping the City of Syracuse collect overdue property taxes by redesigning their letters with a graphic, attention-grabbing message that has resulted in nearly $100,000 of unlikely payments. The X Lab, created a year and a half ago, has the potential for other scholars, offering students real-world sandboxing opportunities and working with public and nonprofit clients at a lower cost than private consultants.
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X Lab article on improving SNAP recertification published in JBPA
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