University of Wisconsin–Madison

La Follette students and faculty present their research at state capitol

Last week, La Follette students and faculty presented their research to policymakers as part of the UW–Madison Day at the Capitol. Two teams of second-year MPA students conducted cost-benefit analyses for real-world clients and shared their research during a poster session. First-year MPA student, Angela Maloney, presented a poster detailing the policy brief she completed as a Roosevelt Institute Emerging Fellow last year. Finally, as part of the day’s events advocating for UW–Madison, Assistant Professor Mariel Barnes shared early findings from Wisconsin’s Domestic Violence Housing First pilot program.
Students stand on either side of a statue of Bob La Follette

La Follette students pose with the Bob La Follette statue at the Wisconsin State Capitol. From left to right: Mary Baumgartner, Johanna Schmidt, Zach Bauer, Angela Maloney, Madison Mehlberg, and Lauri Asbury.

Johanna Schmidt points to her poster while Representative Robert Wittke listens

MPA student Johanna Schmidt presents her group’s poster to Representative Robert Wittke.

Students stand on either side of their poster in the Wisconsin State Capitol

Lauri Asbury, Madison Mehlberg, and Zach Bauer present their project A Cost-Benefit Analysis of a City-Owned Childcare Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

The rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol is filled with students presenting research posters

The poster session took place in the rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol as part of the annual event highlighting the amazing faculty, students, alumni, and athletics at UW–Madison.

Students present research posters in the rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol

UW–Madison graduate students and postdoctoral researchers shared their research with state legislators and legislative staff, demonstrating why the cutting-edge research taking place on campus is important to Wisconsinites.

Angela Maloney presents her poster to a listener in the Wisconsin State Capitol

MPA student Angela Maloney presents her poster about systemic barriers for working-class candidates running for elected offices.

Students pose for a group photo with Representative Adam Neylon and Senator Kelda Roys

CBA students Madison Mehlberg, Zach Bauer, Johanna Schmidt, and Lauri Asbury pose with Representative Adam Neylon and Senator Kelda Roys at the UW Day at the Capitol Luncheon organized by the Wisconsin Alumni Association.

Mariel Barnes points to her slides during a presentation in the Wisconsin State Capitol

Assistant Professor Mariel Barnes presented a flash talk titled “Preliminary Findings from Wisconsin’s Domestic Violence Housing First Pilot Program” in the North Hearing Room of the State Capitol Building.

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