CSD Shares Research, Expertise at APPAM 2025

Rear view of Audience listening Speakers on the stage in the conference hall

This November, the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) will welcome more than 2,500 individuals from the public policy research community to Seattle for the 47th Annual Fall Research Conference. The multi-disciplinary convening features research on current and emerging policy and management issues. This year, Center for Social Development (CSD) affiliates are contributing […]

New findings from SEED OK reveal new impacts

New findings published in a series of studies add to the growing body of evidence on the transformative potential of Child Development Account policy. The findings from SEED for Oklahoma Kids, a long-running experiment conducted by the Center for Social Development. come as federal officials are developing a strategy for implementing the new Trump Accounts policy.

CSD Announces Expanded Leadership

Changes build upon CSD’s legacy, will shape a productive future. The Center for Social Development (CSD), a leading research center located within the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, announces an expansion of organizational leadership. Jin Huang, the Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy, has been named Co-Director of CSD alongside Michael […]

Huang inducted into American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare

In recognition of his many contributions to social work research, policy, and practice, CSD’s Associate Director for Research, Jin Huang, was inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare on January 18. “I am honored and humbled to be counted among the nation’s finest social-work researchers and practitioners, and my team shares […]

CSD Research, Expertise Showcased at SSWR 2025

The 29th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) featured the work of 41 affiliates of the Center for Social Development (CSD) across 72 events. Faculty, staff, and associated researchers contributed to 11 symposia, three roundtables, 16 oral presentations, five flash talks, and 30 poster presentations. They convened five Special Interest […]