Welcome to NASPAA2020!
Keynote Speakers
KEESHA GASKINS-NATHAN, di rec tor for the Democ rat i c Prac t i ce– Uni ted States program at the Rockefel ler Brother s Fund Ms. Gaskins-Nathan is dedicated to advancing measures and ideas that improve democratic systems and engage democratic culture in the United States to support full and fair democratic and economic opportunity for all residents. Ms. Gaskins-Nathan is a long-time organizer, lobbyist, and trial attorney. Prior to joining the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, she was senior counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice, serving as the director of the Redistricting and Representation program. Her portfolio included redistricting reform, voting rights, and el ections, with a focus on voter suppression issues. Ms. Gaskins-Nathan is a frequent lecturer and writer on issues related to women and politics, movement building, and democratic reform. She is the author of
numerous articles and publications related to voter suppression, voting rights, and redistricting. Ms. Gaskins-Nathan served as executive director for the League of Women Voters Minnesota and the executive director for the Minnesota Women’s Political Caucus. She worked for several years as a civil trial attorney, and also served as a special assistant appellate public defender for the State of Minnesota. Following law school, Ms. Gaskins-Nathan served as a shared judicial clerk for the Honorable Alan Page and the Honorable Joan Ericksen at the Minnesota Supreme Court. She was also a 2008 Feminist Leadership Fellow with the University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs - Center on Women and Public Policy. She is a frequent commentator on voting rights and redistricting reform and regularly appears on numerous news and public affairs programming, including past appearances on PBS’s NewsHour, MSNBC, and Bill Moyers. Opening Plenary: Thurs. 11:00 – 11:45am EDT
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Robert C. Orr, NASPAA President, Dean, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Trevor Brown, NASPAA Conference Chair, Dean, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University #NASPAA2020 has a lot to offer. It won't be a Zoom snooze!
CHRISTOPHER J.L. MURRAY, MD, DPhi l , Ins t i tute Di rec tor of the Ins t i tute for Heal th Met r i cs and Evaluat ion ( IHME) , Professor and Chai r of Heal th Met r i cs Sc iences at the Uni ver s i ty of Washington Professor Murray’s career has focused on improving health for everyone worldwide by improving health evidence. A physician and health economist, his work has led to the development of a range of new methods and empirical studies to strengthen health measurement, analyze the performance of public health and medical caresystems, and assess the cost-effectiveness of health technologies. IHME provides rigorous and comparable measurement of the world’s most important health problems and evaluates the strategies used to address them. Before founding IHME, Murray served as Executive Director, Evidence and Information for Policy Cluster at the World Health Organization, Director, Harvard
PANELS: Put the sessions on your calendar in Pathable (the conference platform) and tune in for hard-hitting conversations, discussing voice in the civic square of 2020 America and the world, and on speaking truth to power in pandemic management and policy. WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS: Sign up in Pathable and join a workshop of interest for hands-on learning! SIMULATION EDUCATION: You have sent students to the NASPAA simulation competitions—now it’s your turn to play and compete.
LIVE HAPPY HOURS: Bump into your colleagues and friends for informal conversations, and go into breakout rooms for individual chats. VIRTUAL EXHIBIT HALL: Navigate the virtual exhibit hall map, and pop into live chats to learn about your colleagues' programs. COMMITTEE AND SECTION MEETINGS: Connect with NASPAA colleagues who have common interests—and they're open to anyone! These will be scheduled throughtout the month.
Initiative for Global Health and Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, and Richard Saltonstall Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and 2018 co-recipient of the John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award. Friday Plenary: Fri. 12:50 – 1:35pm EDT
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