Appendix B- Roundtable Participant List

^{Policy Research and Analysis on Refugee Self-Sufficiency and Integration}

Monday, May 15^th – Tuesday, May 16^th, 2017

Urban Institute

2100 M Street NW

Washington, DC 20037

Purpose: Garner expertise to improve the Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR) redesign effort and to increase the evidence base to strengthen policy and programs on refugee resettlement.¹

Attendees

Outside Experts

• Rami Arafah, Harder+Company

• Dina Birman, University of Miami*

• Sanja Bebic, Center for Applied Linguistics

• Randy Capps, Migration Policy Institute (MPI)*

• Jennifer Cochran, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

• Phillip Connor, Pew Research Center*

• Sam Elkin, MEF Associates

• Jeremy Ferwerda, Dartmouth College and Stanford Immigration Policy Lab*

• Abigail Fisher Williamson, Trinity College*

• David Kallick, Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI)

• Devin Keithley, Researcher on Central Ohio Refugee Report*

• Robin Koralek, Abt Associates

• Duncan Lawrence, Stanford Immigration Policy Lab

• Ngoan Le, Illinois State Refugee Coordinator

• Lyn Morland, McGill University*

• Rachel Peric, Welcoming America*

• Galya Ruffer, Northwestern University, Center for Forced Migration Studies*

• Aryah Somers Landsberger, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR)

• Paul Stein, Independent Consultant and Former Colorado State Refugee Coordinator*

• Larry Yungk, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

VOLAGs

• Erol Kekic, Church World Service (CWS)

• Rebecca Demissie Hailemes, Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC)

• Tsehaya Teferra, ECDC

• Mike Mitchell, HIAS

• Melanie Nezer, HIAS

• Margaret Gibbon, International Rescue Committee (IRC)*

• Graeme Rodgers, IRC*

• Sandra Vines, IRC

• Kay Bellor, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS)

Federal Staff

• Amanda Barlow, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)/ Administration for Children and Families (ACF)*

• Stephanie Acker Housman, HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

• Jennifer Burnszynski, HHS/ASPE

• Robin Ghertner, HHS/ASPE*

• John R. Graham, HHS/ASPE*

• Sofi Martinez, HHS/ASPE

• Erica Meade, HHS/ASPE

• Nicole Deterding, HHS/Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)

• Tiffany McCormack, HHS/OPRE

• Erica Zielewski, HHS/OPRE

• Anastasia Brown, HHS/Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)

• Sarah Dunning, HHS/ORR

• Lauren Edwards, HHS/ORR

• Curi Kim, HHS/ORR

• Faith Ray, HHS/ORR

• Carl Rubenstein, HHS/ORR

• Jenn Schmalz, HHS/ORR

• Ken Tota, HHS/ORR*

• Michael Jones, DHS/United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

• Larry Bartlett, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)

• Barbara Day, U.S. Department of State, PRM

• Carrie Santos, U.S. Department of State, PRM

Urban Institute Staff

• Hamutal Bernstein*

• Shiva Kooragayala

• Demetra Nightingale

• Rob Santos*

• Molly Scott

• Audrey Singer*

• Tyler Woods

*indicates speaker

The main purpose of the Roundtable was to gather input for redesigning the ASR. There were several areas of focus, including: feedback on critical topics to consider and key integration dynamics during initial resettlement period; strategies to improve measurement of integration beyond the first 5 years; appropriate comparison groups; and other data and research strategies that can effectively use or supplement the ASR and administrative data.

Roundtable participants discussed and debated various aspects of refugee self-sufficiency and integration with a focus on those that have a bearing on measurement and research strategies.

1 This is not a Federal Advisory Group; consensus recommendations are neither sought nor required at the end of this convening.

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