Congratulations! PhD student Christian Porter has been accepted to Professional Development Training Series on Poverty and Economic Mobility Research with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 2025-2026 year. It is a professional development training series on poverty and economic mobility research for early career researchers and students through the University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty. "It is designed to increase researchers’ (1) interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of policy-relevant research contexts including the policymaking processes in federal agencies that administer human services programs; (2) ability to communicate with policy and public audiences effectively; (3) ability to work with affected communities in research development and dissemination; and (4) knowledge about research career paths outside of academia."