Publications

Note: Work from before Fall 2024 appears under the names “Abigail Lindner” or “Abigail Rose Lindner.”

Academic

Hanlon, R., Lindner, A. & Garcia-Rosales, K.V. (2024). Examining the impact of participation in a foster parent support program on child welfare outcomes in Georgia. Journal of Public Child Welfare. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2024.2372728.

Lindner, A.R. & Hanlon, R. (2024). Outcomes of Youth with Foster Care Experiences Based on Permanency Outcome – Adoption, Aging Out, Long-Term Foster Care, and Reunification: A Systematic Review. Children and Youth Services Review, 156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107366.

Lindner, A.R. & Hanlon, R. (2023). A Systematic Review on the Impact of ASFA on the Outcomes of Children and Birth Families Involved in the Foster Care System. Adoption Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2023.2286554.

Articles

Adoption Advocate (National Council For Adoption)

  1. The Adoption and Safe Families Act: History and Impact (October 6, 2023)
  2. Understanding the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (May 4, 2022)
  3. Adult Adoptee Access to Adoption and Birth Records: Controversy and Legislation (November 1, 2021)
  4. Single Parent Adoption: The Process and Experience of Adopting Unpartnered (August 31, 2021)

OR/MS Today

  1. Operations Research for Social Good: What to Expect When Working Outside of Industry and Academia (February 2023)
  2. Foregrounding Operations Research in Modern Art (reprint from OR/MS Tomorrow, October 2022), with Nandan Singh
  3. Questions to Ask Yourself While Composing a Diversity Statement (June 2022)
  4. Food, Food, Everywhere, But No Scrap of Health in Reach: Food Inequity in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged and Majority-Minority Communities (December 2021)
  5. INFORMS Academic Program Database: A Tool to Identify the Best Analytics Programs (August 2021)
  6. The Passion and Potential of Collegiate Esports (June 2021)
  7. Working, learning, cooking – and living – from home (August 2020), with Sepehr Ramyar and Kirby Ledvina

OR/MS Tomorrow

  1. Optimizing Heating Systems: OR Questions for Renewable Energy Integration (Spring/Summer 2024)
  2. College Competition and the Connection to Rising Student Costs (Fall/Winter 2023)
  3. Book Review: Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD: A Survival Guide (Spring/Summer 2023)
  4. The U.S. Foster Care System: Parent-Child Matching (Spring/Summer 2023)
  5. The U.S. Foster Care System: Resource Allocation (Fall/Winter 2022)
  6. Improving Nature Reserve Design (Fall/Winter 2022)
  7. In the Wild: Operations Research in Ecological Studies (Spring/Summer 2022)
  8. Foregrounding Operations Research in Modern Art (Spring/Summer 2022), with Nandan Singh
  9. Preparing Your Diversity Statement: A Commitment to Inclusive Teaching and Research (Fall/Winter 2021), with Amro El-Adle
  10. Might Data Help the Destitute? Analytics to Address Homelessness (Spring/Summer 2021)
  11. Using Modern Tools for Operations Research: Concepts & Codes (Spring/Summer 2021), with Egbe-Etu Etu
  12. Declining College Enrollments: A System Dynamics Approach (Fall/Winter 2020)
  13. Everything Within 20 Minutes: Travel Infrastructure & the 20-Minute Neighborhood (Fall/Winter 2020)
  14. From Cocoa to Chocolate (Spring/Summer 2020), with Srinivasan Balan
  15. Working During and After COVID-19 (Spring/Summer 2020), with Amira Hijazi

Blog Posts

Massachusetts Sierra Club

  1. Art for the Planet: Spotlight on Stan Eichner (September 26, 2022)
  2. For Sustainable Summer Adventures, Consider the State’s Wildlife Sanctuaries (September 15, 2022)
  3. Recycling the Lithium-Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles (August 10, 2022)
  4. Sacred Cod: The History and Future of a Massachusetts Industry (August 5, 2022)
  5. Co-existence and Conservation: Thoughts Upon Encountering a Turtle in the Backyard (July 25, 2022)
  6. The Damaging Effects of Air Pollution on Mental Health (June 24, 2022)

Essays & Narrative Non-fiction

Providence Mag

  1. G.K. Chesterton and the Patriotism of Flag Day (June 14, 2022), with Eric Patterson
  2. G.K. Chesterton on the Necessity for Public Monuments and Memorials (May 27, 2022), with Eric Patterson
  3. G.K. Chesterton’s Lessons for Patriotism and the Olympics (February 3, 2022), with Eric Patterson
  4. C.S. Lewis and Veterans Day: Honoring the Protectors (November 11, 2021), with Eric Patterson

Other

Personal Projects