Internship programs at the National Academy of Social Insurance were established nearly 30 years ago to fulfill the vision of founder, Robert M. Ball, and other founding board members. The aim is to help develop the next generation of social insurance leaders.
In addition to work at their placement organizations, students in the Academy’s summer internship programs participate in weekly seminars, policy forums, and the annual Robert M. Ball Award celebration. These experiences allow students to interact with current leaders in the field. Seminars are classroom-style presentations geared towards deepening interns’ understanding of current issues in social insurance.
Our intern seminar schedule for 2022 will feature the following presentations:
Friday, June 3 | Workers’ Compensation
- Jennifer Wolf – virtual, President & CEO of Minnesota Workers Compensation Insurance Association Inc.
Friday, June 10 | Social Security: Will it be there for us?
- Elisa Walker – virtual, Professional staff member, Social Security Subcommittee, Committee on Ways and Means
- Andy Achenbaum – virtual, Professor of Social Work and History at the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston
Friday, June 17 | Holiday – No Seminar
Friday, June 24 | SSI and SSDI: Present challenges and future policy fixes
- Bethany Lilly , Senior Director for income policy at The Arc
Friday, July 1 | Holiday – No Seminar
Friday, July 8 | Economic Policy and Social & Racial Justice
- Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Vice-Chair, Academy Board of Directors; Co-executive Director at Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality
Friday, July 15 | Long-Term Services and Support
- Christina Wu, Research and Policy Director, Long-Term Quality Alliance
Friday, July 22 | The Care Economy
- Josie Kalipeni , Academy Board of Directors ; Deputy Director, Family Values @ Work
Friday, July 29 | Medicare and Health Policy
- Matthew Fiedler , Fellow in economic studies at USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
Friday, August 5 | Medicaid
- Linda Elam, Managing Director at Manatt Health Strategies
Friday, August 12 | Final Seminar: The Path of Leadership
- Renée Landers , Chair, Academy Board of Directors; Professor of law, Suffolk University Law School