Lonnie Berger
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2002.
Child and family policy; child well-being; child maltreatment; children's living arrangements; housing policy; family resources and family structure.
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Contact Information

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Social Work
314 School of Social Work
1350 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 263-6332
Email: lmberger@wisc.edu

Education

Ph.D., Columbia University, 2002
M.S.W., Hunter College,1997
B.A., Rutgers University, 1993

Selected Publications

Heintze, Theresa C., Berger, Lawrence M., Naidich, Wendy B., and Meyers, Marcia K. (2006). ?Housing Assistance and Employment: How Far Reaching Are the Effects of Rental Subsidies?? Social Service Review, 80(4): 635-674.

Berger, Lawrence M. (2006). ?Children Living Out-of-Home: Effects of Family and Environmental Characteristics.? Children and Youth Services Review, 28(2): 158-179.

Berger, Lawrence M., McDaniel, Marla, and Paxson, Christina. (2005) ?Assessing Parenting Behaviors Across Racial Groups: Implications for the Child Welfare System.? Social Service Review, 79(4): 653-688.

Berger, Lawrence M. and Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne. (2005). ?Socioeconomic Status, Parenting Knowledge and Behaviors, and Perceived Maltreatment of Young Low-Birth-Weight Children.? Social Service Review, 79(2): 237-267.

Berger, Lawrence M. (2005). ?Income, Family Characteristics, and Physical Violence Toward Children.? Child Abuse and Neglect, 29(2): 107-133.

Berger, Lawrence M., Hill, Jennifer, and Waldfogel, Jane. (2005). ?Maternity Leave, Early Maternal Employment, and Child Outcomes in the U.S.? The Economic Journal, 115: F29-F47.

Berger, Lawrence M. and Waldfogel, Jane. (2004). ?Out-of-Home Placement of Children and Economic Factors: An Empirical Analysis.? Review of Economics of the Household, 2(4): 387-411.

Berger, Lawrence M. (2004). ?Income, Family Structure, and Child Maltreatment Risk.? Children and Youth Services Review, 26(8): 725-748.

Berger, Lawrence M. and Waldfogel, Jane (2004). ?Maternity Leave and the Employment of New Mothers in the United States.? Journal of Population Economics, 17(2), 331-349.

Berger, Lawrence M. (2003). ?Estimating the Benefits and Costs of a Universal Substance Abuse Screening and Treatment Referral Policy for Pregnant Women.? Journal of Social Service Research, 29(1): 57-84.

Berger, Lawrence M. and Waldfogel, Jane (2000). ?Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: Long-Run Effects and Policy Implications.? Social Service Review, 74 (1): 28-54.

Berger, Lawrence M. (2000). ?The Emotional and Intellectual Aspects of Protest Music: Implications for Community Organizing Education.? Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 20(1/2): 57-76.