Biography Judi Bartfeld’s research examines the problems of hunger and food insecurity in the United States, including patterns, causes, consequences, and solutions, with a particular interest in the role of food assistance programs and policies. She also has an appointment with UW–Madison Division of Extension, where she works to make food security data and research …
Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Lawrence (Lonnie) Berger is Associate Vice Chancellor for Research in the Social Sciences, Sheila B. Kamerman and Alfred J. Kahn Professor of Social Policy, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Social Work, and former Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research …
Biography Associate Professor Lauren Bishop’s research uses epidemiological, advanced computational, and qualitative methods to characterize disparities in health and wellbeing in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities as they age. Her National Institutes of Health-funded program of research focuses specifically on autistic adults and how their unique mental, physical, and social needs can be properly …
Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Research Lab Website Pajarita Charles, PhD, MSW, MPA, is an Associate Professor at the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work. She is the director of the Family Wellbeing & Justice Lab and an affiliate of the Center for Law, Society, and Justice, the Institute for Research on Poverty, and the Center …
Biography J. Michael Collins is the Fetzer Family Chair in Consumer and Personal Finance, Professor of Consumer Science, and Faculty Director of the Center for Financial Security. Dr. Collins studies consumer decision-making in the financial marketplace, including the role of public policy in influencing credit, savings, and investment choices. He is involved in studies of household …
Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Transracial and transcultural adoption, relative adoption, kinship care, foster care, advocacy, strength-based services for children and families, and child welfare policy.
Curriculum Vitae Download Wesley Correll-King (he/him) is an interdisciplinary health equity researcher trained in public health, demography, and education. His research uses qualitative, quantitative, and participatory methods to examine the structural, institutional, and social drivers of health inequities impacting transgender and nonbinary (trans) people in the United States. Most of his work uses intersectionality frameworks …
Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Marah Curtis’ research focuses on how differences in housing conditions, benefit policies and contextual factors affect the health and well being of families. Concerns that families that are eligible for or take-up a benefit may differ from non-recipients in ways that are associated with housing and health outcomes are inherent challenges …
Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Dr. Celina Doria (she/her) is a critical qualitative social work scholar whose work addresses questions at the intersection of reproductive justice, gender-based violence, and state violence. Her research centers the embodied experiences of marginalized women and pregnant people as they navigate, resist, and heal from intersecting inequalities and oppressions. Dr. Doria’s research …
Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Laura Dresser joined the SSW as Assistant Clinical Professor of Macropractice in 2017. She is also the Associate Director of COWS, a UW–Madison think-and-do tank where she has worked for more than two decades. Her research and practice has focused on low-wage work and workforce development systems. She has analyzed the …