Biography Dr. David J. Pate Jr. is an Associate Professor of Consumer Science, Human Development & Family Studies; Dean’s Fathers and Fathering Faculty Fellow in the School of Human Ecology at UW–Madison. He is a leading expert on low income African-American men, fatherhood, and child support. Dr. Pate studies how black men are affected by …
Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Alejandra Ros Pilarz’s research agenda aims to improve the wellbeing of working families with low-incomes through policy-relevant research. Her research examines the effects of parental employment and children’s early care and education (ECE) contexts on family wellbeing and children’s development. She also examines how child and family policies—including ECE policies, work-family …
Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Weidi Qin is an interdisciplinary scholar trained in social work, gerontology, and social epidemiology. Her program of research is focused on contextual factors of cardiometabolic diseases (especially diabetes) and independent living among community-dwelling older adults. In particular, she is interested in understanding how environmental and psychosocial factors interact with physiological indicators …
Biography Quentin Riser is an assistant professor in Human Development and Family Studies in the School of Human Ecology at UW–Madison. His research examines the ways in which birth, child, family characteristics, and public policies influence children’s cognitive and social-emotional development as well as family well-being. He is also interested in applications of quantitative research …
Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Professor Robert’s research focuses on how social and economic aspects of people’s lives affect their health and well-being over the life course. Many of her publications focus on how neighborhood context affects health and contributes to socioeconomic and racial health disparities. Her focus is on seeing social policy as health policy …
Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Dr. Tawandra Rowell-Cunsolo’s research broadly examines the intersection of the criminal justice system and health outcomes. More specifically, her research examines ways in which incarceration affects the health of vulnerable communities, especially in the areas of HIV risk behaviors and substance use. Dr. Rowell-Cunsolo’s research has been funded by the National …
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Curriculum Vitae Download Biography Marci Ybarra’s research considers the relationship between public provisions and socioeconomic well-being among low-income families in the U.S. Drawing on mixed-methods and diverse data sources, Ybarra examines these factors at the local, state, and national level. Her research focuses on the overall impacts of social policies and programs as well as …