Research and Grants
Current Research
Principal Investigator of the Career and Family Opportunity Study, a five-year project of the Crittenton Women’s Union in Boston, examining the complex pathways and impact of a comprehensive education and career development program, serving low-income parents.
Previous Research at Boston College
2005-2007
Co-Principal Investigator on Engaging Workers and Improving Care, an interndisciplinary interdisciplinary research team with Brandeis University, studying a labor/management healthcare program sponsored by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Commonwealth Foundation.
2004 - 2005
Co-Principal Investigator on Better Jobs and Better Care, in collaboration with Brandeis University and funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropy, studying work experiences and perspectives of frontline careworkers.
2002-2003
Principal Investigator of Lower-Income Work and Family Research Project, funded by the Ford Foundation, examining effects of unsustainable but demanding jobs on parents, children, family life and community institutions including childcare centers, schools and workplaces.
Previous Research at Harvard University (1997-2002)
2001-2001 Harvard Law School
Co-Principal Investigator of Border Crossings, a research and public policy project comparing American and global human rights projects and economic development practices.
1999-2001 Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Principal Investigator of Across the Boundaries: A national 2-year study on work, family and community life in low-income America, funded by the Ford and Annie E. Casey Foundations.
1998-1999 Radcliffe Public Policy Center
Principal Investigator of Welfare in Transition: A study on low-income, single-mother families during welfare reform funded by Cities of Cambridge and Boston.
