Children / Adolescents

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Gina Adams, Center on Labor, Human Services, & Population.

Areas of expertise: Child care; Head Start.

Martha Burt, Center on Labor, Human Services, & Population.

Areas of expertise: Adolescents; domestic violence/violence against women; homelessness; mental health; social services integration.

Ajay Chaudry, Center on Labor, Human Services, & Population.

Areas of expertise: Child poverty; early childhood development; Head Start; working families; income support programs; children and families program reforms; children in immigrant families; management of public programs

Linda Giannarelli, Income & Benefits Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Child care subsidy eligibility; child care expenses; microsimulation; welfare reform; WIC.

Ian Hill, Health Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Children’s health insurance; state and local health programs.

Genevieve Kenney, Health Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Children’s health insurance; SCHIP; Medicaid; interactions between public and private coverage.

Robert Lerman, institute fellow, Center on Labor, Human Services, & Population.

Areas of expertise: Child support/paternity; family structure and composition; education and employment; income and wealth distribution; job training; poverty; school-to-work initiatives; unwed fathers; welfare reform.

Jennifer Macomber, Center on Labor, Human Services, & Population.

Areas of expertise: Child protective services; vulnerable families; early childhood; foster care and adoption.

Signe-Mary McKernan, Center on Labor, Human Services, & Population.

Areas of expertise: Credit and asset building for low-income families; micro-credit programs; rent-to-own customers; poverty; cash welfare and Food Stamp Program impact on outcomes for children and families.

Caroline Ratcliffe, Center on Labor, Human Services, & Population.

Areas of expertise: Poverty; cash welfare and Food Stamp Program impact on outcomes for children and families; welfare-to-work programs.

Elaine Sorensen, Income & Benefits Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Child support/paternity; noncustodial fathers; state child support collection policies; single-parent families.

Laura Wheaton, Income & Benefits Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Child support/paternity; noncustodial fathers; microsimulation.

Sheila Zedlewski, director, Income & Benefits Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Child nutrition programs; poverty; work support programs; welfare reform; food stamp policy; engagement of older adults; state spending for low-income populations.