Kristin S. Seefeldt
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Degrees
- BA, American Government, 1990, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.;
- MPP, Public Policy, 1996, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
- PhD, Sociology and Public Policy, 2010, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
BioSketch
Assistant Professor
Kristin Seefeldt?s primary research interests lie in exploring how low-income individuals understand their situations, particularly around issues related to work and economic well being.
Currently, she is conducting research on families? financial coping strategies and is a Principal Investigator of a survey examining the effects of the recession and recovery policies on individuals? well being.
She is the author of Working After Welfare (W.E. Upjohn Institute Press), which discusses employment and work-family balance challenges among former welfare recipients, and a co-author of America?s Poor and the Great Recession (Indiana University Press).
| Email |
kseef@umich.edu |
| Location |
| Room: | 2770 SSWB |
| Phone: | (734) 615-2113 |
| Fax: | (734) 763-3372 |
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University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Selected Publications
| Harding, D., & Seefeldt, K. S. (2013). Mixed methods and causal research. In S. L. Morgan (Ed.), Handbook of Causal Analysis for Social Research. New York: Springer. |
| Seefeldt, K. S., & Graham, J. (2013). America's Poor and the Great Recession. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. |
| Seefeldt, K. S. (2008). Working after welfare: How women balance jobs and famile in the wake of welfare reform. Kalamazoo, MI: W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. |
