Sandra (Sandy) K. Danziger

Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Research Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy

Degrees

AB, Sociology, 1971, Boston University, Boston, MA;
MS, Sociology, 1973, Boston University, Boston, MA;
PhD, Sociology, 1978, Boston University, Boston, MA

BioSketch

Sandra Danziger is professor of social work and research professor of public policy. Her primary research interests are the effects of public programs and policies on the well-being of disadvantaged families, poverty policy and social service programs, demographic trends in child and family well-being, gender issues across the life course, program evaluation, and qualitative research methods. Her current research examines welfare program approaches to addressing barriers to employment among single mothers. This includes an evaluation of a family support program provided by Starfish Family Services in Inkster, MI. She previously conducted an implementation study of Michigan's Jobs, Education and Training pilot projects. She was Principal Investigator on the Women's Employment Survey and the Implementing Welfare to Work Programs in Michigan study. In the past, Professor Danziger has studied how Michigan's General Assistance welfare recipients fared after Governor Engler terminated this income support program. Another previous study looked at perceived life options and teen motherhood among inner-city youth. Other areas of research/scholarly interest: social welfare policies, social services for families and children, poverty and well-being.

Sandy K. Danziger, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Research Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy

Email

sandrakd@umich.edu

Location

Room:	2710 SSWB
Phone:	(734) 764-5254
Fax:	(734) 763-3372

University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Location

Room:	#5104
Phone:	(734) 615-4648
Fax:	(734) 615-8047

University of Michigan
Ford School of Public Policy
735 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Selected Publications

Williams Shanks, T., & Danziger, S. K. (2010). Antipoverty policies and programs for families and children. In J. Jenson & M. Fraser (Eds.) , Social policy for children & families: A risk and resilience perspective (2nd ed., pp. 25-56). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Danziger, S. K. (2010). The decline of cash welfare and implications for social policy and poverty. Annual Review of Sociology, 36, 523-545.

Danziger, S. K., & Danziger, S. (2009). Child poverty and antipoverty policies in the United States: Lessons from research and cross-national policies. In S. B. Kamerman, S. Phipps, & J. Ben-Arieh (Eds.), From child welfare to child well-being: An international perspective on knowledge in the service of policy making (pp. 255-292). New York: Springer.

Danziger, S. K. (2009). [Review of the book Destinies of the disadvantaged: The politics of teen childbearing]. Social Service Review, 83(1), 133-136.

Danziger, S. & Danziger S. K. (2009). The U.S. social safety net and poverty: Lessons learned and promising approaches. In M. J. Bane & R. Zenteno (Eds.), Poverty and poverty reduction strategies: Mexican and international experience (pp. 233-261). Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Danziger, S. K., & Staller, K. M. (2008). Social problems: Overview. In T. Mizrahi & L. Davis (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social work. (20th ed.). NASW and Oxford.

Danziger, S. K. & Danziger, S. (2008). Child poverty in economic and public policy contexts. In S. Neuman (Ed.), Educating the other America: Top experts tackle poverty, literacy, and achievement in our schools (pp. 19-34). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Danziger, S. K. (2008). [Review of the book Putting poor people to work: How the work-first idea eroded college access for the poor]. Political Science Quarterly, 123(3), 518-519.

Danziger, S. K. (2007). Fixing poor support: A review essay. Social Service Review, 81(3), 551-556.