Valerie Taing
PhD Student. Social Work/Sociology Candidate
Research Interests/Focus
How policymakers, bureaucrats, and advocates define the needs of children and poor families, and how these definitions inadvertently create new inequalities. Bringing new analytic tools to the study of culture, the welfare state, and poverty governance, I show how culture shapes the relationship between families and the state.
Dissertation Title
Accepted soc faculty position at UC Davis with start date of July 2025.
Contact Information
| Phone | Fax | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vtaing@umich.edu | B660 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BA | Simmons College, Boston, MA | |
| 2013 | MSW | University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |