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PETER DAVID BRANDON

CURRICULUM VITAE

WORK ADDRESS: Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Ave.,

Albany, New York, 12222. Email: pbrandon@albany.edu

EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Public Policy Studies, The University of Chicago, 1991.

Masters of Public Policy, The University of Michigan, 1986.

Bachelor of Arts (Summa Cum Laude), Michigan State University, 1984.

CURRENT POSITIONS: Professor, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY, New York.

Affiliate Faculty, Department of Informatics, University at Albany, New York.

Director pro tem, Center for Demographic and Social Analysis, University at Albany, SUNY, New York, 2018-2019.

Visiting Professor, The University Institute of Lisbon, School of Sociology and

Public Policy, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019-present.

PAST POSITIONS: Associate Director, Center for Demographic and Social Analysis, University at

Albany, SUNY, New York, 2012-2014.

Broom Professor of Social Demography, Sociology and Anthropology

Department, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 2008—2011.

Professor of Demography and Australian Professorial Fellow, Research School

of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, 2005—2008.

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts,

Amherst, MA. 2002—2005.

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts,

Amherst, MA 1996—2002.

Associate Director, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic

Research, Amherst, MA 1996-1999.

Associate Professor of Research in Population Studies, Population Studies and

Training Center, Brown University, Providence, RI. 2002—2005.

Visiting Fellow, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 2003, 2017.

Research Scientist, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of

Wisconsin, Madison, WI. 1992-96.

Policy Analyst, Michigan Department of Social Services, Lansing, MI. 1984-85.

Administrative Assistant, Dean, Social Science College, Michigan State University,

Lansing, MI. 1984-85.

Resident Child Specialist, St. Vincent's Home for Children, Lansing, MI. 1982-82.

Senior Resident Head, Department of Education, Australia. 1979-81.

Social Worker, Department of Children's Services, Australia. 1977-81.

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ADVISORY ROLES: National Academy of Sciences and Committee on National Statistics, Member,

Panel on Review and Evaluation of the 2014 Survey of Income and Program

Participation Content and Design, Washington, D.C. 2014-2017.

National Academy of Sciences and National Institutes of Medicine, Member,

Panel on Immigrant Children, Washington, D.C. 1997-99.

National Academy of Sciences, Consultant, Panel on the Fiscal Impact of

Immigration, Washington, D.C. 1996-97.

University of Wisconsin Hospitals, Advisor, Efficacy and Effectiveness of

Implanting Hepatic Shunts in Children, Madison, WI. 1995-96.

Tinley Park Township, Consultant, Community Needs Assessment, Tinley

Park, IL. 1988.

International Labour Organisation, Advisor, Assessment of Job Training

Programs in Eastern Europe, Geneva, Switzerland. 1985-87.

HONORS & AWARDS: Adam Smith Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Adam Smith Research

Foundation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2015.

Senior Visiting Fellow, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington D.C., 2012

Fellow, Humanities Research Center, Carleton College. 2008-2009

Australian Professorial Fellow. 2005-2008 Kantor Award Finalist in Work and Family research. 2002, 2001

Asian Studies Fellow, University of Massachusetts. 1997

National Research Award, National Institutes for Health, Washington, D.C. 1994

Searle Fellow, The University of Chicago. 1991

Knoll Doctoral Research Fellowship, The University of Chicago. 1989

Doctoral Studies Fellowship, The University of Chicago. 1987

Rackham Graduate Fellowship, The University of Michigan. 1984

Herbert H. Lehman Fellow in Public Affairs, New York State. 1984

Academic Excellence Scholarship, Michigan State University. 1984

Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society Member. 1984

Golden Key National Honor Society Member. 1983

Alhambra International Scholarship. 1983

Michigan State University Honors College Member. 1982-1984

Michigan State University Dean's List. 1982-1984

PAST AFFLIATIONS: Professor of Research in Population Studies (Adjunct), Population Studies and

Training Center, Brown University, Providence, RI. 2005—08

Research Affiliate, Designing Models for Explaining Family Change, National

Institutes for Child Health and Development (NICHD), Washington, D.C. 2006-08 Research Associate, Australian Population Research Network, Australian National

University, Canberra, A.C.T. 2003-08

Research Associate, National Institute for Labour Studies, Flinders

University, Adelaide, South Australia. 2003-08 Research Affiliate, Joint Center for Poverty Research, Northwestern University/ University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. 1999-02

Research Affiliate, Family and Child Well-Being Research Network, National

Institutes for Child Health and Development, Washington, D.C. 2000-03

Research Affiliate, Center for Adoption Research, University of Massachusetts

Medical School, 1997-2000

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RESEARCH:

Research Interests

Inequality, poverty, and social inclusion; measurement of child and family well-being; social program

evaluation; youth employment policies; work and family; lone parent households; kin networks; youth-

to-adult transitions; measurement of social indicators; longitudinal survey methodologies; demography of

children with disabilities; gender disparities in economic mobility.

Publications

Invited to Revise and Resubmit to Peer-Review Journals

Brandon, Peter D., Danielle George, and Oleg Ivashchenko 2020, “Unexpected bedfellows: How architectural

principles help conceptualize and analyze breakups among intergenerational households.” Demographic Research.

Brandon, Peter D., 2020. “Time Poverty among Child Care-Providing Grandparents.” Social Inclusion

In Refereed Journals

Pinka Chatterji, Peter Brandon, & Sara Markowitz, 2016, “Job mobility among parents of children with chronic

health conditions: Early effects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act.” Journal of Health Economics, Volume 48, Pp.

26-43.

Brandon, Peter D. 2012 “The Rise of Three-Generation Households in Australia.” Journal of Family and

Economic Issues, Vol. 33, no. 3. Pp. 376-388.

Brandon, Peter D. 2011. “Time for Work and Work Timing among Married Couples Raising Children with

Disabilities in Australia.” International Journal of Sociology, Vol. 41, no. 1. Pp. 6-26.

Jeromey Temple and Brandon, Peter D. 2009. “Demographic Determinants of Necessary Dissaving Among

Older Persons." Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 28, pp. 504-523.

Brandon, Peter D. 2008. “Utilizing Relationship Matrices to Better Understand the Diversity of Household

Arrangements among Romantic Couples: A Cross-country Example” Journal of Population Research. Vol. 25,

No. 3, pp. 251-268.

Brandon, Peter D. and Dennis P. Hogan. 2008. "Conceptualizing Household Diversity and Change.” Journal of

Population Research. Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 247-250.

Brandon, Peter D., Sandra Hofferth, and Dennis P. Hogan. 2008. “Do Disabilities Hasten Ex-TANF Recipients

Returns to Welfare?” Social Science Research. Vol. 37 (2), pp. 530-543.

Brandon, Peter D. 2008. “The Health Risk Behaviors and Social Connectedness of Adolescents in Immigrant

Families.” International Migration. Vol. 46 (2), pp. 49-80.

Brandon, Peter D. and Jeromey Temple. 2007. "Family Provisions at the Workplace and Their Relationship to

Absenteeism, Retention, and Productivity of Workers Using Prior Data." Australian Journal of Social Issues

Vol. 42, No. 4. pp.

Brandon, Peter D. 2007. “Time Away From ‘Smelling The Roses’: Where Do Mothers Raising Children With

Disabilities Find the Time to Work?” Social Science and Medicine Vol. 65, 667-679.

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Refereed Journals—continued

Brandon, Peter D. and Jeromey Temple. 2006. “Time Allocations among Non-Employed Older Persons.”

Australian Journal of Social Issues Vol. 41, No. 1: 7-26.

Brandon, Peter D. 2005. “Welfare Use among Children Living with Grandparents.” Population Research and

Policy Review Vol. 24, No, 5: 411-429.

Brandon, Peter D., and Dennis P. Hogan. 2004. “Impediments to Mothers Leaving Welfare: The Role of

Maternal and Child Disability.” Population Research and Policy Review Vol. 23, No, 4: 419-436.

Brandon, Peter D. 2004. “Identifying the Diversity in Australian Children’s Living Arrangements: A Research

Note” Journal of Sociology Vol. 40, No. 2, 179-192.

Brandon, Peter D. 2004. “The Child Care Arrangements of Children in Immigrant Families in the United

States.” International Migration Vol. 42, No. 1, 1-18.

Brandon, Peter D. and Sandra L. Hofferth. 2003. “Determinants of Out-of-School Child Care Arrangements

among Children in Single-Mother and Two-Parent Families.” Social Science Research Vol. 32, 129-147.

Brandon, Peter D. 2002. "Living Arrangements of Children in Immigrant Families in the United States: A Test

of the Segmented Assimilation Hypothesis." International Migration Review Vol. 36, No. 2, 416-436.

Brandon, Peter D. 2001. "State Intervention in Imperfect Families: The State, The Child, and Imperfect

Parenting Reconsidered from a Theory of Comparative Advantage." Rationality and Society Vol. 13, No. 3,

August 285-304.

Brandon, Peter D. and Gene Fisher. 2001. “Welfare and Family Dissolution Revisited.” Social Science

Quarterly Vol. 82, No. 1, March 30-33.

Brandon, Peter and G. Fisher. 2001. “The Dissolution of Joint Living Arrangements among Single Parents and

Children: Does Welfare Make a Difference?” Social Science Quarterly Vol. 82, No. 1, March 1-19.

Brandon, Peter D. and Larry Bumpass. 2001. “Children’s Living Arrangements, Co-residence of Unmarried

Fathers, and Welfare Receipt.” Journal of Family Issues Vol. 22, No. 1, January 3-26.

Brandon, Peter D. 2000. “Child Care Utilization Among Working Mothers Raising Children With Disabilities.”

Journal of Family and Economic Issues Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 343-364.

Brandon, Peter D. 2000. “Did the AFDC Program Succeed in Keeping Mothers and Young Children Living

Together?” Social Service Review Vol. 74, No. 2, June 214-230.

Brandon, Peter D. 2000. "An Analysis of Kin-Provided Child Care in the Context of Intrafamily Exchanges."

American Journal of Economics and Sociology Vol. 59, No. 2, April 45-70.

Brandon, Peter D. and Curt Tausky. 2000. “Public Assistance Receipt Across Immigrant Generations.” Social

Science Research Vol. 29, No. 2, June 208-222.

Brandon, Peter D. 1999. "The State, The Child, and Imperfect Parenting." Rationality and Society Vol. 11, No.

4, November 399-418.

Brandon, Peter D. 1999. "Income Pooling Arrangements, Economic Constraints, and Married Mothers' Child

Care Choices." Journal of Family Issues Vol. 20, No. 3, May 350-370.

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Refereed Journals—continued

Brandon, Peter D. 1999. "Determinants of Self-Care Arrangements among School-Aged Children." Children

and Youth Services Review Vol. 21, No. 6, June 497-520.

Brandon, Peter D. 1995. "What happens to single mothers after AFDC?" Focus Vol. 17:2 (Fall), 13-15.

Brandon, Peter D. 1994. "The Connection Between Family Structure and Entitlements Affecting Poor Young

Children." Focus Volume 15:3 (Winter), 27-34.

Brandon, Peter D. 1993: "Trends in the Educational Attainment of Single Mothers" Focus Volume 15:2 (Summer/

Fall), 26-34.

Peer-Reviewed Books or Book Chapters

Peter D. Brandon, forthcoming 2021. “Acceptance or Aversion? Understanding Society’s Interplay with Wealth

Inequality” A Modern Guide to Economic Sociology. Milan Zafirovski, (Editor), Edward Elgar Publishing,

Cheltenham, UK.

Peter D. Brandon, forthcoming 2021. “Elements of Economic Sociology In Contemporary Economics”

International Handbook of Economic Sociology. Milan Zafirovski, (Editor), Routledge Publishing, Milton Park,

Abingdon, Oxon, UK.

Peter D. Brandon with multiple other authors, 2018. The 2014 Redesign of the Survey of Income and Program

Participation: An Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24864.

Peter Brandon. 2017, “Grandparent-Provided Child Care for Parents Raising School-Age Children with

Disabilities.” In, Grandparenting in the United States. Madonna Harrington Meyer and Ynesse Abdul-Malak,

Editors, Baywood Publishing: Amityville, NY.

Lynne Casper, Sandra M. Florian, C. Brady Potts, and Peter D. Brandon. 2016. “A Portrait of American

Grandparent Families” In, Grandparenting in the United States. Madonna Harrington Meyer and Ynesse Abdul-

Malak, Editors, Baywood Publishing: Amityville, New York.

Lynne Casper, Sandra Florian, and Peter Brandon. 2014. “Family Demography Continuity and Change in North

American Families” Kaakinen, J., Coehlo, D.P., Steele, R., Tabacco, A., & Hanson, S.M.H. (Eds.). Family health

care nursing: Theory, Practice & Research (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis

Brandon, Peter D. 2009. “Children and Family Poverty” In D. Carr Ed. Encyclopedia of the Life Course and

Human Development Detroit, MI: Macmillan Publishers.

Casper, L. M., Brandon, P. D., DiPrete, T. A., Sanders, S. G., Smock, P. J. 2008. "Rethinking Change and

Variation in Unions." In S.P.Morgan et al. (eds.), Designing New Models for Explaining Family Change and

Variation. National Institutes for Health, Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office.

Brandon, Peter D. 2006. “Mapping Children’s Living Arrangements with a Relationship Matrix.” In S.

Hofferth and L. Casper. Eds. Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence

Earlbaum Associates, Publishers.

Brandon, Peter D. 2005. “Bargaining Theory” In J. Beckert and M. Zafirovski. Eds. Encyclopedia of Economic

Sociology. London: Routledge Publishers.

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Peer-Reviewed Books or Book Chapters—con’t:

Brandon, Peter D. 2005. “Earnings” In J. Beckert and M. Zafirovski. Eds. Encyclopedia of Economic

Sociology. London: Routledge Publishers.

Brandon, Peter D. 2005. “Welfare” In J. Beckert and M. Zafirovski. Eds. Encyclopedia of Economic

Sociology. London: Routledge Publishers.

Hernandez, Donald H. and Peter D. Brandon. 2002. “Who Are the Fathers of the 1990s?” in C. Tames-

LeMonda and N. Cabrera, Eds. Fatherhood Involvement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Mahwah, N.J.:

Lawrence Earlbaum Associates, Publishers, 33-62.

Book Reviews

Brandon, Peter D. 1999. “Public Assistance by Immigrant Children and Their Families: Evidence from the

Survey of Income and Program Participation.” In D. J. Hernandez, Ed., Children of Immigrants: Health,

Adjustment, and Public Assistance. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences Press.

Brandon, Peter D. 2003. Book Review: “Understanding Australia’s Economic and Social Systems.” Journal of

Population Research Vol. 20, No. 2, 243-244.

Brandon, Peter D. 2002. Book Review: “Children of Immigration.” International Migration Review Vol. 36,

No. 1, Spring, 261-262.

Brandon, Peter D. 1999. Book Review: “Kids Having Kids: Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen

Pregnancy.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Vol. 18, No. 3, Summer 503-506.

Other Publications

Brandon, Peter D. 2010. “Faith, Social Justice, and Welfare.” Unashamed. Vol.3, Issue 3, March pp. 7-8.

Carleton College Student Periodical.

Brandon, Peter D. 2008. “Examining the Effects of Minimum Wages: Single Mothers’ Exits from Welfare.”

Employment Policies Institute, Washington D.C.

Brandon, Peter D. 1995. "Assumptions Behind Welfare Reform in the United States and Their Relationship to

Lives of Welfare Mothers." Proceedings of the United Nations Global Cultural Diversity Conference, Sydney,

Australia.

Brandon, Peter D. 1994. “Jobs Taken by Mothers Moving from Welfare to Work and the Effects of Minimum

Wages on This Transition." Research Series Employment Policies Institute, Washington D.C.

Brandon, Peter D. 1986. "Human Resources Development Policy: A Structured Approach to its Definition,

Analysis and Evaluation." Training Policy, I.L.O. Geneva, Switzerland.

Working papers

Gibbons, J. and Peter D. Brandon. 2013. “A Prism on Provision: Community-Based Human Service

Organization Coverage in New York City.”

Brandon, Peter D. 2014. “The Effects of Minimum Wages on Welfare Entries and Exits: New Evidence.” at

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

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Working papers—continued:

Brandon, Peter D. 2011. “Keeping Child Care Provision Strictly a Family Affair.”

Hofferth Sandra L. and Peter D. Brandon. 2004. "Self-Care among School-Age Children." Working paper,

Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts.

Brandon, Peter D. 2004. “Kinship Ties that Bind: Explaining Differences in Exit Rates Among Children in

Nonparental Households.” Working paper, Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts.

Brandon, Peter D. and Sandra L. Hofferth. 2002. “Income Transfers, Welfare Reforms, and Changes in Poor

Children’s Living Arrangements” Working paper, Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts.

Brandon, Peter D. and Dennis P. Hogan 2002. “Predicting Living Arrangements of Children with Disabilities.”

Working paper, Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts.

Brandon, Peter. D. 1999. “Do Asian Immigrants Use the Safety-Net More than Others?” Working paper,

Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts.

Brandon, Peter D. 1995 “Modeling Living Arrangements and Welfare Participation Choices among Single

Mothers.” IRP Discussion Paper no.: 1055-95. http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde/cdewp/95-27.pdf

Brandon, Peter. D. 1995. "Vulnerability to Future Welfare Dependence among Former AFDC Mothers.” IRP

Discussion Paper no.: 1055-95. http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/dps/pdfs/dp105595.pdf

Brandon, Peter D. 1994. "Fringe Benefits, Self-Selection, and Labor Turnover." Discussion Paper Series,

Australian Graduate School of Management (w/ G. Garvey), Working paper, University of New South Wales,

Sydney, Australia.

Brandon, Peter D. 1993. "Trends over Time in the Educational Attainments of Single Mothers.” IRP

Discussion Paper no.: 1023-93. http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/dps/pdfs/dp102393.pdf

Brandon, Peter D. 1992. "The Determinants of Market Child Care Use among Female-Headed Households."

IRP Discussion Paper no.: 985-92.

Brandon, Peter D. 1991. "Determinants of Intrafamily Provided Child Care Services among Working Poor

Families." Discussion paper, mimeo, The University of Chicago.

Brandon, Peter D. 1991. "The Determinants of Child Care Arrangements among Chicago's Inner City

Employed and Non-Employed Mothers." mimeo. Irving B. Harris Graduate School For Public Policy Studies,

The University of Chicago.

Brandon, Peter D. 1985. "An Analysis of the Recent Budget Cuts on the AFDC Program." U.S. Congress.

Research Grants Awarded

Brandon, Peter D. 2012-2017. Co-Investigator. (with T. Gage, Principal Investigator, University at Albany),

National Institutes for Health (NIH) Resource-Related Research Project Grant, Center for Social and

Demographic Analysis at the University at Albany, SUNY, NY, (R24 HD 044943).

Brandon, Peter D. 2012. Investigator. “Intergenerational Investments in Grandchildren.” Seed Grant, Center

for Social and Demographic Analysis, University at Albany, SUNY, NY, (1-Year).

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Research Grants Awarded—continued:

Brandon, Peter D. 2010. Co-Organizer. (w/ Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago and Bob Gregory, Australian

National University). “Advancing Child and Family Policy: A View from `Down Under.’” Co- funded by

Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care, Australian Department of Education, Employment and

Workplace Relations and Center for Human Potential and Public Policy, The University of Chicago. (U.S.A.–

Australian Bilateral Conference Grant.)

Brandon, Peter D. 2010. "Two Decades of Nonstandard Work Hours among Employed Married Mothers: The

Effects on Maternal Time with Children and Husbands’ Time Doing Housework.” Targeted Opportunity Grant,

Carleton College.

Brandon, Peter D. 2010. "Explorations in Social Data Analysis." Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and

Knowledge (QuIRK) Grant. U. S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary

Education (#P116B040816), National Science Foundation (#DUE-0717604), and W.M. Keck Foundation.

Brandon, Peter D. 2009. "Statistical Tools for Quantitative Reasoning." Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and

Knowledge (QuIRK) Grant. U. S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary

Education (#P116B040816), the National Science Foundation (#DUE-0717604), and the W.M. Keck

Foundation.

Brandon, Peter D. 2009. "Geo-Demographic Information Systems in Demography." Luce Foundation New

Course Creation and Revision Grant

Brandon, Peter D. 2006. Co-Investigator. (with Dennis Hogan, Principal Investigator, Brown University) 2006.

“Exceptional Children—Exceptional Challenges: Developing an Interdisciplinary, Multinational Project for

Studying Work-Family Dilemmas among Parents Raising Children with Disabilities.” Office of the Vice-

President for Research, Brown University. (2 year grant)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 2006. “Intergenerational Family Resource Allocations and

Reallocations among Skipped-Generation and Three-Generation Households.” Australian Federal Government

Department of Housing, Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Canberra, Australia. (3-year

grant.)

Brandon, Peter D. Co-Chief Investigator. (with Professor Peter McDonald Co-Chief Investigator, Australian

National University) 2005. “Explaining Family Diversity and Change: A Longitudinal, Cross-National

Comparison.” Discovery Grant, Australian Research Council, Canberra, A.C.T. (initially 5 year grant; ended in

2008.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 2004. "The Effects of Minimum Wages on Welfare-to-Work

Transitions on Single Mothers Employment Prospects." Employment Policies Institute Foundation,

Washington. (2 year grant)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 2003. “The Child Care Arrangements of Children with Disabilities: A

Timely Exploration.” R03 to the National Institute for Child Health and Development. (2-year grant.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 2003. “Estimating Changes in Family Structures Over Time Using the

Household, Income, and Labor Dynamics In Australia Survey (HILDA).” Commonwealth Department of

Family and Community Services, Canberra, Australia. (1-year grant.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 2000. “The Child Care Arrangements of Children in Immigrant

Families.” Foundation for Child Development. (1.5-year grant.)

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Research Grants Awarded—continued:

Brandon, Peter D. Affiliate. 1999. “Family and Child Well-Being Research Network.” NICHD Family and

Child Well-Being Research Network, NIH. Grant awarded to Dr. Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland,

Principal Investigator. Brandon’s consulting role: analyses of child care, welfare reform and children’s living

arrangements, and identifying family types. (5-year grant.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 1999. “A Dynamic Analysis of Public Assistance Participation

among Grandparent Headed Households.” Joint Center for Poverty Research, Northwestern University/

University of Chicago. (1-year grant.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 1998. “Understanding the Decline in the Welfare Caseloads of the

Pioneer Valley.” Public Service Grant, University of Massachusetts, (1.5-year grant; $9,800.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 1998. "An Analysis of Foster Care Caseload Dynamics Using

Response-Based Sampling Methods and New Sources of Secondary Data.” University of Massachusetts

Medical School, Worcester. (1-year grant; $10,100.)

Brandon, Peter D., and Gene Fisher. Principal Investigators. 1998. "The Effects of Welfare Reform on

Children’s Living Arrangements.” Faculty Research Grant, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. (1.5-year

grant; $5,000.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 1998. "The Impact of Public Transfers Use by Asian Americans.”

Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston. (1-year grant; $1,500.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 1997. "Utilization of the Public Transfer System Among Asian

Americans.” Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston. (1 year; $1,500.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 1997. "The Child Care Arrangements of Families Headed by Single

Fathers: Utilization, Costs, and Paternal Labor Supply.” Leathy Endowment, University of Massachusetts,

Amherst. (1.5-year grant; $5,000.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 1994. "Child Care and Children With Disabilities: Utilization, Costs,

and Family Labor Supply." Department of Health and Human Services. (2-year grant; $60,000.)

Brandon, Peter D. Principal Investigator. 1993: "The Employment Patterns of Welfare Mothers and the Effects

of Minimum Wages on Welfare-to-Work Transitions." Employment Policies Institute Foundation, Washington.

(2-year grant; $12,000.)

Professional Conference Presentations

Brandon, Peter D. (Second author. Shichao Du, first author). 2020. “Divorce (Not) to Survive: The Influence

of Marital Disruption on Informal Social Help among The Poor" Session: Family Relationships and Labor

Markets, American Population Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. May.

Brandon, Peter D. 2016. “Chronicling the Ascent of Women in Natural Science Occupations and the Whittling

Away of Wage Differentials Between Female and Male Natural Scientists.” Session: Gender, Race, and Labor

Market Dynamics, American Population Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. April.

Brandon, Peter D. 2015. August. “The Importance of Grandparent-Provided Out-of-School Child Care for

Families Raising School-Children with Disabilities” Thematic Session, Society for the Study of Social

Problems, Annual Meeting, Chicago, U.S.A.

Brandon, Peter D. and Colin Gruner. 2014. “The Luxury of Time: Can Single Parents Afford to `Do Gender’? ”

Paper at annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (Round Table Session on Families and

Gender), San Francisco, CA., August.

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Professional Conference Presentations—continued:

Brandon, Peter D. 2014: “Marriages among Immigrants and Non-Immigrants.” Paper at annual meeting of the

American Sociological Association (Regular Session on Immigration and Gender), San Francisco, CA. August.

Brandon, Peter D. and Colin Gruner. 2014. “The Luxury of Time: Can Single Parents Afford to `Do Gender’?”

Poster Session 9, American Population Association Annual Meeting,” Boston, MA. May.

Brandon, Peter D. 2013. “Grandparent Investments in Grandchildren.” Annual meeting of the Population

Association of America, New Orleans, LA, May.

Professional Conference Presentations—continued:

Brandon, Peter D. 2012. “Combining Data Collected at Distant Points in Time to Identify Factors Explaining

Family Change” RC33 Eighth International Conference on Social Science Methodology, Sydney, Australia.

Brandon, Peter D. 2012. “Spatial Perspectives on Working Mothers’ Child Care Decisions” RC33 Eighth

International Conference on Social Science Methodology, Sydney, Australia.

Brandon, Peter D. 2011. “Family Change and Continuity: Australian Evidence.” Paper presentation at annual

meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington, DC, April.

Brandon, Peter D. 2010. “Time for Work and Work Timing among Married Couples Raising Children with

Disabilities.” Paper presentation at referred roundtable at annual meeting of the American Sociological

Association, Atlanta, GA, August.

Brandon, Peter D. 2010. “The Rise of Three Generation Households.” Paper presentation at referred roundtable at

annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA, August.

Brandon, Peter D. 2010. “Keeping Child Care a Family Affair.” Paper presentation at annual meeting of the

Population Association of America, Dallas, TX, April.

Brandon, Peter D. 2007. “Family Friendly Provisions and Worker Productivity.” Paper presented at annual meeting

of the Population Association of America, New York, NY, March.

Brandon, Peter D. 2006. “Health Risk Behaviors Among Immigrant Adolescents.” Paper presented at annual

meeting of the Population Association of America, Los Angeles, CA, March.

Brandon, Peter D. 2005. “Work Allocation among Mothers Raising Children with Disabilities.” Paper presented at

annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, PA, March.

Brandon, Peter D. 2004. “Self-Care Arrangements among Immigrant Mothers.” Poster presented at annual meeting

of the Population Association of America, Boston, MA, March.

Brandon, Peter D. 2004. “Returns to Welfare Among Mothers Raising Children with Disabilities.” Paper presented

at annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Los Angeles, CA., August.

Brandon, Peter D. and Sandra L. Hofferth. 2002. “Vulnerability to Family Disruption Among Children of Welfare

Recipients.” Paper presented at the International Sociological Association, Brisbane, Australia.

Brandon, Peter D. 2002. “A Theory of Household Financial Allocations and Why It Matters to Understanding

Welfare Participation.” Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Public Choice Association, San Diego,

CA., March.

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Professional Conference Presentations—continued:

Brandon, Peter D., and Dennis Hogan. 2001. “Childhood Disability and the Hard-To-Employ: Explaining Why

Welfare Mothers Remain Dependent When Labor Demand is Strong.” Paper presented at conference on “Welfare

Dependency and the Hard-To-Employ.” Sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and

Evaluation (ASPE), Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., September.

Brandon, Peter D. 2001. “Welfare Participation among Children with Grandparents.” Paper presented at annual

meeting of American Sociological Association (Roundtable on Children and Youth), Anaheim, CA., August.

Brandon, Peter D. and Sandra L. Hofferth. 2001: “The Out-of-School Child Care Arrangements of School- Aged

Children.” Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (Regular Session on

Children and Youth), Anaheim, CA., August.

Brandon, Peter D. 2001: “Child Care Utilization By Immigrant Children.” Poster presented at annual meeting of

the Population Association of America, Washington, D.C., March.

Brandon, Peter D. 2000. “The Living Arrangements of Immigrant Children in the United States.” Paper presented

at the annual meetings of the Population Association of America, Los Angeles, CA., March.

Brandon, Peter D. 2000. “The Dynamics of Welfare Participation among Children Living with Grandparents.”

Paper presented at Small Grants Conference sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning

and Evaluation (ASPE), Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., May.

Brandon, Peter D. 1999. “Family Provisions at the Workplace Level and their Relationship to Worker

Absenteeism, Productivity, and Turnover.” Paper presented at annual conference of the American Sociological

Association, Chicago, IL, August.

Brandon, Peter D. 1999. “Child Care Use Among Mothers Raising Children with Disabilities.” Paper presented

at annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL, August.

Brandon, Peter D., and Dee Weber. 1999. “The Impact of Early Child Bearing on the Employment Patterns of

Co-resident Grandparents.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Population Association of America,

New York, NY, March.

Brandon, Peter D. 1998. “Receipt of Public Assistance by Immigrant Children.” Paper presented at annual

conference of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August.

Brandon, Peter D. 1997. “Social Policy and Children’s Living Arrangements.” Paper presented at the annual

meetings of the Population Association of America, Chicago, IL., March.

Invited Paper Presentations

Brandon, Peter D. Forthcoming, December, 2020. “Estimating the Risk of Opioid Use Using Censored

Administrative Data.” Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, University of Cambridge, U.K.

Brandon, Peter D. Forthcoming, December, 2020. “The Mismeasurement of Gender Identification in

Household Surveys.” Center for Population Change, University of Southampton, Southampton, U.K.

Brandon, Peter D. 2017. October. “Data Requirements for Understanding the Dynamics of US Veterans'

Economic and Social Well-Being” Presented at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Canberra, Australia.

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Invited Paper Presentations—continued:

Brandon, Peter D. 2017. , October. “Have gender disparities in STEM occupations been whittled away?”

Presented at The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

Brandon, Peter D. and Oleg Ivashchenko, 2016. February. “The Social Demography of Start-Up Businesses

Among Unemployed Women.” Presented at Brown University, Providence, RI.

Brandon, Peter D. 2015. January. “The Geospatial Distribution of Child Care Establishments in the State of

New York: Sorting by Geospatial Measures of Poverty.” University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K.

Brandon, Peter D. 2014. November. “Seam Bias in the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation.”

National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Brandon, Peter D. 2014. September. “Assessing Potential for a Collaborative Child Care Research

Relationship” Department of Informatics, The University at Albany, Albany, NY.

Brandon, Peter D. 2014. August. Keynote Closing Speaker: “Same Means-Different Ends: What

Computational Social Scientists Share and Covet in Industry and Academia.” Inaugural Digital Demography

Conference, Facebook Inc., Menlo Park, CA.

Brandon, Peter D. 2014. June. “What can the SIPP Offer for Policy Analyses of Complex Families?” Institute

for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Brandon, Peter D. 2014. “Parametric and Semi-Parametric Methods for Estimating Effects of Social Policy

Instruments on Single Mothers’ Employment Chances” Dept. of Economics, University at Albany, New York.

Brandon, Peter D. 2013. “Solo Living among America’s Young Adults.” Centre for Research on Families and

Relationships, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Brandon, Peter D. 2013. “Welfare Reform in the United States in Hindsight” Department of Urban Studies,

University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Brandon, Peter D. 2011. “Does Disability among Retired Older Couples Elicit Gender Neutral Time

Allocations?” Paper presentation at “International Perspectives on Time Use” conference, Baltimore,

Maryland, June.

Brandon, Peter D. 2010. “Relationship Matrices and their Importance for Family Research.” Department of

Sociology, Bowling Green State University, OH, May.

Brandon, Peter D. and Suzanne Bianchi. 2010. “Time use data as truth?” Paper presented at the Humanities

Research Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, April.

Brandon, Peter D. 2009. “The Dynamics of Children’s Living Arrangements.” Presented to the Australian

Commonwealth Government, Canberra, ACT, December.

Brandon, Peter D. 2009. “Minimum Wage Policies and Welfare Dependence.” Presented at the Center for

Human Development and Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, December.

Brandon, Peter D. 2009. “Incentives and Disincentives in American Welfare Policy.” Presented at the

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, December.

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Invited Paper Presentations—continued:

Brandon, Peter D. 2009. “Work-Family Policies in the United States.” Presented at the University of

Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, December.

Brandon, Peter D. 2009. “Using SIPP Data to Evaluate Welfare Reform Policies: The Pros and Cons.”

Presented at Carleton College, Quantitative Reasoning Seminar, Northfield, MN, October.

Brandon, Peter D. 2009. “Welfare Reform: Considerations for Australian Policymakers.” Presented at The

Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, July.

Brandon, Peter D. 2009. “The Art of Argument: Taking a Stand on Social Policy.” Presented at Collaborative

Assessment for Learning Conference, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, April.

Brandon, Peter D. 2007. “The Importance of Household Rosters for National Statistics on Families.” Presented

at the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., December.

Brandon, Peter D. 2007. “Welfare Reform and the Economic Prospects of Families: New Evidence” Presented

at University of Colorado and Life Sciences Center, Denver, CO, June.

Brandon, Peter D. 2007. “Evaluating Welfare Reform.” Presented at University of Southern California, Los

Angeles, CA, March.

Brandon, Peter D. 2005. “Work Allocation among Mothers Raising Children with Disabilities.” Presented at

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, April.

Brandon, Peter D. 2004. “Returns to Welfare Among Mothers Raising Children with Disabilities.” Presented at

Brown University, Providence, RI, March.

Brandon, Peter D. 2003. “An Agenda for Research on Longitudinal Data on Child Outcomes in Australia.”

Presented at McArthur Foundation conference on Rethinking Expenditures on Children: Towards and

International Research Agenda. Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, Jan.

Brandon, Peter D. 2002. “Family Leave Policies and Why They Matter to Workplace Productivity.” Presented

at the Sloan Center on Working Families, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, February.

Brandon, Peter D. and Sandra L. Hofferth. 2001. “The Effects of Welfare Waivers on Family Stability.”

Presented at Welfare Working Group, National Institutes for Health, Washington, D.C., April.

Brandon, Peter D. 2001. “Expanding the Child Care Availability Debate: The Case for Child Care for School-

Aged Children.” Presented to joint meeting of the Family and Child Well-Being Research Network and the

MacArthur Foundation family working group, San Francisco, CA, January.

Brandon, Peter D. 2000. “The Child, The State, and Imperfect Parenting Reconsidered from a Theory of

Comparative Advantage.” Presented at Child Trends Inc., Washington, D.C., July.

Brandon, Peter D. 2000. “Welfare Participation among Children Living with Grandparents.” Presented to Small

Grants Conference, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Department of

Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., May.

Peter D. Brandon and Sandra L. Hofferth. 2000. “National Estimates of Self-Care Arrangements Among

School-Age Children.” Presented with S. Hofferth at Child Trends Inc., Washington, D.C., January.

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Invited Paper Presentations—continued:

Brandon, Peter D. and Sandra L. Hofferth. 2000. “The Out-Of-School Child Care Arrangements of Low-

Income, School-Age Children.” Presented at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann

Arbor, MI., April.

Peter D. Brandon. 1999. “Receipt of Public Assistance by Immigrant Children and their Families.” Presented at

the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis and Department of Sociology, SUNY- Albany, May.

Peter D. Brandon. 1999. “The Dynamics of Welfare Caseloads in the Pioneer Valley.” Presented to Pioneer

Valley Planning Commission, West Springfield, MA, March.

Invited Paper Presentations—continued:

Peter D. Brandon. 1997. "The Distribution of Children’s Living Arrangements.” Presented at the Population

Studies and Training Center, Brown University, Providence, RI., April.

Peter D. Brandon. 1997. “Public Assistance Participation Among Asian Americans.” Presented at the Asian

Studies Institute, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA., March.

Peter D. Brandon. 1996. “Determinants of Living Arrangements Among Single Mothers on Welfare.”

Presented at the University of Massachusetts, Department of Sociology, Amherst, MA., April.

Peter D. Brandon. 1995. “The Effects of the Minimum Wage on Welfare Exits Among Single Mothers.”

Hearings of the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress, Washington, D.C., February.

TEACHING:

Teaching Interests

Poverty, inequality, and the welfare state; economic sociology; program evaluation; research designs and

quantitative methods; social policy analysis; advanced statistical methods; data collection methodologies in

demography and sociology; demographic forecasting methods; sociology of childhood and the family;

immigration.

Teaching Distinctions

Nominated for College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award: 2015 (Finalist; Nomination based

upon UAlbany SUNY undergraduate and graduate student body.)

Nominated for Distinguished Teaching Award: 2004 (Finalist), 2000, 1999, and 1998. (Nomination based upon

University of Massachusetts undergraduate student body.)

Nominated by Department of Sociology for Lilly Teaching Fellowship, 2000. (Finalist; Nomination based upon

University of Massachusetts Departmental recommendation.)

Courses Taught

University at Albany: Fall 2011—present.

The American Welfare State in Comparative Perspective (graduate level)

Using the SIPP to Understand and Analyze Longitudinal Data (graduate level)

Demographic Techniques (graduate level)

Women and Welfare (graduate level)

Sociology of the Family (undergraduate level)

Social Demographics (undergraduate level)

Social Research Methods (undergraduate level)

Visualizing Demographic Data (undergraduate level)

An Introduction to the American Welfare State (undergraduate level)

Issues in Stratification: Soc. 400W. Class, Gender, and the Welfare State (undergraduate level)

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Carleton College: Fall 2008—Spring 2011.

Off-Campus Study Director: “Comparative Welfare Systems: Perspectives from Australia.” Students spent

2011 winter term in New Zealand and Australia

The American Welfare System

Introduction to Demographic Methods Statistical Tools for Quantitative Reasoning

Demography of the Family

Research Methods

Statistics: Advanced Topics (Summer Teaching Institute)

Australian National University: 2009 (Winter workshop)

Advanced Methods in Longitudinal Analysis (post-graduate level)

University of Massachusetts: Fall 1996— Spring 2005.

Advanced Statistics (graduate level)

Methods in the Analysis of Secondary Data (graduate level)

Data Analysis and Collection (graduate and undergraduate levels)

Introduction to Statistics (graduate and undergraduate levels)

The American Welfare System in Reform (graduate and undergraduate levels)

Introduction to the American Welfare System (undergraduate level)

Introduction to Statistical Methods for Policy Analysis (graduate level)

Methods in Program Evaluation (graduate level)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Editorial Boards: Demography, 2016-2018; Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2013- present; Social

Inclusion, 2018-present.

Professional Memberships

Population Association of America (1991-present).

American Statistical Association (1994-present)

American Sociological Association (1996-present)

Eastern Sociological Society (2011-present) International Sociological Association (2002-2006)

Journal Reviewer

Social Inclusion; American Sociological Review; American Economic Review; Journal of

Political Economy; Demography; Journal of the American Statistical Association; Journal of

Business and Economic Statistics; American Journal of Sociology; Sociology of Education;

Journal of Marriage and Family; Journal of Human Resources; Social Service Review; Journal of

Family Issues; Developmental Psychology; Psychological Review; The Quarterly Review of

Economics and Finance; Australian Journal of Management; International Migration Review;

Social Science Quarterly; Journal of Policy Analysis and Management; Industrial Relations;

Social Forces; American Journal of Economics and Sociology; National Science Foundation;

International Journal of Sociology; Teachers College Record; Journal of Family and Economic

Issues; Demographic Research.

Other Reviewer Activities:

Scientific Reviewer: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control ZHS1 IRU (01),

2016.

Scientific Reviewer: National Institute of Child Health and Development, Division of Scientific Review,

ZRG1 SSPS H09, 2012.

Scientific Reviewer: National Institute of Child Health and Development, Division of Scientific Review,

Special Emphasis Panel, 2002, 2008.

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Other Reviewer Activities—con’t: Grant Reviewer: National Science Foundation, 1998-1999, 2009 Grant Reviewer: Foundation for Child Development, 2000

Grant Reviewer: Institute for Research on Poverty 1993-1996, 2008

Selected Conference Roles Convener, “Innovative Interviewing Methods for Longitudinal Surveys in the 21st Century.” Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research, Sydney, Australia, 2014. Co-Organizer and Session Chair, “Demography in the Digital Age Conference” Sponsored by Facebook Inc, Menlo Park, CA, 2014 Organizer and Session Chair, American Population Association Annual Meeting, Session on “Living Alone” Boston, MA, 2014 Session Chair, American Population Association Annual Meeting, Session on “Does Information Change Health Behavior?” New Orleans, LA, 2013

Chair, Panel Discussion on Data for Advancing Child and Family Research, John Curtin Medical School,

The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, February, 2011

Discussant, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Session on “Intergenerational Transfers

and Economic Mobility” Dallas, TX, 2010

Discussant, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Session on “Children” Detroit, MI, 2009 Chair, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Session on “Children”, Detroit, MI. 2009

Discussant, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Session on “Children”, Atlanta, GA, 2002

Presider, Roundtable on State Programs and Individual and Family Outcomes, American Sociological

Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2001

Discussant, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Session on “Step-Parenthood”,

Washington D.C., 2001

Chair, American Population Association Annual Meeting, Session on “Immigrant Children,

The Children of Immigrants, and Assimilation.” New York, NY, 2000

Chair, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Session on “Welfare Reform: Devolution to

the States” San Francisco, CA, 1998

Organizer, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Child and Youth Session, San

Francisco, CA, 1998

Discussant, Population Association of American Annual Meeting, Session on “Beyond Asian and Hispanic:

Immigrants and SES Outcomes” Chicago, IL, 1998

Other Professional Service

Member, American Statistical Association’s Survey Research Methods (ASA/SRM) Advisory Working

Group on Technical Aspects of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), 2013-onwards.

Secretary/Treasurer, Population Section, American Sociology Association, 2013-2016.

Member, Review Committee for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter award for Excellence in Work-Family

Research, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2013, 2014.

Member, Committee for the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population, Population

Section, American Sociological Association, 2009-2011

Editor, PAA Affairs, Population Association of America, Term of Office 2001-2006.

Member, Section on Population, American Sociological Association, 2001-2004.

Chair of Selection Committee, Section on Sociology of Children, American Sociological Association,

reviewed student papers for best graduate student paper award on the sociology of children, 2000.

Advisor, “SIPP Users Guide”, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Encyclopedia of Survey Research, 1997-2000 Member, Advisory Panel on Research Uses of Administrative Data, Joint Center for Poverty Research, Northwestern University/University of Chicago, 1997-1999 Advisor, “Establishing data collection protocol on welfare-to-work transitions and Use of The American Community Survey in Western Massachusetts.” Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Springfield, 1998

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Departmental, College, and University Service: University at Albany (2011-present)

Member, Dept. of Sociology, Graduate Admissions Committee, 2016-present. Member, Dept. of Sociology, Undergraduate Studies Committee, 2011-2012; 2019-present. Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, 2015-2017. Senator, Sociology Senate Representative, 2015-2017. Member, Faculty Senate Undergraduate Life Council, multiple activities including diversity and student life, minority athlete retention and success, 2015-2017. Member of Review Committee, Faculty Research Award Program, 2015-2017. Member, Dept. of Sociology, Advancement Committee & Diversity Committee, 2014-2017.

Departmental and College Service: Carleton College (2008-2011)

Executive Committee Member, Center for Social and Demographic Analyses, 2012-2014. Member, Departmental Self-Study Review Committee, Department of Sociology, , 2013- 2014. Chair, Search Committee (Open Rank) Professor, Center for Demography and Ecology, 2012-2013. Member, Departmental Undergraduate Studies, 2011-2014. Member, Honorary Degree Committee, 2010-2011. Member, HECUA Board of Directors, 2010-2011. Organizer and Commentator on “Gender, Time and Changing Family Life: What Do We (Think We) Know?” Presented by Suzanne Bianchi, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, UCLA. 2010.

Departmental and College Service: Carleton College (2008-2011)

Presenter (with colleagues), “Unemployment, Childcare, and Manatees: Using Production Meetings to Support Curricular Development.” Perlman Learning and Teaching Center Workshop, February, 2010. Convener and Organizer, “The Broom Lecture Series on The American Demographic Experience” and Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Program, 2009-2010. Member, Junior Fellowships Selection Committee, Carleton College, 2009-2010

Departmental and College Service: University of Massachusetts, (1996-2005)

Member, Personnel Committee, Department of Sociology, 2004-2005 Member, Curriculum Subcommittee, Center for Public Policy and Administration, 2001-2005. Member, Recruitment Sub-Committee, Departmental Graduate Studies Committee, 2000-2005. Member, Executive Committee, Center for Public Policy and Administration, 1997-2000. Member, Standards and Evaluation Committee, Departmental Graduate Studies Committee, 1998-2000. Co-Chair, Sub-Committee on Contract Renewal for Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy, Center for Public Policy and Administration, 2000. Co-Chair, Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy, Center for Public Policy and Administration, 1999. Chair, Search Committee for Associate Director, Center for Public Policy and Administration, 1998. Member, Steering Committee, Center for Public Policy and Administration, 1997-2000. Member, Departmental Undergraduate Studies, 1996-1997. Chair, Search Committee, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Demographic Research, 1996-1997. Chair, Search Committee for Director State Data Center, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Demographic Research, 1996-1997. Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Labor Economics, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1997.

Selected Outreach Activities

Guest, 666 ABC Radio Canberra, “Nesting Elsewhere: Australian Youths’ Residential Transitions”, Mornings with

Alex Sloan, March, 2011.

Math Challenge Instructor, Grade 3, Northfield Elementary School, Northfield, MN, 2008-present.

Guest, Radio China International, Beijing, “Immigration Today: The Costs of Modern Assimilation.” 2007.

Speaker, “Welfare Reform: What does it mean for you?” Lecture given to congregation of the First Baptist Church,

Springfield, Massachusetts, 2005.

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Selected Outreach Activities—con’t

Participant, “Immigrant Children in New York City: Linking Research, Policy, and Advocacy”, Foundation for Child

Development, 2001.

Contributor, “High School Drop Out Rates among Immigrant Children”, National Economic Council, The White

House, Washington, D.C., 2010, 1998.