Discipline(s):
Public Policy
Area(s) of Expertise:
Poverty, Child Support, Family Structure
E-Mail:
kziol-guest@icpny.org
Background:
Kathleen M. Ziol-Guest received her Ph.D. in public policy from The University of Chicago in 2005. Her dissertation research focused on an important policy question; namely, the influence of welfare reform policies pertaining to child support enforcement on child support receipt among divorced custodial parents, as well as the role child support plays in the economic well-being of custodial and non-custodial parents. Among the outcomes examined, along with traditional economic outcomes such as income and poverty status, were material hardship and food insufficiency. Findings indicate the important role of child support in improving the level of food sufficiency for children. Ziol-Guest has also published papers examining household expenditure patterns across family structure, and the health and education consequences for children of parental job loss using several nationally representative datasets. Recently she has begun a program of research examining the factors associated with Food Stamp Program and WIC participation and the role these programs have in impacting health of participants. As a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar, she plans to build upon her previous family structure and expenditure work by investigating differences in child health and nutrition across varying family structures, with a focus on single-father households. Further, she will continue broadening her policy focus to examine the role of non-health policies in influencing population health and health disparities.
Journal Articles:
Click here for a list ofKathleen Ziol-Guest's available publications in PubMed.
