Natasha Pilkauskas

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Not just the recession—Pilkauskas shows 3-generation households continue to grow

Nov 19, 2018

It’s an easy narrative to follow: the Great Recession hit, housing prices soared along with unemployment, so it made sense for extended families to move under one roof. But Ford School assistant professor Natasha Pilkauskas proves that this trend...

Are the kids alright? Natasha Pilkauskas calls for looking at family structure to make better policy

Nov 8, 2018

Family and household structures are complex, but Ford School professor Natasha Pilkauskas thinks their nuance is rarely considered with when it comes to child-focused policy. In her November 7, 2018, piece “What’s behind the dramatic rise in...

State & Hill

Catch up on Ford School faculty news in the Spring 2018 edition of State & Hill magazine

May 21, 2018

Michael Barr and Joe Valenti (Center for American Progress) penned a Fortune op-ed: “How the CFPB fight is a sign of the next financial crisis.” Barr also wrote an op-ed in American Banker: “Dear Congress: Reg relief bill is a giveaway for large...

Pilkauskas, colleagues measure assets among low-income families in the Great Recession

Feb 13, 2018

Valentina Duque (University of Michigan), Natasha Pilkauskas, and Irwin Garfinkel (Columbia University) published a February 1 paper in PLoS ONE: "Assets among low-income families in the Great Recession." Abstract This paper examines the...

Pilkauskas in Developmental Pyschology: “Maternal employment stability in early childhood”

Jan 4, 2018

Natasha Pilkauskas, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn (Columbia), and Jane Waldfogel (Columbia) have published a 2017 paper in Developmental Psychology: “Maternal employment stability in early childhood: Links with child behavior and cognitive skills.” The...

Pilkauskas and team research likelihood of grandparental coresidence during childhood

Jan 2, 2018

Mariana Amorim (Cornell University), Rachel Dunifon (Cornell University), and Natasha Pilkauskas recently co-authored a paper on "The magnitude and timing of grandparental coresidence during childhood in the U.S." The paper was published on December...

State & Hill

Catch up on Ford School faculty news in the Fall 2017 edition of State & Hill magazine

Dec 29, 2017

Tamar Mitts and Robert Axelrod participated in a trilateral workshop on the roots and trajectories of violent extremism. Mitts spoke about the radicalization of Islamic State supporters on social media; Axelrod about the strengths and weaknesses of...

Pilkauskas wins fellowship to study maternal employment and school readiness

Jul 26, 2017

Natasha Pilkauskas has been awarded a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation postdoctoral fellowship to further her research on maternal employment characteristics and child wellbeing.Pilkauskas is among 30 scholars, selected from a pool...

State & Hill

Catch up on Ford School faculty news in the spring 2017 edition of State & Hill magazine

May 23, 2017

Recent publications by ROBERT AXELROD include "Challenges in researching terrorism from the field" with SCOTT ATRAN (Science); "How historical analogies in newspapers of five countries make sense of major events: 9/11, Mumbai, and Tahrir Square"...

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Read recently released research findings by Ford School faculty in education policy

May 9, 2017

Brian Jacob on the promise, and limitations, of "next generation" teaching technologies In "Can technology help promote equality of educational opportunities?" Brian Jacob and coauthors, including Ford School alumna Susanna Loeb (MPP '94),...

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U-M announces first Poverty Solutions grants: Nine projects test poverty alleviation strategies

Jan 17, 2017

Poverty Solutions, a new initiative at the University of Michigan to prevent and alleviate poverty, recognized its first round of grant recipients today. Read the University Record story, by Kristen Kerecman, "U-M announces new investments in...

Pilkauskas studies links between private financial transfers and material hardship for families

Jan 16, 2017

Natasha Pilkauskas, Colin Campbell (East Carolina University) and Christopher Wimer (Stanford University) have a forthcoming paper, "Giving Unto Others: Private Financial Transfers and Material Hardship Among Families with Children," that will be...

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Ford School faculty news from the fall 2016 edition of State & Hill

Dec 30, 2016

Bob Axelrod's latest paper, published in Psychological Science, explores increasing attention to causality in western society. John Ayanian is serving on a National Academies committee focused on accounting for socioeconomic status in Medicare...

Pikauskas co-authors two chapters in new book, Children of the Great Recession

Oct 4, 2016

Natasha Pilkauskas has co-authored (with Irwin Garfinkel) two chapters featured in the Russell Sage Foundation's August 2016 e-book Children of the Great Recession, edited by Garfinkel, Sara McLanahan, and Christopher Wimer. The chapters are...

Natasha Pilkauskas on equalizing opportunity for underprivileged children

Sep 22, 2016

Natasha Pilkauskas is one of several experts interviewed for the August 11 article “2016’s Best & Worst States for Underprivileged Children” by Richie Bernardo for WalletHub.The article ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia according to a...

Pilkauskas' "Understanding grandfamilies" is published in the Journal of Marriage and Family

Jun 1, 2016

A journal article on “Understanding grandfamilies: Characteristics of grandparents, non-resident parents, and children,” by Natasha V. Pilkauskas and Rachel E. Dunifon, appears in the June 2016 edition of the Journal of Marriage and...

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Ford School faculty news from the spring 2016 edition of State & Hill magazine

May 3, 2016

The Washington Post reports that Robert Axelrod’s The Evolution of Cooperation is one of the ten most assigned books at Ivy League universities. Originally published in 1984, the book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking...

Catch up on faculty news with the Ford School's fall 2015 roundup

Dec 4, 2015

This spring, Robert Axelrod was one of ten distinguished honorary degree recipients at Harvard’s 364th commencement ceremony. The Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded John Ciorciari its prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to examine...

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Elective courses by new and returning faculty experts in health, social welfare, and more

Nov 11, 2015

This fall, the Ford School added six governing faculty members and two policymakers-in-residence while welcoming home three faculty members who had been on leave for high-profile policy service in Washington, DC. These new and returning faculty...

Welcome to the new academic year

Aug 31, 2015

Dear members of the Ford School community,As the streets of Ann Arbor start to fill with students, as the marching band takes the field down the hill, and as we open our doors for Welcome Week, I write with my warmest greetings to new and returning...

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The Ford School faculty is growing

Jul 23, 2015

We’re delighted to announce significant growth in our faculty for the coming year, including six additions to our governing faculty. Paula Lantz, a social epidemiologist, is currently professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy at...

Introducing Natasha Pilkauskas, incoming assistant professor of public policy

Jul 16, 2015

The Ford School is delighted to announce that a number of faculty members will join our community this fall. To introduce them to the Ford School and University, we’re running weekly Q&As throughout the summer that touch on their policy and personal...

Dean's Symposium - New Policy in Support of Families and Kids

Apr 11, 2024, 1:30 pm EDT

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)

This session will examine innovative policies that promote direct cash transfers and tax credits to low-income families, new mothers, and other sectors of society.

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EPI Speaker Series

Who’s caring for the kids? The Earned Income Tax Credit and child care arrangements

Oct 26, 2022, 12:00-12:50 pm EDT

Room 1210 Weill Hall

In this talk, Professors Michelmore and Pilkauskas will discuss their study the effect of one of the largest work-contingent cash transfer programs in the United States – the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – on the child care arrangements of children.

Natasha Pilkauskas and Katherine Michelmore

Using refundable tax credits to reduce child poverty: Differences by credit type and by child's age

Jun 26, 2018, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

About CIERS: The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies. T

New Policy in Support of Families and Kids (Dean's Symposium)

Apr 11, 2024 1:15:57

Luke Shaefer will examine the latest research and evidence with Mary Pattillo of Northwestern University, Darrick Hamilton at The New School, and the Ford School's Natasha Pilkauskas, associate professor of public policy. April, 2024.

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