Stacked Deck: Opportunity, with Kristin Seefeldt | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Stacked Deck: Opportunity, with Kristin Seefeldt

January 30, 2026 0:04:26
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Kristin Seefeldt (Photo by Michigan Photography)

As a part of our Stacked Deck series, Kristin Seefeldt, faculty director of Poverty Solutions, discusses the complexities of defining poverty, and some realities we as a society need to reckon with in order to truly address inequities in access to opportunity.

Kristin Seefeldt

Faculty Expert

Kristin Seefeldt

Associate Professor of Social Work; Associate Professor of Public Policy; Associate Faculty Director for Educational Programs
Seefeldt’s primary research interests lie in exploring how low-income individuals understand their situations, particularly around issues related to work and economic well being. Currently, she is conducting research on families’ financial coping strategies and is a Principal Investigator of a survey examining the effects of the recession and recovery policies on individuals’ well being.