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Jennifer Romich Receives Excellence in Research Award

Dr. Jennifer Romich, Assistant Professor, has been honored with the 2008 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Excellence in Research Award for her research entitled “Difficult Calculations: Low-Income Workers and Marginal Tax Rates” (Social Service Review 80:1, 27-66, 2006).

In the award letter, Dr. Allen Rubin, SSWR board member and awards committee chair, wrote that "In conferring the award, the Society recognizes the significance of the problem addressed in [this] research, the rigor of the analysis, and its contribution to knowledge in social work and social welfare."

The award is being presented to Dr. Romich at the Presidential Awards Ceremony on January 18 at the 2008 SSWR Conference in Washington, DC.

For related information, visit
http://wcpc.washington.edu/,
http://wcpc.washington.edu/news/spotlight.shtml, and
http://wcpc.washington.edu/news/docs/RomichFlashOct2007.pdf.