Spring Seminar Series 2018
WCPC’s quarterly Seminar Series on Poverty and Public Policy brings nationally prominent poverty researchers to the university to present and discuss their findings with faculty and students. The seminars are open to the public and attract a range of faculty and students from disciplines across campus, as well as local service providers and engaged community members. Available as a for-credit course to graduate-level students, the seminar series also offers an opportunity for networking and career development, as students meet with poverty researchers throughout the quarter. WCPC is pleased to announce our lineup of scholars for Spring 2018, listed below:
| Want course credit for attending our seminars? |
| Our seminar series is also available as a for-credit class (SOC WL 556) for graduate and outstanding undergraduate students at the University of Washington. Throughout the quarter, seminar students will meet and engage with other anti-poverty and inequality researchers, scholars, and students, and complete a career development assignment. |
Monday, April 2nd
Student Session
12:30 – 1:30 pm, Social Work Building 306
Open to students registered to receive credit. Meet other students and West Coast Poverty Center faculty affiliates who are studying issues related to poverty and inequality.
Friday, April 6th
“EITC Expansion, Earnings Growth, and Inequality: Evidence from Washington DC”
BRADLEY HARDY – American University
12:30 – 1:30 pm, 121 Raitt Hall
*co-sponsored with CSDE*
Monday, April 16th
“Examining the Impact of Rental Assistance Demonstration on Children Living in Public Housing Communities”
YUMIKO ARATANI – Columbia University
12:30 – 1:30 pm, Social Work Building 305A
Q&A until 2:00 pm
Monday, April 23rd
“Superheros, Breadwinners, and Everyone Else: Medical Crowdfunding in the Context of Inequities”
LAUREN BERLINER & NORA KENWORTHY – UW Bothell
12:30 – 1:30 pm, Social Work Building 305A
Q&A until 2:00 pm
Monday, April 30th
“Shrinking White Lifespans: Class, Race, and Health Justice”
ERIKA BLACKSHER – Department of Bioethics and Humanities, UW
12:30 – 1:30 pm, Social Work Building 305A
Q&A until 2:00 pm
Monday, May 7th
“Black Men, Emerging Adulthood, and Criminal Desistance in an Urban Community”
CHARLES LEA – School of Social Work, UW
12:30 – 1:30 pm, Social Work Building 305A
Q&A until 2:00 pm
Monday, May 14th
“Using the Supplemental Poverty Measure to Understand the Impact of Safety Net Programs and to Model Policy Changes”
BETH MATTINGLY – University of New Hampshire
12:30 – 1:30 pm, Social Work Building 305A
Q&A until 2:00 pm
