Poverty Research & Policy Podcast
2017 Episodes 
Hosted by David Chancellor
Past episodes: 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Robert Doar on A Safety Net That Works (December 2017)
In this podcast episode, Robert Doar of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) discusses the AEI volume he edited called A Safety Net that Works and the approaches he and his coauthors in the volume propose to improve the effectiveness of the safety net.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.How Does Exposure to Toxic Waste Sites Before Birth Affect Children's Development? (November 2017)
In this podcast episode, Claudia Persico, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Anaysis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, discusses a study she conducted with David Figlio and Jeffrey Roth that looks at the effects of prenatal exposure to a Superfund site on later learning outcomes.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.Child Obesity in the United States (October 2017)
In this podcast episode, Tashara Leak, an Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University, discusses trends, health risks, and socioeconomic factors associated with childhood obesity as well as promising programs that could help families and communities address childhood obesity.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.Student Loan Debt and the Reproduction of Racial Wealth Inequality (September 2017)
In this podcast episode, sociologist Jason Houle of Dartmouth College discusses the growth of student loan debt and its implications for racial and economic inequalities in the United States.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.Attachment Behaviors in Children with Incarcerated Fathers (August 2017)
In this podcast episode, child psychologist Julie Poehlmann-Tynan of the University of Wisconsin–Madison talks about a new study on attachment in children who have an incarcerated father and discusses some of the factors that may lead to differences in kids' attachment behaviors.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.Extreme Poverty after Welfare Reform (July 2017)
In this podcast episode, Scott Winship discusses his research about poverty trends in the United States, arguing that welfare reform in 1996 did not lead to an increase in the numbers of those in extreme poverty and that fewer people are living on $2-a-day or less than has been previously reported.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.Mortgage Markets and the Roots of Racial Health Disparities (June 2017)
In this podcast, Abigail Sewell of Emory University discusses her research on how political and economic processes underlying mortgage markets may be at the root of some racial disparities in health.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.How Governments and Corporations Made the Criminal Justice System Profitable (May 2017)
In this podcast, Joe Soss of the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs discusses how criminal justice system practices including fines, fees, civil asset forfeiture, and the bail and prison industries led to the creation of what he calls a predatory system of governance.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.What Does it Cost to Raise a Child? (April 2017)
In this podcast, University of Wisconsin–Madison philosophy professor Harry Brighouse discusses how to think about the costs of raising a child beyond traditional measures, illustrating what philosophers can do for social scientists who study poverty.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.Does the Timing of SNAP Benefits Affect Kids' Performance on Tests? (March 2017)
In this podcast, Anna Gassman-Pines of Duke University talks about a study she completed that links the timing of SNAP benefits in a household to children's end-of-grade achievement test scores.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.How Do Resources Matter for Health and Quality of Life? (February 2017)
In this podcast, Columbia University professor Julien Teitler discusses a study he conducted with Melissa Martinson, Rayven Plaza, and Nancy Reichman about how income disparities affect cardiovascular health across the lifespan.
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Music is from "Test Drive" by Zapac.Does it Matter Where You Get Your Two-Year Degree? (January 2017)
In IRP's 50th podcast episode, IRP National Poverty Fellow Nicole Deterding talks about research she and her colleague, David Pedulla of Stanford University, conducted that examines employers' responses to degrees from for-profit versus non-profit two-year colleges in the early phases of the hiring process.
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