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Filene Institute Research Recap – Credit Unions in an Age of Insecurity
Recap of a recent presentation, part of Filene’s Centers for Emerging Technology and Consumer Decision Making.
National Academies workshop proceedings on “The Effects of Incarceration and Reentry on Community Health and Well-Being”
I discuss recent research using smartphones in a new workshop proceedings publication by the National Academics of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Funding from Veterans Affairs and Facebook for two new research projects!
Starting work on two new projects! First, I am thrilled to join a large, multidisciplinary, and national team to study homelessness among veterans using smartphone methods (PI Keith McInnes, funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs). Second, I am excited to work with Julia Ticone on the role of online occupational groups for freelancers, gig workers, and other people who lack traditional employer-employee relationships (PI Ticone, funded by Facebook Economic Opportunity and Digital Platforms RFP).
ASC annual meeting 2019 in SF
Authors Meet Critics: On the Outside: Prisoner Reentry and Reintegration by David Harding, Jeffrey Morenoff, and Jessica J.B. Wyse. Thursday, 11/14 2:00-3:20pm, Foothill D, 2nd Level. Excited to join Jody Miller and Jennifer Cobbina to discuss this important book!
Career Prospects for People with Criminal Records Symposium, RAND – Oct 15, 2019
What Can Researchers, Policymakers, and Practitioners Do to Improve Employment Outcomes among People with Criminal Records? Join this discussion at RAND on October 15, 2019 in Arlington, VA.
New blog post on work as foraging on Work in Progress
Read a new post about foraging on Work in Progress: Sociology on the economy, work and inequality, a public sociology blog of the American Sociological Association (ASA).