Laura Lein

Education                                                                                       School of Social Work Home

         Ph.D., Harvard University
         MA, Harvard University
         BA, Swarthmore College

Professional Interests

Families in poverty, families on the Texas-Mexico border, social welfare policies and programs, child care policies and programs, gender, race and ethnicity.

Current Research Projects

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• Katrina Evacuees
• Comparative Study of the Urban Poor: Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas/Texas
  
  
• Devolution of Subsidized Child Care in Texas/A Field Initiated Child Care Research
  
  
• Low-Wage Employment and Family Involvement Among Low-Income Non-Custodial Fathers
  
  
• The Texas Market Rate Child Care Survey
  
  
• Welfare Reform, Children and Families: A Three-City Study
  
  

Completed Research Projects

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• Assessment of Work and Family Clearinghouse Grant Programs
  
  
• Caregiver Status and Designated Vendor Evaluation
  
  
• Culturally Appropriate Care to Patients with Diabetes
  
  
• EPSDT Marketing Campaign
  
  
• Employer-Assisted Dependent Care in Texas
  
  
• Evaluation of the Family Strengthening Program
  
  
• Foster Care Transitions Project
  
  
• Kids Count Project
  
  
• Low-Income Non-Residential Fathers: Income, Expenses, and Contributions to Families
  
  
• Medical Transportation Services
  
  
• Mexican American Families in Border and Urban Settings: Children and Parents Making Ends Meet in the Monterrey-San Antonio Corridor
  
  
• Outcomes for Two Classes of Welfare Clients: One-Time/Time Limits Study
  
  
• Parents, Students, and School Transitions
  
  
• Removing Barriers to Inter-group Relations Among Diverse Youth in Middle School
  
  
• School-Age Child Care in Texas Public Schools
  
  
• Surviving Without TANF: A Longitudinal Study in Texas to Determine the Effects of Welfare Reform on Individuals Denied, Redirected or Diverted from Temporary Assistance to Needy
  
  
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Clients Experiencing Domestic Violence
  
  
• Texas Children's Mental Health Plan Process Study
  
  
• Texas Workforce Commission Publication Center
  
  
• The Impact of One Time Payments
  
  
• Welfare Waivers for Victims of Domestic Violence