The University of Texas at Austin

Christopher King is director of the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources and holds the 2005-2006 Mike Hogg Professorship in Urban Management at the LBJ School. His recent publications include Welfare and Work: Experiences in Six Cities (Upjohn Institute Press, 2005 with Peter Mueser); The Workforce Investment Act in Eight States (Rockefeller Institute and USDOL/ETA, 2005, with Burt Barnow); Career and Technical Education in Two States: Participation and Outcomes, Synthesis Report (National Assessment of Vocational Education, with Gary Hoachlander, Lee Holcombe et al., 2003); and Improving the Odds: Increasing the Effectiveness of Publicly Funded Training (Urban Institute Press, 2000 with Burt Barnow).

King was principal editor of the Secretary of Labor's JTPA Advisory Committee report, Working Capital (1989), served on the Technical Advisory Panel for the National JTPA Evaluation (1986-1993), directed the Texas JOBS Program Evaluation (1989-1995), was the Texas Field Associate for the Rockefeller Institute's National JOBS Implementation Study (1989-1993), and has served as a member of NAVE's Independent Advisory Panel (1999-2003). He has conducted extensive research on performance measurement and management for education and training programs since the 1970s and developed systemic performance measures, including return-on-investment (ROI) measures, with the Workforce Leadership of Texas, the National Governors Association, and other university colleagues. He is currently co-directing two projects focused on Central Texas: the workforce intermediary initiative in Central Texas, which is a collaboration of the Ray Marshall Center, Capital IDEA, Skillpoint Alliance, Austin Community College, Travis County, and WorkSource?the Greater Austin Workforce Board; and the Central Texas High School Graduate Data Center in partnership with Skillpoint Alliance and the Greater Austin Chamber.

King performed policy research for the U.S. Secretary of Labor (A/SPER, 1976-1980), was a member of the University of Utah economics faculty (1973-1976), and was director of Research, Demonstration and Evaluation for the Job Training Partnership Act program in the Texas Governor's Office (1983-1985). He has a B.A. in economics from The University of Texas at Austin and both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Michigan State University.

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Demographic Analysis
Diversity and Multiculturalism
Economics
Education Policy
Family and Child Welfare
Gender Issues
Human Resources
Labor
Texas State Government
Urban Policy
Welfare