Jane Waldfogel is an expert on policies affecting the well-being of families and children. Her current research includes studies of work-family policies, improving the measurement of poverty, and understanding social mobility across countries. Waldfogel is principal investigator of the Future of Families and Child Well-Being Study at Princeton University and codirector of the Columbia Population Research Center.
Professional positions
- 1995–present: Assistant professor (1995–1999), associate professor (1999–2003), full professor (2003–2010), and Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children’s and Youth Problems (2011–present), Columbia University School of Social Work
- 2011–present: Professor of public affairs, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Notable publications
- Waldfogel, Jane. 2025. Child Benefits: A Smart Investment for America’s Future. Russell Sage Foundation.
- Waldfogel, Jane. 2010. Britain’s War on Poverty. Russell Sage Foundation.
- Magnuson, Katherine, and Jane Waldfogel, eds. 2008. Steady Gains and Stalled Progress: Inequality and the Black-White Test Score Gap. Russell Sage Foundation.
- Waldfogel, Jane. 1998. The Future of Child Protection: How to Break the Cycle of Abuse and Neglect. Harvard University Press.
Degrees
- PhD, public policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
- MEd, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
- BA, psychology and social relations, Radcliffe College
Induction Remarks
In The ANNALS
- Volume 706, March 2023: “The Child Tax Credit and Family Well-Being: An Overview of Reforms and Impacts” (coauthored with Sophie Collyer, Megan A. Curran, Irwin Garfinkel, David Harris, Zachary Parolin, and Christopher Wimer)
- Volume 672, July 2017: “Long-Term Trends in Rural and Urban Poverty: New Insights Using a Historical Supplemental Poverty Measure” (coauthored with Laura B. Nolan and Christopher Wimer)
