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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scott W. Allard

Scott W. Allard

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

Scott W. Allard is an associate professor in the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration with expertise in the areas of social welfare policy and poverty.  His primary research interests are in residential mobility, spatial mismatch in labor markets, spatial variation in the delivery of social welfare programs, and the role of nonprofit organizations in the safety net. Read Full Bio



Expertise

U.S. poverty; welfare; non-profits; inequality; income distribution; working poor

Background

Current Positions
Associate Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
Faculty Research Associate, Population Research Center, University of Chicago
Faculty Research Affiliate, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Faculty Research Affiliate, National Poverty Center, University of Michigan

Past Positions
Mary Tefft and John Hazen White Sr. Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Brown University (2003-08); Assistant Professor, Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (2000-03)

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Michigan, 1999; B.A., Political Science, University of Minnesota, 1992


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioTackling Today's Poverty with Yesterday's PhilanthropyAugust 01, 2011The Avenue, The New Republic

Contact Information

sallard@uchicago.edu

202.797.6105
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