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Dr. Heflin conducts policy-relevant research that sits at the boundaries of sociology, economics, public health, public administration, and women’s studies. The broad aim of her research is to understand the processes that create systems and patterns of social stratification and, more specifically, to examine welfare policy and the well-being of vulnerable populations, with a particular emphasis on the causes and consequences of material hardship. In a recent project, Dr. Heflin analyzed how specific shocks to family stability, such as unemployment or becoming disabled, lead to particular kinds of material hardship, such as medical or housing hardship. Other recent projects have examined how the population using food stamps and unemployment insurance has changed with the Great Recession; how the experience of material hardship affects couples’ decisions to marry; how children’s participation in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) affects their households’ overall food insecurity; and how veterans’ well-being and social program participation compares to that of other groups.
Education
Sociology, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Public Policy, Master of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Social Sciences, BA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Building on work to advance understanding of instability in parental employment as a barrier to child care
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
4/15/21 → 4/14/22
Project: Research project
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Coordination SNAP and Nutrition Supports to Reduce Child Hunger Evaluation
12/1/20 → 6/30/22
Project: Research project
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Changing Patterns of Eligibility and Take up in SNAP and the Roles of Out of Pocket Medical Expenses
Department of Agriculture, University of Kentucky
2/25/20 → 12/31/22
Project: Research project
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Understanding Food Related Hardships Among Older Americans
Department of Agriculture, University of Missouri - Columbia
2/25/20 → 12/31/22
Project: Research project
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Below the Tip of the Iceberg: Examining Early Childhood Participation in SNAP and TANF from Birth to Age Six
Heflin, C., Rothbart, M. W. & Mackenzie-Liu, M., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Population Research and Policy Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Current and Future Food Insufficiency During Covid-19: Examining Disparities by Race/Ethnicity and Recent Work Loss
Altman, C. E., Dondero, M., Heflin, C. M. & Nusbaum, D., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hypertension, Diabetes and Medication Adherence among the Older Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program Population
Heflin, C., Hodges, L., Ojinnaka, C. O. & Arteaga, I., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Applied Gerontology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Material hardship, perceived stress, and health in early adulthood
Huang, Y., Heflin, C. M. & Validova, A., Jan 2021, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 53, p. 69-75.e3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Material Hardship Among Immigrants in the United States: Variation by Citizenship, Legal Status, and Origin in the 1996–2008 SIPP
Altman, C. E., Heflin, C. M., Jun, C. & Bachmeier, J. D., Jun 2021, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 40, 3, p. 363-399 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press and Media
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‘Hunger Doesn’t Discriminate’: Food Insecurity Touches Hundreds of Military Households
12/13/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Thousands of military families struggle with food insecurity
12/9/21 → 12/11/21
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Pentagon boosts housing money for troops, as hunger persists
11/24/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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160K Active-Duty U.S. Military Members, Their Families Are Food Insecure, Report Says
11/21/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Thousands of military families struggle for food
11/14/21 → 11/19/21
65 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment