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Research interests
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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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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Employment Instability as a Barrier to Child Care
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
1/15/20 → 1/14/21
Project: Research project
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SNAP Uptake and School Readiness in Virginia
Heflin, C. & Rothbart, M.
8/14/18 → 9/14/20
Project: Research project
Research output
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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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Administrative Churn in SNAP and Health Care Utilization Patterns
Heflin, C., Hodges, L. & Ojinnaka, C., Jan 1 2020, In: Medical Care. 58, 1, p. 33-37 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Childhood injuries and food stamp benefits: An examination of administrative data in one US state
Heflin, C. M., Arteaga, I., Ndashimye, J. F. & Rabbitt, M. P., Jun 17 2020, In: BMC Pediatrics. 20, 1, 297.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disability, food insecurity by nativity, citizenship, and duration
Altman, C. E., Heflin, C. M. & Patnaik, H. A., Apr 2020, In: SSM - Population Health. 10, 100550.Research 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., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Population Research and Policy Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press and Media
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Material hardship linked to poor mental and physical health in young adults
2/23/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Material hardship taking a mental and physical toll on young adults during pandemic
2/22/21 → 2/23/21
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Hunger a constant as region braces for dark winter
12/13/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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NEW THREATS, FAMILIAR CHALLENGES: MAXWELL SCHOOL RESPONDS TO COVID-19
Colleen Heflin, Shannon Monnat & Emily Wiemers
11/2/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment