Marieka Klawitter

Associate Professor at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, studies public policies that affect work and income, including the effects of child support policies, welfare policies, and anti-discrimination policies for sexual orientation. She is currently involved with studies of welfare reform, asset building for low income families, and labor market outcomes for gay and lesbian workers.

Major Research Projects:

• Diversities in Health Disparities: The Impact of Sexual Orientation, Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Age
• Review of WorkFirst Sanction Policies

Sample Publications:

Klawitter, M.; Carpenter, C., (Forthcoming), Local Antidiscrimination Ordinances and the Earnings of Sexual Minorities: Evidence from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey, Public Policy and Sexual Orientation, Badgett, M. L.; Frank, J.


Klawitter, M. with Maria Cancian, Daniel Meyer, Anu Rangarajan, Geoffrey Wallace, and Robert Wood (2003), Income and program participation among early TANF recipients: The evidence from New Jersey, Washington, and Wisconsin, Focus (Institute for Research on Poverty), Vol. 22(3).


Klawitter, M. (2001),. Do Psychosocial Characteristics Affect Socioeconomic Outcomes?: The Case of Welfare Use by Young Women, (with M. Edwards and R. Plotnick), Social Science Quarterly, December 2001.


Klawitter, M. (2000), Determinants of Initial Entry Onto Welfare by Young Women, (with R. Plotnick and M. Edwards), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Fall 2000, 19(4):527-546.

For a complete list of publications by Marieka Klawitter along with abstracts (where available), visit her page in the poverty research section of the website.

Relevant Courses:

• PBAF 513: Public Policy Analysis
• PBAF 527: Quantitative Analysis
• PBAF 573C: Asset Building for Low Income Families
• PBAF 573F: Women, Work and Public Policy
• PBAF 573F: Gender, Sexual Orientation and Public Policy

Contact Information:

Marieka Klawitter
Email: marieka@u.washington.edu
Homepage: http://evans.washington.edu/faculty-staff/bios/current-hz/klawitter
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