PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

“Beauty and Human Capital,” with Naci Mocan.

“The Effect of Physical Attractiveness on Treatment by the Criminal Justice System,” with Naci Mocan.

“The Effect of Child Care Subsidies on Child Development,” with Chris Herbst.

“School Absenteeism and Academic Performance,” with Mercy Mvundura.

“Beauty and the Marriage Market.”

“Demand for International Students by Canada and the United States after September 2001,” with Abdurrahman Aydemir.

“Labor Supply Effects of Teen Births,” with Sally Wallace.

"The Impact of Physical Activity and Food Consumption on Obesity: Evidence from Siblings and Twins," with Naci Mocan.

“Food Stamps and the Working Poor,” with Peter Mueser and David Ribar.

SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS

“Do Adolescents with Emotional or Behavioral Problems Respond to Tobacco Control Policies?” with

Lan Liang and Naci Mocan. Revision requested for resubmission.

“Does Child Abuse Lead to Crime?” with Janet Currie (NBER Working Paper No. 12171).

“Ugly Criminals,” with Naci Mocan (NBER Working Paper No. 12019).

“Body Composition and Wages,” with Roy Wada (NBER Working Paper No. 13595).

RESEARCH FUNDING

“Investigating the Link between Child Maltreatment and Crime,” with Janet Currie. National Institutes of Health, 2007-2009; $402,572.

“Food Stamps and the Working Poor,” with Peter Mueser and David Ribar. W.E. UpJohn Institute for Employment Research, 2007-2008; $75,000.

Child Policy Research Funding, UPS Foundation, 2005; $4,500.

“The Effect of Child Care Subsidies on Welfare and Employment of Mothers during Standard Hours,”

Research Initiation Grant, Georgia State University, 2002-2003; $10,000.

“Child Care Subsidies, Welfare, and Nonstandard Employment of Single Mothers,” The W.E. Upjohn

Institute for Employment Research, Small Grants Program, 2002; $5,000.

“Child Care Subsidies, Welfare, and Nonstandard Employment of Single Mothers,” Association for Public

Policy Analysis and Management, the NSAF Small Research Grants Program, 2002- 2003; $20,000.

“The Determinants and Consequences of Child Care Subsidy Receipt by Low-Income Mothers,” with

David Blau. Joint Center for Poverty Research (JCPR), Northwestern University/University of Chicago,

2001; $10,000.

“The Response of Single Mothers to Welfare and Child Care Subsidy Programs under the New Welfare

Reform Act,” Child Care Research Scholars Grant, Administration for Children and Families, Child Care

Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services, 2000- 2001;

$40,000.