Dr. Jackson’s scholarship examines the interrelationships among work, welfare, maternal psychological well-being, parenting in the home environment (including involvement by nonresident fathers), and child outcomes in families headed by low-income, single-parent mothers with young children. Dr. Jackson’s research on current and former welfare recipients has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the William T. Grant Foundation, the National Center on Minority Health Disparities, and a visiting scholarship at the Russell Sage Foundation. Her work is published in American Journal of Community Psychology, Child Development, Children and Youth Services Review, Journal of Family Issues, Journal of Social Service Research, Race and Social Problems, Social Service Review, Social Work, and Social Work Research. Some of her recent publications include the following.
Links:
[1] http://luskin.ucla.edu/school-public-affairs/social-welfare
[2] http://luskin.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/headshots/Jackson Photo.JPG
[3] http://luskin.ucla.edu/content/children-and-families
[4] mailto:ajacks@ucla.edu
