I am currently working as a Research/Faculty Assistant for the Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Center, which is directed by William Julius Wilson at the Kennedy School of Government. We are working on a longitudinal qualitative study that explores the impact of the 1996 welfare reforms on low-income families and adolescents in three cities. It is very interesting and important work, and I am very grateful that my sociology background enabled me to continue working in this field. I recently received notice of early acceptance into Cornell's PhD program in Sociology and will be heading there in the fall.
