Development Health
Resume:
Ariel Kalil
September ****
Harris School of Public Policy Studies
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637
773-***-**** (fax)
e-mail: *-*****@********.***
EDUCATION
**** **.*. Developmental Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor
1993 M.A. Social Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder
1991 B.A. Psychology and French Literature, University of
Wisconsin, Madison (with Distinction)
1989-90 Facult de Lettres & Sciences Politiques, Aix-en-Provence, France
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2010- Adjunct Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway, Department of
Business Administration
2009-present Professor, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, The
University of Chicago
2009 (June-July) Visiting Scholar, University of Stavanger, Norway, Department of
Business Administration
2009-present Departmental Associate, Department of Psychology, University of
Chicago
2007-present Director, Center for Human Potential and Public Policy, The Harris
School of Public Policy Studies, The University of Chicago
2006-2009 Visiting Scholar, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern
University
2004-2009 Associate Professor (with tenure), The Harris School of Public
Policy Studies, The University of Chicago
1999-2004 Assistant Professor, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies, The
University of Chicago
2005-present Faculty Affiliate, Center for Health and the Social Sciences,
University of Chicago
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2005-present Faculty Affiliate, Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience,
University of Chicago
2004-present Research Affiliate, the National Poverty Center, Ford School of
Public Policy, University of Michigan
1999-present Research Associate, University of Chicago Population Research
Center
1999 Member, Social Science Research Council Working Group
Children and Families of the Working Poor
1996-1999 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Poverty Research and Training Center
(now the National Poverty Center), University of Michigan
HONORS AND AWARDS
2005 Changing Faces of America's Children Young Scholars Award,
Foundation for Child Development
2003 Award for Early Research Contributions, Society for Research in
Child Development (SRCD) (Inaugural Biennial Award)
2002 Faculty Scholars Award, William T. Grant Foundation
2002 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
1997 Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral
Fellowship, National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development
1995 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pre-
Doctoral Training Grant Fellowship
1994 Family and Child Policy Fellow: Foundation for Child Development
and Center for Young Children and Families, Teachers College,
Columbia University, New York, NY
GRANTS
Foundation for Child Development. A dual-generation strategy:
2012-2013
Using technology to support learning opportunities for children and
for families. Awarded $57,747 (Principal Investigator).
Russell Sage Foundation. The Great Recession and married parents
2011-2013
use of time. Awarded $82,840 (Principal Investigator).
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Long-run impacts
2011-2012
of childhood housing instability on attainment, health, and
behavior. Awarded $200,000 (Principal Investigator).
Population Research Center, University of Chicago The effects of
2010
the Great Recession on vulnerable children and their families.
Awarded $18,500 (Principal Investigator).
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2010 Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations. Awarded $105,000 for the Australian
National University conference Advancing Child and Family Policy
Through Research (conference co-organizer with Andrew Leigh).
2010-2011 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Nonstandard work schedules and child development
Administrative Supplement. Grant # 3 R01 HD057952-02S1.
Awarded: $176,661 (Principal Investigator).
2009-2012 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Nonstandard work schedules and child development. Grant #R01
#HD057952. Awarded $1,003,668 (Principal Investigator).
2009-2010 National Center for Marriage Research, Bowling Green State
University Parental job loss and marital conflict. Awarded
$20,000 (Principal Investigator).
2009-2010 Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of
Michigan. Early childhood poverty and the occurrence of
inflammation in adulthood. Awarded $15,000 (Co-investigator
with Kathleen Ziol-Guest and Greg Duncan).
Population Research Center, University of Chicago Diverging
2009
destinies: Maternal education, employment, and investments in
children Awarded $19,425 (Principal Investigator).
2008-2009 John A. Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatrics, University of
Chicago Medical School. Job insecurity and health among older
men and women. Awarded $12,000 (Principal Investigator)
2008 Population Research Center, University of Chicago Conference grant
Health and attainment over the lifecourse: Reciprocal linkages from
before birth to old age. Awarded $10,000 (Principal Investigator)
Population Research Center, University of Chicago Mexican
2008
immigrant mothers, their children, and the American educational
system Awarded $19,408 (Principal Investigator).
2006-2009 Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA), National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Cohabitation,
child wellbeing, and parental investments. Grant #F32-HD054044-
01 (Sponsor for Rebecca Ryan)
2006-2007 U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service,
Research Development Grant: Food Stamps receipt and food
insecurity after welfare reform: Links to health and behavior among
low-income immigrant and native children. Awarded $40,000
(Principal Investigator)
2006 The Chicago Center of Excellence in Health Promotion Economics,
University of Chicago: The effects of maternal education on
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children s health in low-income families: Evidence from
experimental data in the United States. Awarded $15,000
(Principal Investigator)
2005-2008 Foundation for Child Development, Changing Faces of America's
Children Young Scholars Program: Parental labor market
experiences, investments in children, and the educational,
behavioral, and physical health status of immigrant children.
Awarded $150,000 (Principal Investigator)
2005 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD) Conference Grant (1R13HD51199-1) Mixed methods
research on economic conditions, public policy, and family and child
well-being. (Principal Investigator)
American Psychological Association Conference Grant Mixed
2005
methods research on economic conditions, public policy, and family
and child well-being. (Principal Investigator)
2003 Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for
Poverty Research, Census-funded Research Development Grant:
Parental job loss and child well-being. Awarded $30,000
(Principal Investigator)
2002-2007 William T. Grant Foundation, Faculty Scholars Award:
Consequences of parental job loss for adolescents school
performance and educational attainment. Awarded $300,000
(Principal Investigator)
2002-2003 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Consequences of parental job loss for adolescents school
performance and educational attainment. Awarded $50,000
(Principal Investigator)
William T. Grant Foundation, Officer s Discretionary Funds.
2002
Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for
Poverty Research 2002 September Research Institute Family
Investments in Children s Potential: Resources and Behaviors that
Promote Children s Success. Awarded $20,000 (Conference
organizers: A. Kalil & T. DeLeire)
Foundation for Child Development, Officer s Discretionary Funds.
2002
Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for
Poverty Research 2002 September Research Institute Family
Investments in Children s Potential: Resources and Behaviors that
Promote Children s Success. Awarded $20,000 (Conference
organizers: A. Kalil & T. DeLeire)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Living
2001-2003
Arrangements, Parenting & Developmental Outcomes Among
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Children in Poverty. Grant #R01 HD40935-01. Awarded $533,000
(Co-Investigator with Principal Investigator R. Jayakody)
Joyce Foundation: Educational and occupational experiences and
2000-2002
outcomes among low-income teenage mothers. Awarded $102,000
(Principal Investigator)
Spencer Foundation: Intergenerational capital and academic
2000-2001
achievement in black and white youth. Awarded $35,000 (Principal
Investigator)
Population Research Center, University of Chicago: Linking child
2000-2001
development outcomes to transitions in family structure among
single-mother families. Awarded $10,000 (Co- Principal
Investigator with T. DeLeire)
1997-2000 Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA), National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Welfare effects
on mental health and child development. Grant #F32-HD08145-03.
Awarded $87,000 (Principal Investigator)
1999 Office of the Vice-President for Research, Northwestern University:
"Family of origin social capital and the black-white test score gap."
Awarded $12,000 (Co-Principal Investigator with M. Pattillo-
McCoy)
1999 Radcliffe College Research Support Program, Cambridge, MA:
"Living arrangements and family functioning in low-income young
mother families." Awarded $5,000 (Co-principal investigator with
R. Jayakody)
1998 Poverty Project Award: Institute for Research on Poverty, University
of Wisconsin, Madison: How teen mothers are faring under welfare
reform. Awarded $37,000 (Co-principal investigator with S.K.
Danziger)
Joyce Foundation, Chicago, IL: Barriers to employment of welfare
1998-1999
recipients. Awarded $400,000 (Co-principal investigator with
Danziger, S.H., Danziger, S.K., Corcoran, M., & Tolman, R)
1997-1998 Children in Poverty Research Award: Center for Human Growth and
Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Risk and
protective factors for child development and family functioning in
multigenerational welfare families. Awarded $7,500 (Co-principal
investigator with S. K. Danziger)
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Flint, MI: Barriers to
1997-1998
employment of welfare recipients. Awarded $400,000 (Co-
principal investigator with Danziger, S.H., Danziger, S.K., Corcoran,
M., & Tolman, R)
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1997 Poverty Project Award: Institute for Research on Poverty, University
of Wisconsin, Madison: Barriers to well-being in multigenerational
families in Michigan's Family Independence Program. Awarded
$50,000 (Co-principal investigator with S. K. Danziger)
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Ziol-Guest, K., Dunifon, R., & Kalil, A. (2012). Parental employment and children s body
weight: Mothers, others, and mechanisms. Forthcoming, Social Science and Medicine.
Dunifon, R., Kalil, A., Crosby, D., & Su, J. (2012). The cost of the night shift: Mothers night
work and children s behavior problems. Forthcoming, Developmental Psychology.
Ziol-Guest, K., Duncan, G., Kalil, A., & Boyce, T. (2012). Early childhood poverty, immune-
mediated disease processes and adult productivity. Forthcoming, Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences.
Ziol-Guest, K. & Kalil, A. (2012). Health and medical care among the children of immigrants.
Forthcoming, Child Development.
Kalil, A., Ryan, R., & Corey, M. (2012). Diverging destinies: Maternal education and
investments in children. Demography, Online first August 11.
Duncan, G., Magnuson, K., Kalil, A., & Ziol-Guest, K. (2012). The importance of early
childhood poverty. Social Indicators Research, 108, 87-98
Johnson, R.C., Kalil, A., & Dunifon, R. (2012). Employment patterns of less-skilled workers:
Links to children's behavior and academic progress. Demography, 49, 747-772.
Yoshikawa, H. & Kalil, A. (2011). The effects of parental undocumented status on the
developmental contexts of young children in immigrant families. Child Development
Perspectives, 5, 291-297.
Kalil, A., Mogstad, M., Rege, M., & Votruba, M. (2011). Divorced fathers proximity and
children s long-run outcomes: Evidence from Norwegian registry data. Demography, 48,
1005-1027.
Morrissey, T., Dunifon, R., & Kalil, A. (2011). Maternal employment, work schedules, and
children s body mass index. Child Development, 82, 66-81. (*3rd most downloaded
article in Child Development in 2011).
Kalil, A. & Wightman, P. (2011). Parental job loss and children s educational attainment in
Black and White middle class families. Social Science Quarterly, 92, 56-77.
Kalil, A. & Ryan, R. (2010). Mothers economic conditions and sources of support in Fragile
Families. The Future of Children, 20, 39-63.
Kalil, A., Ziol-Guest, K., & Levin-Epstein, J. (2010). Non-standard work and marital instability:
Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Journal of Marriage and
Family, 72, 1289-1300.
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Crosnoe, R. & Kalil, A. (2010). Educational progress and parenting among Mexican immigrant
mothers of young children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 976-990.
DeLeire, T. & Kalil, A. (2010). Does consumption buy happiness? Evidence from the United
States. International Review of Economics, 57, 163-176.
Kalil, A. & Crosby, D. (2010). Welfare leaving and the health of young children in immigrant
and native families. Social Science Research, 39, 202-214.
Kalil, A., Ziol-Guest, K., Hawkley, L., & Cacioppo, J.C. (2010). Job insecurity and health
among older men and women. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 65B, 81-90.
Duncan, G., Ziol-Guest, K., & Kalil, A. (2010). Early childhood poverty and adult attainment,
behavior, and health. Child Development, 81, 292-311.
Kalil, A. (2009). Joblessness, family relations, and children s development. Family Matters
[Australian Institute of Family Studies], 83, 15-22.
Leininger, L. J., Ryan, R., M., & Kalil, A. (2009). Low-income mothers social support, social
isolation, and children s accidents and injuries. Social Science and Medicine, 68, 2113-
2121.
Ryan, R. M., Kalil, A., & Leininger, L. J. (2009). Unwed mothers private safety nets and
children s socioemotional wellbeing. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71, 278-297.
Ziol-Guest, K., Duncan, G., & Kalil, A. (2009). Early childhood poverty and adult body mass
index. American Journal of Public Health, 99, 527-532.
Ryan, R., Kalil, A., & Ziol-Guest, K. (2008). Longitudinal patterns of non-resident fathers
involvement: The role of resources and relations. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70,
962-977.
Mendenhall, R., Kalil, A., Spindel, L., & Hart, C. (2008). Job loss at mid-life: Managers and
executives face the New Risk Economy. Social Forces, 87, 185-210.
Kalil, A. & Chen, J. (2008). Family citizenship status and food insecurity among low-income
children of immigrants. New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development, 121, 43-
62.
Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2008). Parental job loss and children's academic progress in two-
parent families. Social Science Research, 37, 500-515.
Leininger, L., & Kalil, A. (2008). Cognitive and non-cognitive predictors of success in adult
education programs: Evidence from experimental data with low-income welfare
recipients. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 27, 521-535.
Foster, E.M. & Kalil, A. (2008). New methods for new questions: Obstacles and opportunities.
Developmental Psychology, 44, 301-304.
Yoshikawa, H., Weisner, T., Kalil, A., & Way, N. (2008). Mixing qualitative and quantitative
research in developmental science: Uses and methodological choices. Developmental
Psychology, 44, 344-354.
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Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2008). Teacher support, school goal structures, and teenage mothers
school engagement. Youth and Society, 39, 524-548.
Foster, E.M. & Kalil, A. (2007). Living arrangements and children s development in low-
income white, black, and Latino families. Child Development, 78, 1657-1674.
Kalil, A. & Dunifon, R. (2007). Maternal work and welfare use and child well-being: Evidence
from six years of data from the Women s Employment Study. Children and Youth
Services Review, 29, 742-761.
Slack, K., Magnuson, K., Berger, L., Yoo, J., Coley, R., Dunifon, R., Dworsky, A., Kalil, A.,
Knab, J., Lohman, B., & Osborne, C. (2007). Family economic well-being following the
1996 welfare reform: Trend data from five non-experimental panel studies. Children
and Youth Services Review, 29, 698-720.
Ziol-Guest, K., DeLeire, T., & Kalil, A (2006). The allocation of food expenditure in married
and single-parent families. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 40, 347-371.
Foster, E.M. & Kalil, A. (2005). Developmental psychology and public policy: Progress and
prospects. Developmental Psychology, 41, 827-832.
Dunifon, R., Kalil, A., & Bajracharya, A. (2005). Maternal working conditions and child well-
being in welfare-leaving families. Developmental Psychology, 41, 851-859.
Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K (2005). Single mothers employment dynamics and adolescent well-
being. Child Development, 76, 196-211.
Kalil, A., Ziol-Guest, K., & Coley, R (2005). Patterns of father involvement in teenage-mother
families: Predictors and links to mothers psychological adjustment. Family Relations,
54, 197-211.
DeLeire, T. & Kalil, A (2005). How do cohabiting couples with children spend their money?
Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 285-294.
Kalil, A., Tolman, R., Rosen, D., & Gruber, G. (2003). Domestic violence and children s
behavior in low-income families. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 3, 75-102.
Dunifon, R., Kalil, A., & Danziger, S.K. (2003). Maternal work behavior under welfare reform:
How does the transition from welfare to work affect child development? Children and
Youth Services Review, 25, 55-82.
Kalil, A., Seefeldt, K., & Wang, H. (2002). Sanctions and material hardship under TANF. Social
Service Review, 76, 642-662.
Kalil, A. & Kunz, J. (2002). Teenage childbearing, marital status, and depressive symptoms in
later life. Child Development, 73, 1748-1760.
Kalil, A. (2002). Perceptions of the school psychological environment in predicting teenage
mothers educational expectations. Journal of Adolescent Research, 17, 555-567.
DeLeire, T. & Kalil, A. (2002). Good things come in 3 s: Multigenerational coresidence and
adolescent adjustment. Demography, 39, 393-413.
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Jayakody, R. & Kalil, A. (2002). Social fathering in low-income African American families with
preschool children. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 64, 504-516.
Spencer, M. Kalil, A., Larson, N., Spieker, S., & Gilchrist, L. (2002). Multigenerational
coresidence and childrearing conflict: Links to parenting stress in teenage mothers across
the first two years post-partum. Applied Developmental Science, 6, 157-170.
Kalil, A., Born, C., Kunz, J., & Caudill, P. (2001). Life stressors, social support, and depressive
symptoms among first-time welfare recipients. American Journal of Community
Psychology, 29, 357-371.
Kalil, A., Schweingruber, H., & Seefeldt, K. (2001). Correlates of employment among welfare
recipients: Do psychological characteristics and attitudes matter? American Journal of
Community Psychology, 29, 701-723.
Corcoran, M., Danziger, S.K., Kalil, A., & Seefeldt, K. (2000). How welfare reform is affecting
women's work. Annual Review of Sociology, 26, 241-69.
Zuckerman, D. & Kalil, A. (2000). Welfare reform: Preliminary research and unanswered
questions (Issue editors introduction). Journal of Social Issues, 56, 579-586.
Kalil, A. & Danziger, S. (2000). How teen mothers are faring under welfare reform. Journal of
Social Issues, 56, 775-798.
Danziger, S., Kalil, A., & Anderson, N. (2000). Human capital, health, and mental health
characteristics of welfare recipients: Co-occurrence and correlates. Journal of Social
Issues, 56, 635-654.
Schweingruber, H. & Kalil, A. (2000). Decision-making and depressive symptoms in
multigenerational teen parent households. Journal of Family Psychology, 14, 556-569.
Kalil, A., & Kunz, J. (1999). First births among adolescent girls: Risk and protective factors.
Social Work Research, 23, 197-208.
Kunz, J., & Kalil, A. (1999). Self-esteem, self-efficacy, and welfare use. Social Work Research,
23, 119-126.
Sandfort, J., Kalil, A., & Gottschalk, J. (1999). The mirror has two faces: Welfare clients and
front-line workers view policy reforms. Journal of Poverty, 3, 71-92.
Kalil, A., & Eccles, J. (1998). Does welfare affect family processes and adolescent adjustment?
Child Development, 69, 1597-1613.
Kalil, A., Spencer, M., Spieker, S., & Gilchrist, L. (1998). Effects of family living arrangements
and quality of relationships on the mental health of low-income adolescent mothers.
Family Relations, 47, 433-441.
Manuscripts under Review
Dunifon, R., Kalil, A., Crosby, D., Su, J., & DeLeire, T. (2012). Measuring maternal non-
standard work in survey data. Revise and resubmit, Journal of Marriage and Family.
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Kalil, A., Dunifon, R., Crosby, D., & Su, J. (2012). Maternal work hours, work schedules, and
sleep duration among mothers and their young children. Under review, Journal of
Marriage and Family.
Duncan, G., Kalil, A., & Ziol-Guest,K. (2012). Early childhood poverty and adult productivity
and health. In Reynolds, A., Rolnick, A. & Temple, J. (Eds.), Health and Education in
Early Childhood: Predictors, Interventions, and Policies. Under review, Cambridge
University Press.
Books
Kalil, A,, Haskins, R., & Chesters, J., (Eds.) (2012). Investing in Children: Work, Education, and
Social Policy in Two Rich Countries. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.
Johnson, R.C., Kalil, A., & Dunifon, R. (2010). Mothers work and children s lives: Low-
income families after welfare reform. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for
Employment Research.
* named by Princeton University's Industrial Relations Section as a Noteworthy Book in
Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2010.
Kalil, A. & DeLeire, T. (Eds.). (2004). Family investments in children: Resources and parenting
behaviors that promote success. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Book Chapters
Kalil, A. & DeLeire, T. (forthcoming, 2013). Involuntary job transitions and subjective well-
being in later life. In Zissimopoulos, J., Couch, K., & Daly, M. (Eds), Unexpected
Lifecycle Events and Economic Security: the Roles of Job Loss, Disability, and Changing
Family Structure. California: Stanford University Press.
Dunifon, R., Ziol-Guest, K., & Kalil, A. (forthcoming, 2012). Non-standard work schedules and
child development. In V. Maholmes & R. King (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Poverty
and Child Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Duncan, G., Telle, K., Ziol-Guest, K., & Kalil, A. (2011). Long-run impacts of early childhood
poverty: Comparative evidence from Norwegian registry data and the U.S. PSID. In
Smeeding, T., Jantti, M., & Erikson, R. (Eds.) Persistence, Privilege, and Parenting:The
Comparative Study of Intergenerational Mobility (pp. 209-243). New York: Russell Sage
Foundation.
Kalil, A. & Crosnoe, R. (2009). Two generations of educational progress in Latin American
immigrant families in the U.S: A conceptual framework for a new policy context. In E.
Grigorenko and R. Takanishi (Eds.), Immigration, diversity, and education (pp. 188-
204). New York: Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis Books, Inc.
Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2009). Welfare reform and health among the children of immigrants.
In J. Ziliak (Ed.), Welfare reform and its long-term consequences for America's poor (pp.
308-336). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
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Kalil, A. & Crosby, D. (2009). Welfare leaving and child health and behavior in immigrant and
native families. In M. Fix (Ed.), Immigrants and welfare: The impact of welfare reform
on America s newcomers (pp. 193-228). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Cacioppo, J., Hawkley, L., Kalil, A., Hughes, M., Waite, L., & Thisted, R. (2007). Happiness
and the invisible threads of social connection: The Chicago Health, Aging, and Social
Relations Study. In M. Eid & R. Larsen, (Eds.), The science of subjective well-being (pp.
195-219). New York: Guilford Publications.
Magnuson, K., Duncan, G., & Kalil, A. (2006). The contribution of middle childhood contexts
to adolescent achievement and behavior. In Huston, A. & Ripke, M. (Eds.),
Developmental contexts in middle childhood: Bridges to adolescence and adulthood (pp.
150-172). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Morris, P. & Kalil, A. (2006). Out of school time use during middle childhood in a low-income
sample: Do combinations of activities affect achievement and behavior? In Huston, A. &
Ripke, M. (Eds.), Developmental contexts in middle childhood: Bridges to adolescence
and adulthood (pp. 237-259). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Kalil, A., Levine, J., & Ziol-Guest, K. (2005). Following in their parents footsteps: How
characteristics of parental work predict adolescents interest in parents jobs. In
Schneider, B. & Waite, L. (Eds.), Being together, being apart: Dual career families and
the work-life balance (pp. 422-442). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kalil, A. & DeLeire, T. (2004). Preface. In Kalil, A. & DeLeire, T. (Eds.), Family investments in
children: Resources and parenting behaviors that promote success (pp. xi-xx). Mahwah,
NJ: Erlbaum.
Ziol-Guest, K., Kalil, A., & DeLeire, T. (2004). Expenditure decisions in single-parent
households. In Kalil, A. & DeLeire, T. (Eds.), Family investments in children: Resources
and parenting behaviors that promote success (pp. 181-208). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Kalil, A., Pattillo, M., & Payne, M. (2004). Intergenerational assets and the Black/White test
score gap. In D. Conley & K. Albright (Eds.), After the Bell: Education solutions outside
the school (pp. 170-194). New York: Routledge Press.
Duncan, G., Kalil, A., Mayer, S., Tepper, R., & Payne, M. (2004). The apple does not fall far
from the tree. In S. Bowles, H. Gintis, & M. Osborne (Eds). Unequal chances: Family
background and economic success. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Kalil, A. (2002). Family resilience and good child outcomes: A review of the literature.
Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Social Development. Available on-line at
www.msd.govt.nz.
Danziger, S.K. & Kalil, A. (2002). Welfare reform: Effects of TANF on family well-being. In
R. Lerner, F. Jacobs, & D. Wertlieb (Eds.), Promoting positive child, adolescent, and
family development: A handbook of program and policy innovations (pp. 395-420).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Kalil, A. (2002). Cohabitation and child development. In A. Booth & A.Crouter (Eds.), Just
living together: Implications of cohabitation for children, families, and social policy (pp.
153-160). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
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Kalil, A., Dunifon, R., & Danziger, S.K. (2001). Are children s behavior problems affected by
their mothers work participation since welfare reform? In G. Duncan & P.L. Chase-
Lansdale (Eds.), For better and for worse: Welfare reform and the well-being of children
and families (pp. 154-178). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Kalil, A., Schweingruber, H., Daniel-Echols, M., & Breen, A. (2000). Mother, worker, welfare
recipient: Welfare reform and the multiple roles of low-income women. In S.H. Danziger
& A.C. Lin (Eds.), Coping with Poverty: The Social Contexts of Neighborhood, Work,
and Family in the African American Community (pp. 201-223). Ann Arbor: University of
Michigan Press.
Danziger, S.K., Corcoran, M., Danziger, S.H., Heflin, C., Kalil, A., Levine, J., Rosen, D.,
Seefeldt, K., Siefert, K., & Tolman, R. (2000). Barriers to the employment of welfare
recipients. In R. Cherry & W. Rodgers (Eds.), Prosperity for All? The Economic Boom
and African Americans (pp. 239-272). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Encyclopedic Entries
Kalil, A. (2005). Poverty, welfare reform, and adolescents. In L. Sherrod (Ed.), Youth Activism:
An International Encyclopedia (pp. 494-495). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND SERVICE
2013 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Review
Panel Chair, Social Policy & Public Health
2012 Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America
(Children and Youth topic area)
2011 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Review
Panel Chair, Public Policy
2010-2014 Member (permanent), Social Sciences and Population Studies (SSPS) Study
Section, National Institutes of Health
2010-present Member, Technical Review Committee, Bureau of Labor Statistics' National
Longitudinal Surveys Program
2008-present Member, Board of Overseers, Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
2009 Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and
Management (Social Policy and Child and Family Policy Subcommittees)
2008 Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and
Management (Social Policy Subcommittee)
2008 National Institutes of Health, Social Science and Population Studies. Member,
Health of the Population special emphasis panel (NIH R03, R15 and R21 Funding
Mechanisms)
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2008 Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America
(Chair, Children, Youth, and Parenting topic area)
2007 Program Committee, Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and
Management (Social Policy Subcommittee)
2005 National Poverty Center, University of Michigan. Co-organizer (with H.
Yoshikawa) for the conference Mixed methods research on economic conditions,
public policy, and family and child well-being.
2003 National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
(OBSSR). Member, special emphasis panel for Pathways Linking Education to
Health (NIH R01 Funding Mechanism)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Member, special
emphasis panel for Intergenerational Family Resource Allocation (NIH R01
Funding Mechanism)
2002 Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research.
Co-organizer (with T. DeLeire) for the September Research Institute ( Family
investments in children s potential: Resources and behaviors that promote
success )
2000 Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research.
Co-organizer (with G. Duncan, S. Mayer, & T. DeLeire) for the September
Research Institute ( The role of non-cognitive skills in economic success )
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
2012- University of Chicago All University Disciplinary Committee
2011-present University of Chicago Women s Leadership Council
2009-present Harris School Faculty Hiring Committee
2008-09 Harris School Senior and Junior Faculty Search Committee, Child/Family Policy
2008-present Faculty Advisory Council for the Arete (interdisciplinary research) Initiative,
University of Chicago
2008-2011 University of Chicago Committee on Faculty Retirement and Oversight
2008-present Committee to Advise the Provost on Faculty Hiring in the Harris School
2008-present Harris School Expansion Architect Selection Committee
2006-present France Chicago Center Faculty Advisory Committee, University of Chicago
2005-06 Harris School Senior and Junior Faculty Search Committee, Child/Family Policy
2004-present Harris School Ph.D. Committee
2004-2009 Institutional Representative, Association for Public Policy and Management
2004-present Executive Committee member and Director of the Program Development Core for
the Population Research Center, NORC and the University of Chicago
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2004-2006 Social and Behavioral Sciences IRB Committee member (Vice-chair), University
of Chicago
2004 Faculty facilitator, Harris School Ph.D. Foreign Exchange Workshop (Sciences
Politiques, Paris)
2001-2002 Faculty Mentor, University of Chicago Summer Research Opportunities Program
(SROP)/McNair Scholars Program
2001-2002 Harris School Public Policy Student Association Policy Fellowship Selection
Committee
1999-2001 Harris School Senior Faculty Search Committee for Director, Center for Human
Potential and Public Policy; Junior Faculty Search Committee, Child/Family
Policy
Editorial Positions
2012- Deputy Editor, Journal of Marriage and Family
2010-2012 Editorial Board Member, Journal of Marriage and Family
2005-2010: Associate Editor, Developmental Psychology
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
American Economic Review
American Journal of Community Psychology
American Journal of Sociology
Applied Developmental Science
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Demography
Developmental Psychology
Economics of Education Review
Family Planning Perspectives
Family Relations
Journal of Adolescence
Journal of Adolescent Research
Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Marriage and Family
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Journal of the American Medical Women s Association
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
National Science Foundation
Oxford University Press
Parenting: Science and Practice
Population Studies
Psychological Bulletin
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Social Forces
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Social Science Quarterly
Social Science Research
Social Service Review
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting
Spencer Foundation
SRCD Social Policy Report
Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research
William T. Grant Foundation
TEACHING
Poverty and Social Welfare Policy, graduate course that examines the causes and
consequences of poverty in the United States and reviews the major social policies
used to reduce poverty.
Policy Interventions to Improve Children's Health and Human Capital, graduate
course that assesses the effectiveness of interventions (in the U.S. and
internationally) targeted at children, families, schools, and neighborhoods that aim
to improve children's health, achievement, and long-run success.
Work and Family Policy, graduate course that focuses on the conditions shaping
working families, and the public policies that can help improve the quality of
parent and child well-being in these families.
Developmental Perspectives on Child and Family Policy, graduate course that
shows how the science of developmental psychology can inform public policy for
children and families.
Adolescent Development and the Transition to Adulthood, graduate course that
discusses the transition to adulthood in a changing economic landscape with a
focus on the role that public policy can play for disadvantaged youth.
Introduction to Developmental Psychology, undergraduate course that teaches the
principles of social, cognitive, and biological development from infancy to old
age.
INVITED SPEAKER
2012 University of Chicago, Department of Psychology
Pew Charitable Trusts, Economic Mobility Project (Washington, D.C.)
University of California-Davis, Center for Poverty Research
Australian Institute of Family Studies, Invited Conference Panel Speaker
(Melbourne, Australia)
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The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of
Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Canberra,
Australia)
2011 Cornell University, Department of Policy Analysis and Management
University of Chicago, Center for Population Economics, Booth School of
Business
Penn State University, Population Research Center
University of Virginia, Batten School of Public Policy
2010 University of Illinois, Institute of Government and Public Affairs
Economic Policy Institute (Washington, D.C.)
2009 Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations (Canberra, Australia)
University of Stavanger, Norway, Department of Business Administration
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Grand Rounds (Section of
Geriatrics)
University of Texas, Population Research Center
2008 Social Policy Research Center, University of New South Wales (Sydney,
Australia)
Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, Australian National
University (Canberra, Australia)
Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations (Canberra, Australia)
University of Stavanger, Norway, Department of Business Administration
Telluride Economic Summit on Early Childhood Investment
University of Toronto, School of Public Policy and Governance
University of Wisconsin, La Follette School of Public Affairs
Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research
2007 University of Washington, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
University of Kentucky, Center for Poverty Research (April and October)
University of Michigan, National Poverty Center
2006 Migration Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.
Northwestern University, Cells to Society (C2S): The Center on Social Disparities
and Health
Cornell University, Department of Policy Analysis and Management
Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Public Affairs
University of California, Davis, Institute of Governmental Affairs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and
Families (Child Care Bureau), Child Care Policy Research Consortium
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2005 University of Lausanne (Switzerland), Institute of Psychology
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and
Families (Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation), National Welfare
Research and Evaluation Conference
University of Michigan, Panel Study of Income Dynamics Child Development
Supplement II Early Results Conference
2004 U.S. Bureau of the Census
New York University, Department of Sociology
Northwestern University, Department of Sociology
University of Chicago, Department of Psychology
University of Chicago, Population Research Center
Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research & Department of
Psychology
2003 University of Wisconsin, School of Social Work and Institute for Research on
Poverty
Cornell University, Department of Policy Analysis and Management
University of Michigan, National Poverty Center Conference on Marriage and
Family Formation among Low-income Couples
Duke University, Sanford Institute of Public Policy
University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research
2002 University of Nebraska, Center on Children, Families, and the Law
2001 University of Chicago, Population Research Center
2000 Penn State University, Population Research Institute National Symposium on
Cohabitation and Child Development
Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research
Penn State University, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
University of Chicago, Alfred P. Sloan Working Families Center
1999 University of Michigan, School of Public Policy
University of Chicago, Population Research Center
Northwestern University/University of Chicago, Joint Center for Poverty Research
September Research Institute
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (1999-PRESENT)
Ziol-Guest, K. & Kalil, A. (2012, July). The long-run impact of childhood housing instability.
Paper presented at the Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
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Duncan, G., Kalil, A., Telle, K., & Ziol-Guest, K. (2012, May). Trends in family income and
completed schooling in the U.S. and Norway. Paper presented at the Stanford University
Conference on Income, Inequality, and Educational Success.
Kalil, A. & Leininger, L. (2012, May). Economic instability and child health: Evidence from
the aftermath of the Great Recession. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America, San Francisco, CA.
Crosby, D., Dunifon, R., Kalil, A., & Smith, N. (2012, May). Mothers nonstandard work
schedules and the care arrangements of young children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting
of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, CA.
Ziol-Guest, K., Dunifon, R., & Kalil, A. (2012, May). Parental employment and children s body
mass index. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America,
San Francisco, CA.
Morrissey, T., Kalil, A., & Dunifon, R. (2012, May). Parental employment and children s body
mass index: A developmental perspective. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Population Association of America, San Francisco, CA.
Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2011, November). The Great Recession and married parents use of
time. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and
Management, Washington, D.C.
Ziol-Guest, K. & Kalil, A. (2011, November). The long-run impact of childhood housing
instability. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and
Management, Washington, D.C.
Kalil, A. & DeLeire, T. (2011, May). Job loss and subjective well-being in later life. Paper
presented at the Conference on Unexpected Lifecycle Events and Economic Well-Being, San
Francisco Federal Reserve Bank.
Kalil, A., & Wightman, P. (2011, April). Parental job loss and educational attainment at the
transition to adulthood Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of
America, Washington, D.C.
Kalil, A., & Khalid, S. (2011, April). Non-cognitive skills and educational attainment Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington, D.C.
Dunifon, R., Kalil, A., & Crosby, D. (2011, April). The cost of the night shift: Mothers night
work and children s behavior problems. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Morrissey, T., Dunifon, R., & Kalil, A. (2011, April). Maternal employment and children s
body mass index: A developmental perspective. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
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Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2011, April). The Great Recession and married parents use of
time. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Montreal, Canada.
Kalil, A., Dunifon, R., & Crosby, D. (2010, November). Employment, work schedules, and
sleep patterns among low-income women and their children. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and Management, Boston, MA.
Kalil, A., Ryan, R., & Corey, M. (2010, July). Diverging destinies: Maternal education and
investments in children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Association
for Time Use Research, Paris, France.
Kalil, A., Guryan, J., & Ugaz, J. (2010, July). The impact of new siblings on parental time
investment: More or less child-specialization? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
International Association for Time Use Research, Paris, France.
Kalil, A., & Kanjanapan, W. (2010, March). Non-cognitive skills and the transition to
adulthood for Australian youth. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America, Dallas, TX.
Duncan, G., Telle, K., Ziol-Guest, K., & Kalil, A. (2010, March). Economic deprivation in
early childhood and adult outcomes: Comparative evidence from Norwegian Registry Data and
the U.S. PSID. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of
America, Dallas, TX.
Kalil, A., Ryan, R., Claessens, A., & Corey, M. (2009, December). Maternal education and the
developmental gradient in time with children: Evidence from Australia. Paper presented at the
Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Duncan, G., Telle, K., Ziol-Guest, K., & Kalil, A. (2009, September). Long-run impacts of
early childhood poverty: Comparative evidence from Norwegian registry data and the U.S.
PSID. Paper presented at the Conference Intergenerational Mobility (IGM) Within and Across
Nations: The Transmission of Advantage or Disadvantage Across the Life-Course at the
Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin.
Deleire, T. & Kalil, A. (2009, June). Does consumption buy you happiness? Evidence from the
United States. Paper presented at the Conference on Happiness and Relational Goods, Venice,
Italy.
Kalil, A., Ryan, R., & Corey, M. (2009, June). Diverging destinies: Maternal education and
investments in children. Paper presented at the American Time Use Research Conference,
University of Maryland.
Kalil, A., Ziol-Guest, K., & Levin-Epstein, J. (2009, April and November). Non-standard work
and marital instability: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Detroit, MI and at
the Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and Management, Washington, D.C.
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Morrissey, T., Dunifon, R., & Kalil, A. (2009, April and November). Mothers nonstandard
work schedules and children s body mass index. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO and at the Annual Meeting of the
Association for Public Policy and Management, Washington, D.C.
Duncan, G., Telle, K., Ziol-Guest, K., & Kalil, A. (2009, March). Long-run impacts of early
childhood poverty: Comparative evidence from Norwegian registry data and the U.S. PSID.
Paper presented at the Conference The long-run impact of early life events II at the National
Poverty Center, University of Michigan.
Kalil, A. & Wightman, P. (2008, March). Parental job loss and children s college attendance in
black and white middle class families. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America, New Orleans, LA.
Duncan, G., Ziol-Guest, K., & Kalil, A. (2008, March). Early childhood poverty and adult
attainment, behavior, and health. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America, New Orleans, LA.
Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2007, April). Welfare reform and health among the children of
immigrants. Paper presented at the conference Ten years after: Evaluating the long-term
effects of welfare reform on work, welfare, children, and families at the Center for Poverty
Research, University of Kentucky.
Duncan, G., Kalil, A., & Ziol-Guest, K. (2007, March). Economic costs of early childhood
poverty. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Boston, MA.
Kalil, A. & Chen, J. (2007, March). Family citizenship status and food insecurity among low-
income children of immigrants. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Kalil, A. & Crosby, D. (2006, December). Welfare leaving and child health and behavior in
immigrant and native families. Paper presented at the conference Immigrant Families and
Children on the 10th Anniversary of Welfare Reform at the Migration Policy Institute,
Washington, D.C.
Johnson, R.C., Kalil, A., & Dunifon, R. (2006, November). Work after welfare reform and the
well-being of children: Evidence from the Michigan Women s Employment Survey. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and Management, Madison,
WI.
Leininger, L., & Kalil, A (2006, November). Cognitive and non-cognitive predictors of success
in adult education programs: Evidence from experimental data with low-income welfare
recipients. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and
Management, Madison, WI.
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Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2006, March). Reciprocal relations between parental employment
experiences and child, mother, and father health. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Population Association of America, Los Angeles, CA.
Kalil, A. & Crosby, D. (2006, March). Welfare leaving and health trajectories among the
children of immigrants and natives. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population
Association of America, Los Angeles, CA.
Kalil, A., Seefeldt, K., & Danziger, S.K. (2005, November). Maternal depression and child
well-being after welfare reform. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for
Public Policy and Management, Washington, DC.
Kalil, A., Dunifon, R., & Johnson, R. (2005, November). Single mothers employment
dynamics after welfare reform: Links to child well-being. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and Management, Washington, DC.
Kalil, A. (2005, April). New perspectives on economic conditions and child development:
Income instability, wealth, and household expenditures. Symposium (chair and organizer)
presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta,
GA.
Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2005, April). Income instability, wealth, and children s
development. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Atlanta, GA.
Dunifon, R., Kalil, A., & Bajracharya, A. (2005, April). The influence of mothers employment
behavior and job characteristics on low-income children. Paper presented at the Biennial
Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Foster, E.M. & Kalil, A. (2005, April). Family structure and low-income children s
development in three ethnic groups. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2005, March). Parental job loss and children s academic progress.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia,
PA
DeLeire, T. & Kalil, A. (2005, March). Selection into grandparent-headed households. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, PA.
Kalil, A. (2004, October.) Child impacts of welfare reform and parenting behavior. Invited
discussant, Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and Management, Atlanta, GA.
Kalil, A. (2004, April). Public policy and the wellbeing of children and youth. Invited
discussant, Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Boston, MA.
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Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2004, April). Single mothers employment dynamics and adolescent
well-being. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America,
Boston, MA.
Kalil, A. (2004, March). Maternal employment dynamics and adolescent well-being in low-
income and single parent families. Symposium (organizer) presented at the biennial meetings of
the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.
Kalil, A. & Ziol-Guest, K. (2004, March). Single mothers employment dynamics and
adolescent well-being. Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research on
Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.
Kalil, A. (2003, November). Low-income and unmarried fathers investments in children.
Symposium (chair) presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Public Policy and
Management, Washington, D.C.
DeLeire, T., Ziol-Guest, K., & Kalil, A. (2003, November). The allocation of food expenditure
in single-parent families. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Public
Policy and Management, Washington, D.C.
Kalil, A. (2003, April). Fathers perceptions of parental responsibilities: Variations by marital
status and living arrangement. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Magnuson, K., Duncan, G., & Kalil, A. (2003, April). The contribution of middle childhood
contexts to adolescents academic achievement and problem behavior. Paper presented at the
Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Kalil, A. & DeLeire, T. (Conference co-organizers, September 2002). Northwestern
University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research September Research Institute
Family Investments in Children s Potential: Resources and Behaviors that Promote Children s
Success.
Deleire, T. & Kalil, A. (2002, September). How do cohabiting couples with
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