Bio:
Dr. Nepomnyaschy's research interests are broadly focused on how poverty and inequality impact child and family health and well-being. Much of her work has examined the impact of social policies, particularly related to fathers and child support, on the well-being of families and children using quantitative analyses and large national datasets. In other work, she has examined the determinants of child health and well-being, with a specific emphasis on disparities by socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity. Her research has been published in the American Journal of Public Health, Demography, and Social Service Review. Her teaching expertise is in the areas of child and family policy, research methods, and poverty and inequality.
Selected Recent Publications:
Nepomnyaschy, Lenna and Irwin Garfinkel. 2011. "Nonresident Father Involvement and Children's Material Hardship." Social Service Review, 85(1):3-38.
Nepomnyaschy, Lenna and Irwin Garfinkel. 2010. "Child Support Enforcement and Fathers' Contributions to their Nonresident Children." Social Service Review, 84(3):341-380. (awarded the Frank R. Breul Prize for the best article published in Social Service Review in 2010)
Nepomnyaschy, Lenna. 2010. "Race Disparities in Low Birth Weight in the South and the Rest of the Nation." Social Science & Medicine. 70: 684-691.
Nepomnyaschy, Lenna. 2009. "Socioeconomic Gradients in Infant Health Across Race and Ethnicity." Maternal and Child Health Journal, 13(6): 720-731.
Kaushal, Neeraj and Lenna Nepomnyaschy. 2009. "Wealth, Race, and Children's Educational Outcomes." Children and Youth Services Review, 31(9): 963-971.
Reichman, Nancy and Lenna Nepomnyaschy. 2008. "Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Obesity and Diagnosis of Asthma in Offspring at Age 3 Years." Maternal and Child Health Journal, 12(6):725-733.
Nepomnyaschy, Lenna and Jane Waldfogel. 2007. "Paternity Leave and Fathers' Involvement with Their Young Children." Community, Work & Family, 10(4):427-453.
Nepomnyaschy, Lenna. 2007. "Child Support and Father-Child Contact: Testing Reciprocal Pathways." Demography, 44(1): 93-112.