Faculty & Staff
Felix Muchomba
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University School of Social Work M.P.H., Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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Felix Muchomba is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work. Dr. Muchomba’s research examines how policies and institutions influence the well-being of girls and women. His current approach is to study how (1) macro-level changes, including social and economic development and (2) gender discrimination within families, impact the health and well-being of girls and women. Under this research agenda, Dr. Muchomba has examined sexual and reproductive health and other issues that are pertinent to low-income families, with a focus on Eastern Africa, South Asia, and immigrants in the U.S. He is currently studying policy levers that may reduce disparities in maternal health.
Courses Taught:
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Quantitative Research Methods
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Social Welfare Policy & Services II
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Methods of Social Work Research I
Selected Recent Publications:
Muchomba, F. M., Jiang, N., & Kaushal, N. (2020). Culture, Labor Supply, and Fertility Across Immigrant Generations in the United States. Feminist Economics 26(1), 154-178.
Muchomba, F. M. (2019). Sex composition of children and marital rape: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. Maternal and Child Health 23(8), 1130-1139.
Shukla, S., Muchomba, F. M., & McCoyd, J. L. (2018). ‘Drug adherence levels are falling down again’: health worker perceptions of women’s service utilization before and after integration of HIV/AIDS services into general care in India. Health policy and planning 33(5), 623-632.
Kaushal, N. & Muchomba, F. M. (2018). Missing time with parents: Son preference among Asians in the United States. Journal of Population Economics 31(2), 397-427.
Muchomba, F. M. (2017). Women’s land tenure security and household human capital: Evidence from Ethiopia’s land certification. World Development 98, 310-324.