Jennifer C. Greenfield
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Greenfield's research focuses on the intersections of health and wealth disparities across the life course, especially through the mechanism of family care work. Through her research, Greenfield seeks to identify and test policy interventions that best support families as they balance work and caregiving. She also collaborates on projects related to economic security across the life course, the health and mental health effects of productive engagement in later life, and analysis of public policy initiatives related to health care access and economic security in Colorado. Greenfield regularly contributes to policymaking processes.
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Assesses caregivers' employment and financial status, well-being (physical and mental health, caregiver strain, benefits of caregiving), access to workplace supports and covariates (e.g. caregiver demographics, health, social support, and service utilization).
Discusses how families are more likely to experience preterm birth are also less likely to have access to paid leave and thus experience significant systemic barriers to involvement, especially when their newborns are hospitalized. Describes the research gap in this area and explores pathways by which social workers may ameliorate disparities in preterm birth outcomes through practice, policy, and research.
Examines how raising Colorado's minimum wage to 12 dollars an hour by 2020 would impact low-wage women and their families in Colorado. Pays attention to how the pay raise might impact childcare prices and access to public benefits.
Reviews the current state of long-term care policy in the United States, with a focus on how paying for care and providing care impact families' economic security in later life.