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H. Luke Shaefer
Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center.
Associate Professor, School of Social Work.
Associate Professor, Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Center Director, Poverty Center, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Associate Professor, School of Social Work.
Associate Professor, Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Center Director, Poverty Center, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Ph.D., Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
Dr. Shaefer's research explores rising levels of extreme poverty in the US, the impact of SNAP on material hardships, barriers to unemployment insurance faced by vulnerable workers, and strategies for increasing access to oral health care in the United States.
News & Announcements
Shaefer on new UN report about America's failing safety net
Shaefer says complex reasons for poverty make solutions challenging
Shaefer on mapping Michigan's poverty and well-being using 8 indicators
Select Publications
Rodems, R., and H. Luke Shaefer. 2016. "Left Out: Policy Diffusion and the Exclusion of Black Workers from Unemployment Insurance." Social Science History, 40(3): 385-404.
Select Projects
A Randomized Evaluation of the State of Michigan's Community Ventures Program (Gates Foundation)
The Spirit of '96: Race and the Continued Evolution of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation)
Community Health Workers and Oral Health Care Providers (Nokomis Foundation, Inc.)