Carolyn J. Heinrich

Professor of Public Affairs and Economics
Regina Loughlin Scholar
Director, LaFollette School of Public Affairs
Editor, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
1225 Observatory Dr.
(608) 262-5443
Fax: (608) 265-3233
cheinrich@lafollette.wisc.edu


Curriculum Vitae

Research Interest Statement
Heinrich is the director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs, Professor of Public Affairs and affiliated Professor of Economics, and the Associate Director of Research and Training at the Institute for Research on Poverty. Heinrich’s ongoing research includes studies of labor market intermediaries and labor market outcomes for low-skilled and disadvantaged workers, policy factors that support effective provision of substance abuse treatment services, the design and dynamics of public sector performance management systems, and the design and evaluation of social and human capital development programs and the impacts of social investment funds in developing countries. Through her research she engages directly with governments at all levels, including the federal government in a large-scale evaluation of workforce development programs, the state of Wisconsin on a child-support demonstration program, Milwaukee Public Schools in evaluating the effects of supplemental educational services, and governments such as Brazil and South Africa in evaluating the effects of conditional and unconditional cash transfer programs in reducing poverty.

CDE Research Theme Working Groups
Demography of Inequality
Health and Mortality
Data and Methodology