Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing

Welcome to the CRCW

The Bendheim Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing (CRCW) is an interdisciplinary center at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Office of Population Research at Princeton University. Our mission is to stimulate basic research, educate faculty and students about issues related to children's policies, and influence policymakers and practitioners at the federal, state and local levels. read more

In the News

The Wall Street Journal recently announced that President-elect Barack Obama plans to appoint Cecilia Rouse to his Council of Economic Advisors. The three-member panel is also slated to include Christina D. Romer of the University of California at Berkeley and Austan D. Goolsbee of the University of Chicago.

Devah Pager's research on discriminatory hiring practices was noted in an editorial in the News & Observer discussing race in the context of the American politics.

Research on after school programs by Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and colleagues was featured in "Prevention Action," an online news publication focusing on children's health.

Douglas Massey was quoted in both the Chicago Tribune and United Press International on a new report naming Chicago as the most segregated city in the U.S.

Recent research on nutrition and cognition by Anne Case, Christina Paxson and Manhaz Islam was the subject of a recent post on the blog of The Economist magazine.

What's Happening at CRCW

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February 12
Fragile Families Working Group Luncheon
"Effects of Head Start on the School Readiness of Children in Fragile Families," Fuhua Zhai, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and Jane Waldfogel; click here for more information

February 16
Wealth and Inequality: Asset Building for the Poor Series
"TBA," Lisa Keister; click here for more information

February 25
Center for Health & Wellbeing Lecture Series
"TBA," Anne Case; click here for more information

February 26
Fragile Families Working Group Luncheon
"The Effects of Child Support Arrears on Formal and Informal Labor Force Participation and Wages," Daniel Miller and Ron Mincy; click here for more information

March 5
Fragile Families Working Group Luncheon
"Income Packaging among Unwed Fragile Families: Variation across 20 Large U.S. Cities at 1, 3, and 5 Years,"Afshin Zilanawala and Irv Garfinkel; click here for more information

March 12
Fragile Families Working Group Luncheon
"Nonresident Fathers' Involvement and Children's Material Hardship," Lenna Nepomnyaschy and Irv Garfinkel; click here for more information

March 26
Fragile Families Working Group Luncheon
"Fathers’ Incarceration and Child Wellbeing," Amanda Geller, Carey Cooper, Irv Garfinkel, Ofira Schwartz-Soicher and Ron Mincy; click here for more information

April 2-3
Future of Children Authors' Conference
"Transition to Adulthood;" for more information, please e-mail: foc@princeton.edu

April 9
Fragile Families Working Group Luncheon
"Racial and Ethnic Gaps in School Readiness Using Fragile Families," Audrey Beck, Sara McLanahan, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and Carey Cooper; click here for more information

April 16
Fragile Families Working Group Luncheon
"Doing Gender in the Market and the Home: Occupational Sex Composition and Housework Hours," Daniel Schneider; click here for more information

April 21
OPR Notestein Seminar Series
"The Transformation of the European Family: Fewer Children, More Cohabitation," Alicia Adsera; click here for more information

April 23
Fragile Families Working Group Luncheon
"Mother-Child Attachment Relationships in Fragile Families," Kim Howard and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn; click here for more information

April 28
OPR Notestein Seminar Series
"Non-Cognitive Attributes and Family Outcomes," Shelly Lundberg; click here for more information

May 14
Fragile Families Working Group Luncheon
"A Reassessment of the Effect of Family Structure on Child Wellbeing: Estimates from Propensity Score Matching," Dohoon Lee and Sara McLanahan; click here for more information

May 28
Fragile Families Working Group Luncheon
"Economic Consequences of Incarceration for Families of Offenders," Naomi Sugie; click here for more information