Marah A. Curtis
Assistant Professor
Social Welfare Policy
Co-Director, Social Welfare Analysis Colloquium
Peter Paul Career Development Professor
Phone: 617-353-5371
mcurtis@bu.edu
Education
B.F.A., Marymount Manhattan College
M.S.W., Hunter College
Ph.D. (social policy and policy analysis), Columbia University School of Social Work
Postdoctoral Fellow, Social Indicators Survey Center, Columbia University
Courses Taught
WP700 Social Welfare Policy I
WP701 Social Welfare Policy II
WP719 Housing Policy in the United States: Policies, Programs and Debates
Scholarly and Practice Interests
Effects of public policy on the well being of children and families with particular emphasis on housing policy, incarceration and poverty
Selected Publications
Berzin, S.C., Rhodes, A. & Curtis, MA (2011). Housing experiences of former foster youth: How do they fare in comparison to other youth? Children and Youth Services Review, in press.
Curtis, M.A. (2011). The impact of subsidized housing and housing prices on mothers’ living arrangements: Evidence from the Census. Housing Studies, 26(5):747-765.
Collins, M.E & Curtis, M.A (2011). Conceptualizing housing careers for vulnerable youths: implications for policy. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81(3):387-397.
Curtis, M.A. (2011). The effect of incarceration on urban fathers’ health. American Journal of Men’s Health, 5(4):341-350.
Geller, A. & Curtis, M.A. (2011). A sort of homecoming: The effect of incarceration on men’s housing stability. Social Science Research, 40:1196-1213.
Curtis, M.A., Reichman, N.E., Corman, H., Noonan, K (2010). Effects of child health on housing in the urban U.S. Social Science and Medicine, 71(12):2049-2056.
Lundgren, L.M., Curtis, M.A. & Oettinger, C. (2010). Post-incarceration policies for those with criminal drug convictions: A national policy review. Families in Society, 91(1):31-38.
Curtis, M.A. & Waldfogel, J. (2009). Explaining variation in fertility timing: evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Population Research and Policy Review. 28(5): 569-588.
Curtis, M.A. (2007). Subsidized housing, housing prices and the living arrangements of unmarried mothers. Housing Policy Debate, 18(1): 145-170.
Reichman, N., Teitler, J. & Curtis, M.A. (2005). TANF sanctioning and hardship. Social Service Review, 79(2):215-236.
Selected Presentations
Curtis, M.A., Noonan, K., Reichman, N.E. & Corman, H. (2011). Effects of child health on housing. Paper presentation at the American Economic Association Meeting, Denver, CO, January 7-9.
Curtis, M.A., Reichman, N.E., Corman, H., Noonan, K (2010). Effects of child health on housing in the urban U.S. Paper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management 32nd Annual Research Conference, Boston, MA, November 4-6.
Geller, A. & Curtis, M.A. (2010). A sort of homecoming: Incarceration and the housing stability of urban fathers. Paper presentation at the Population Association of American Annual Program Meeting, Dallas, TX, April 14-17.
Curtis, M.A. (2008). The effect of incarceration on fathers’ health. Paper presentation at the Population Association of America Annual Program Meeting, New Orleans, April 16-19.
Curtis, M.A. & Waldfogel, J. (2007). Explaining variation in fertility timing: Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Poster presentation at the Population Association of America Annual Program Meeting, New York, NY, March 29-31.
Curtis, M.A. (2005). The impact of housing policies and local area economic conditions on the living arrangements of mothers. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, January 13-16.
Selected Grant Activity
Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, (2006-09). Boston University.
Principal Investigator, (2007–08), “The Effect of Incarceration on Father’s Health”. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Connections Grant.
Consulting and Professional Activities
Peer Reviewer, American Journal of Sociology
Peer Reviewer, Children and Youth Services Review
Peer Reviewer, Community, Work and Family
Peer Reviewer, Families in Society
Peer Reviewer, Journal of Family Issues
Peer Reviewer, Social Forces
Awards and Honors
Columbia University Public Policy Consortium Fellowship, Public Policy Fellow, 2003-2004
Council on Social Work Education, Doctoral Fellowship in Social Work for Ethnic Minority Students Preparing For Leadership, Fellow 2001-2004
Hunter College School of Social Work, Rebecca Donovan Faculty Award for Professional Seminar, 1995
Licensing and Certification
Certified Social Worker, New York, 1995
Academy of Certified Social Workers, (ACSW), 1998
