Yoonsook Ha
Social Work
Yoonsook Ha
Assistant Professor, Social Welfare Policy, School of Social Work
Yoonsook Ha is interested in child and family policy, the impacts of socioeconomic resources on the well-being of vulnerable children and families, and family and work balance among low-income working families. Ha currently serves on the steering committee at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Child Care Policy Research Consortium.
Ha is co-leading a research project along with Thomas Byrne and Daniel Miller to identify key gaps in existing knowledge about unaccompanied homeless adults who experience related episodes of shelter use over time. This project is sponsored by the IOC and features Boston as its case study.
Contact Information
Email: yha@bu.edu
Phone: (617) 353-6637