{"id":78473,"date":"2026-03-16T17:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?page_id=78473"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:08:43","slug":"economics-poverty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/economics-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Economics &#038; Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-69718 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-centers-and-institutes department-hbrp centers-institutes-iecohd academic_department-human-behavior-research-and-policy areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-fenway-campus profile_type-faculty rank-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/dolores-acevedo-garcia\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"146\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/01\/Acevedo-Garcia-202226-e1736527312754.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Acevedo Garcia\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Dolores Acevedo-Garcia<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Professor, Director of IECOHD<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-37279 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-macro academic_department-macro-practice areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-macro-social-work areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-clinical-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/lenette-azzi-lessing\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2019\/12\/WEB_BU_SSW_8-13-19_headshots197-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lenette Azzi-Lessing\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Lenette Azzi-Lessing<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Clinical Professor, Coordinator of Children, Youth &#038; Families Specialization<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-32761 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-hbrp academic_department-human-behavior-research-and-policy areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-global-engagement areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/mary-elizabeth-collins\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/07\/mary-e-collins-resized-headshot-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Mary Elizabeth Collins<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-33251 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-hbrp academic_department-human-behavior-research-and-policy areas_of_interest-aging-and-gerontology areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-health-behavioral-health areas_of_interest-mental-health-substance-use availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/judith-g-gonyea\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/07\/judith-research-story-300x300.png\" alt=\"image of prof. 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Gonyea<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-33255 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-hbrp academic_department-human-behavior-research-and-policy areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-associate-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/yoonsook-ha\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"101\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/07\/BWS_0883_crop.jpg\" alt=\"Yoonsook Ha\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Yoonsook Ha<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Associate Professor, Chair of Human Behavior, Research &#038; Policy Dept.<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-53716 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-macro academic_department-macro-practice areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-global-engagement areas_of_interest-macro-social-work areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-associate-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/margaret-lombe\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"83\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2021\/06\/1548427947887.jpeg\" alt=\"dr-lombe-sitting-at-her-desk-with-hands-folded\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Margaret Lombe<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Associate Professor, Chair of Macro Practice Dept.<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-33276 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-hbrp academic_department-human-behavior-research-and-policy areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/daniel-p-miller\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/07\/WEB_BU_SSW_9-25-19_headshots_191-1.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel P. 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