{"id":81364,"date":"2026-05-04T18:44:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?p=81364"},"modified":"2026-05-29T21:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T01:55:40","slug":"research-professor-pamela-joshi-inducted-into-the-national-academy-of-social-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-professor-pamela-joshi-inducted-into-the-national-academy-of-social-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Professor Pamela Joshi Inducted into the National Academy of Social Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pamela Joshi, research professor at Boston University School of Social Work and at the school\u2019s\u00a0Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy Development, is one of 90 experts inducted into the\u202f<\/span>National Academy of Social Insurance<\/span><\/a>\u202f(NASI) this year.\u00a0With her new\u00a0membership\u00a0approved by the NASI Board of Directors,\u00a0Joshi\u00a0is recognized for her outstanding contributions to\u00a0research on social insurance policies.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joshi\u2019s work focuses on family policies, including\u00a0child care, paid family and medical leave, and the social safety net, that drive health and well-being outcomes. Her research explores how structural factors\u00a0such as\u00a0job quality and administrative factors\u00a0such as\u00a0policy eligibility criteria and application complexity\u00a0shape\u00a0families\u2019 ability\u00a0to\u00a0access and\u00a0benefit\u00a0from these policies.\u00a0Her analyses reveal\u00a0the extent to which\u00a0access to policies\u00a0is\u00a0equitable\u00a0by race\/ethnicity, immigrant status,\u00a0and income level.\u00a0She\u00a0led the development of the Policy Equity Assessment (PEA) framework, a tool for evaluating racial equity in public policies affecting children\u2019s\u00a0healthy\u00a0development.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joshi conducts her research in partnership with government agencies, policy research organizations, and community-based groups.\u00a0She\u00a0currently\u00a0co-leads a study with\u00a0UnidosUS\u00a0on barriers to Hispanic and immigrant families\u2019 access to state-level paid leave benefits, co-leads the Massachusetts Child Care Research Partnership, a state<\/span>\/<\/span>\u2013<\/span>university collaboration evaluating innovations in\u00a0child care\u00a0subsidy policies, and serves as policy research director for diversitydatakids.org.\u00a0Her\u00a0recent research on\u00a0child care\u00a0affordability\u00a0was\u00a0recently\u00a0covered\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>The Boston Globe<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NASI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to understanding how\u00a0social insurance\u00a0systems contribute to economic security. As scholars, researchers, advocates, policymakers, and practitioners, NASI members inform social insurance policymaking and shape the field of social insurance. Academy\u00a0members are nominated by current\u00a0members in recognition of\u00a0their\u00a0significant contributions\u00a0to the discipline.\u00a0NASI\u00a0membership connects leaders across all sectors of social insurance to a diverse community united by a common purpose.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

About the National Academy of Social Insurance<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the\u202fNational Academy of Social Insurance\u202fwas founded in 1986, it has provided rigorous inquiry and insights into the functioning of our nation\u2019s social insurance programs \u2013 Social Security, Medicare, Unemployment Insurance, and Workers\u2019 Compensation. Composed of the nation\u2019s top experts in social insurance and related policies and programs, the Academy studies how social insurance will meet the changing needs of American families, employees, and employers. The Academy also looks at new frontiers for social insurance, including areas of uninsured or underinsured economic risks.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about Professor Pam Joshi\u2019s work<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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