Faculty Profiles
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 (acting), Marymount Manhattan College
M.S.W. (social work), Hunter College School of Social Work
Ph.D. (social policy/policy analysis), Columbia University School of Social Work
Postdoctoral Fellow, Social Indicators Survey Center, Columbia University School of Social Work
Courses Taught
WP700 Social Welfare Policy I
WP701 Social Welfare Policy II
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
Lundgren, L.M., Curtis, M.A. & Oettinger, C. (2009). Post-incarceration policies for those with criminal drug convictions: A national policy review. Families in Society. In Press.
Curtis, M.A. & Waldfogel, J. (2008). Explaining variation in fertility timing: evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Population Research and Policy Review. In Press.
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.
Curtis, M.A. The effect of incarceration on fathers’ health. (under review)
Curtis, M.A. The impact of subsidized housing and housing costs on mothers’ living arrangements: evidence from the Census. (under review)
Selected Presentations
Curtis, M.A. (2008).The effect of incarceration on fathers’ health. Paper presentation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Connections 2nd annual symposium, Washington, D.C., June 7-8.
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. (2006). Housing policies and unmarried mothers’ living arrangements. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, CSWE MFP Research Fellows Contributions Series sponsored by the Commission on Racial, Ethnic and Cultural Diversity (CORECD), Chicago, IL, February 16-19.
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, Community, Work and Family
Peer Reviewer, Families in Society
Peer Reviewer, Journal of Family Issues
Peer Reviewer, Social Forces
Peer Reviewer, Social Service Review
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
