Ariel Kalil, Ph.D.
Professor Ariel Kalil has been an Assistant Professor at The Irving
B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the University
of Chicago since 1999. Previously she was a Postdoctoral Research
Fellow in the Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy at the
University of Michigan, where she also received her Ph.D. in Developmental
Psychology. Professor Kalil received her B.A. in Psychology and
French Literature from the University of Wisconsin and her M.A.
in Social Psychology from the University of Colorado.
She is a Faculty Affiliate with the Northwestern/University of
Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research, a Faculty Affiliate with
the Harris School's Center for Human Potential and Public Policy,
a Faculty Associate at the University of Chicago Center on Parents,
Children, and Work, and a Research Associate with the University
of Chicago Population Research Center. Professor Kalil is also a
Consultant for the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation.
Professor Kalil's research focuses on the relationship between poverty and parenting. She studies such things as the effects of the transition from welfare to work on mothers and children and the effects of parental employment experiences on youth educational and occupational expectations. Professor Kalil is interested in applying research from behavioral science to public policy formation.
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Recent Publications Ziol-Guest, K., Kalil, A., & DeLeire, T. (in press). Expenditure decisions in single- parent households. In A. Kalil & T. DeLeire (Eds.). Family investments in children: Resources and parenting behaviors that promote success. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Duncan, G., Kalil, A., Mayer, S., Tepper, R., & Payne, M. (in press). The apple does not fall far from the tree. In S. Bowles, H. Gintis, & M. Osborne (Eds.) Unequal chances: Family background and economic success. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Kalil, A., Tolman, R., Rosen, D.,& Gruber, G. (2003). Domestic violence and children's behavior in low-income families. In press, Journal of Emotional Abuse. Dunifon, R., Kalil, A.,& Danzinger, S.K. (2003). Maternal work behavior under welfare reform: How does the transition from welfare to work affect child development? Children and Youth Services Review, 25, 55-82. Kalil, A., Pattillo, M., & Payne, M. (2003). Intergenerational assets and the Black/White test score gap. In D. Conley & K. Albright (Eds.), After the bell: Education solutions outside the school. New York: Routledge Press. Kalil, A., Seefeldt, K.,& Wang, H. (2002). Sanctions and material hardship under TANF. Social Service Review, 76, 642-662. Kalil, A. & Kunz, J. (2002). Teenage childbearing, marital status, and depressive symptoms in later life. Child Development, 73, 1748-1760. DeLeire, T. & Kalil, A. (2002). Good things come in 3's: Multigenerational coresidence and adolescent adjustment. Demography, 39, 393-413. Kalil, A. (2002). Perceptions of the school psychological environment predict teenage mothers' educational expectations. Journal of Adolescent Research, 17, 555-567. Jaykody, R. & Kalil, A. (2002). Social fathering in low-income African American families with preschool children. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 64, 504-516. Spencer, M., Kalil, A., Larson, N., Spieker, S. & Gilchrist, L. (2002). Multigenerational coresidence and childrearing conflict: Links to parenting stress in teenage mothers across the first two years post-partum. Applied Developmental Science, 6, 157-170. Danziger, S.K. & Kalil, A. (2002). Welfare reform: Effects of TANF on family well-being. In R. Lerner, F. Jacobs, & D. Wertlieb (Eds.), Promoting positive child, adolescent, and family development: A handbook of program and policy innovations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Kalil, A. (2001). Cohabitation and child development. In A. Booth and A.Crouter (Eds.), Just living together: Implications of cohabitation for children, families, and social policy. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Kalil, A., Born, C., Kunz, J., & Caudhill, P. (2001). Life stressors, social support, and depressive symptoms among first-time welfare recipients. American Journal of Community Psychology, 29, 357-371. Kalil, A., Schweingruber, H., & Seefeldt, K. (2001). Correlates of employment among welfare recipients: Do psychological characteristics and attitudes matter? American Journal of Community Psychology, 29, 701-723. Kalil, A., Dunifon, R., & Danziger, S.K. (2001). Are children’s behavior problems affected by their mothers’ work participation since welfare reform? In G. Duncan & P.L. Chase-Lansdale (Eds.), For better and for worse: Welfare reform and the well-being of children and families, (pp. 154-178). New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Corcoran, M., Danziger, S.K., Kalil, A., & Seefeldt, K. (2000). How welfare reform is affecting women's work. Annual Review of Sociology, 26, 241-269. Schweingruber, H. & Kalil, A. (2000). Decision-making and depressive symptoms in multigenerational teen parent households. Journal of Family Psychology, 14, Kalil, A., Schweingruber, H., Daniel-Echols, M., & Breen, A. (2000). Mother, worker, welfare recipient: Welfare reform and the multiple roles of low-income women. In S.H. Danziger & A.C. Lin (Eds.), Coping with Poverty: The Social Contexts of Neighborhood, Work, and Family in the African American Community, (pp. 201-223). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Danziger, S.K., Corcoran, M., Danziger, S.H., Heflin, C., Kalil, A., Levine, J., Rosen, D., Seefeldt, K., Siefert, K., & Tolman, R. (2000). Barriers to the employment of welfare recipients. In R. Cherry & W. Rodgers (Eds.), Prosperity for All? The Economic Boom and African Americans, (pp. 239-272). New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Zuckerman, D. & Kalil, A. (2000). Welfare reform and family life (Guest editor’s introduction). Journal of Social Issues, 56. Kalil, A. & Danziger, S. (2000). How teen mothers are faring under welfare reform. Journal of Social Issues, 56, 777-800. Danziger, S., Kalil, A., & Anderson, N. (2000). Human capital, health, and mental health characteristics of welfare recipients: Co-occurrence and correlates. Journal of Social Issues, 56, 637-656. Kalil, A., & Kunz, J. (1999). First births among adolescent girls: Risk and protective factors. Social Work Research, 23(3), 197-208. Kunz, J., & Kalil, A. (1999). Self-esteem, self-efficacy, and welfare use. Social Work Research, 23(2), 119-126. Sandfort, J., Kalil, A., & Gottschalk, J. (1999). The mirror has two faces: Welfare clients and front-line workers view policy reforms. Journal of Poverty, 3 (3), 71-92. Kalil, A., & Eccles, J. (1998). Does welfare affect family processes and adolescent adjustment? Child Development, 69(6), 1597-1613. Kalil, A., Spencer, M., Spieker, S., & Gilchrist, L. (1998). Effects of family living arrangements and quality of relationships on the mental health of low-income adolescent mothers. Family Relations, 47(4), 433-441. Kalil, A., Corcoran, M., Danziger, S.K., Tolman, R., Seefeldt, K., Rosen, D., & Nam, Y. (1998). Getting jobs, keeping jobs, and earning a living wage: Can welfare reform work? Discussion paper no. 1170-98. University of Wisconsin: Institute for Research on Poverty.
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