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Bio:
Sheila B. Kamerman is an active and prolific social policy practitioner and scholar. In addition to her research and scholarly writing, she serves on several Boards of Directors of child and policy-related organizations, including: Zero to Three: The National Center for Infants and Toddlers and their Families, Citizen's Committee for the Children of New York; the Children's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, and the National Partnership of Women and Families.
She is on the Advisory Board of several scholarly journals, including the Journal of Public Policy, the Children and Youth Services Review, and the Social Service Review. She is a frequent lecturer on such topics as how America neglects its youngest children, family change and family policies internationally, and social security.
She consults with U.S. and international organizations regarding early childhood education and care, and on parental leave.
Research Interests:
- Child and family policy
- U.S. and comparative social policy
- Comparative welfare states
- International social welfare
- Child and Family Social Services
- Personal social services
Current Projects:
Recent Publications & Presentations:
Kamerman, S.B. et. al. (2003). "Social Policies, Family Types and Child Outcomes in Selected OECD Countries." Paris, France: OECD working paper.
Kamerman, S.B. (2002). Early Childhood Care and Education and Other Family Policies and Programs in South-East Asia. UNESCO.
Kahn, A.J. & Kamerman, S.B. (2002). Beyond Child Poverty: the Social Exclusion of Children. New York: ICFP.
Kahn, A.J. & Kamerman, S.B. (2000). "International Aspects of Social Policy," in James Midgley, et al., eds., The Handbook of Social Policy. Cal: Thousand Oaks. Kahn, A.J. & Kamerman, S.B. (1998). Big Cities in the Welfare Transition. NY: Columbia University School of Social Work.
Kamerman, S.B. (Ed.). (2001). Early Childhood Education and Care.
Kamerman, S.B. & Kahn, A.J. (1998). Privatization, Contracting, and Reform of Social Services for Children and Families. Washington, DC: The Finance Project.
Kamerman, S.B. & Kahn, A.J. (Eds.). (1997). Family Change and Family Policies in Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Presentations
University Lecture (11/30/98): "Does Global Retrenchment and Restructuring Doom the Child's Cause?"
Last updated December 03, 2007.
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