Judith M. Gueron is an expert in research on unemployment, social disadvantage and family welfare. She is an Independent Scholar in Residence and President Emerita at
MDRC MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization based in New York City; Washington, DC; and Oakland and Los Angeles, California.
History
In 1974, the Ford Foundation and six government agencies together create ...
, a nonprofit research organization that designs, manages, and studies projects to increase the self-sufficiency of economically disadvantaged groups.
Career
Until 1974, she was director of special projects and studies and a consultant for the
New York City Human Resources Administration.
She joined MDRC as research director at its founding in 1974 and served as its president from 1986 to 2004. In 2004–2005 she was a visiting scholar of the
Russell Sage Foundation
The Russell Sage Foundation is an American non-profit organisation established by Margaret Olivia Sage in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” It was named after her recently deceased husband, rail ...
, an organization devoted to research in the social sciences. She also serves on the boards of directors of
Alcoa
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, the
National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. She is a past president of the
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) is an American organization whose focus is improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis, and education. APPAM founded the ''Journal of Policy A ...
.
In 1988, Gueron was awarded the
American Evaluation Association’s Myrdal Prize for Evaluation Practice. In 2005, she received the first Richard E. Neustadt Award from the
John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, "bestowed annually to an individual who has created powerful solutions to public problems, drawing on research and intellectual ideas as appropriate." In 2008 she received the
Peter H. Rossi
Peter Henry Rossi (December 27, 1921 – October 7, 2006) was a prominent sociologist best known for his research on the origin of homelessness, and documenting the changing face of American homelessness in the 1980s. Rossi was also known for his ...
Award from APPAM, which "
ecognizesimportant contributions to the theory or practice of program evaluation."
Education
Gueron received her BA from Radcliffe College in 1963 (graduating ''summa cum laude'') and her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1971.
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American businesspeople
Radcliffe College alumni
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