Child support payments for child welfare-involved families
Jill Berrick, Professor
Social Welfare
Applications for Fall 2026 are closed for this project.
I am engaged in research that examines state policies regarding the imposition of child support payments for parents whose children are in foster care. An obscure federal policy allows states to charge parents when their children are placed in foster care. My work focuses on examining these policies across states and providing research support to change state policies so that they are more family-friendly.
Role: Meet with me regularly (probably 2x per month) to review research tasks associated with this project.
Update the familiesnotfees.wordpress.com website as policies, data, and research findings become available. Suggest new infographics as appropriate.
Qualifications: Knowledge of wordpress website software.
Responsible.
Interest in topic.
Strong academic record.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Jill Duerr Berrick
Hours: 3-5 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: Meetings will occur via ZOOM or in-person as preferred.
Related website: https://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/people/jill-duerr-berrick
Social Sciences