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About Rachel
Dunifon’s research examines child and family policy, focusing on the ways in which public policies and family environments influence children’s development. With funding from the William T. Grant Foundation, she has examined the role of grandparents in the lives of youth, with a particular focus on children being raised by their grandparents. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, she has examined how maternal employment conditions, such as night shift work or frequent job transitions, influence children.
Contributions
The Challenges Faced by Grandparents Who Raise Grandchildren Alone
Key Findings Brief,
In the News
Quoted by in "The Latest in Health: Battling Opioid Epidemic by Fighting Fake Meds, Treating Struggling Families," WRVO Public Media, April 22, 2018.