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Policy Briefs & Reports

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2025

High-quality early care and education improves child safety and well-being: Early childhood education and child welfare policy brief

Andersen, S., Asher, N., and Parker, G.

St. Louis, MO: The Clark-Fox Policy Institute, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

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2024

Paid Leave: Good for Families, Businesses, and the Economy. Family-Friendly Business Policies

Strombom, N., Thurman, A., Poole, S., Andersen, S., and Parker, G.

St. Louis, MO: The Clark-Fox Policy Institute, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

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2024

Good businesses attract good employees: Promoting employee and family wellbeing

Strombom, N., Thurman, A., Poole, S., Andersen, S., and Parker, G.

St. Louis, MO: The Clark-Fox Policy Institute, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

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2024

The next generation: Preparing for the future of the workforce

Strombom, N., Thurman, A., Poole, S., Andersen, S., Feeney, R., and Parker, G.

St. Louis, MO: The Clark-Fox Policy Institute, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

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2024

Getting out the vote in St. Louis: A guide to overcoming barriers to voter access

Andersen, S., Swan, M., & Parker, G.

St. Louis, MO: The Clark-Fox Policy Institute, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

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2020

Launching Lifelong Success: Investing in the First Five Years

Pilnik, L., Butler, H., Thurman, A., Hutti, E., Phillips, T., Parker, G.

St. Louis, MO: The Clark-Fox Policy Institute, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Publication

Peer-reviewed research

2024

Democracy, Voting Rights, and Voter Suppression in the United States

Parker, G., Ferris, D.

In S. Chama (Ed.), Social Justice through a Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Fairness Framework. Cognella Academic Publishing.

2023

MACRO United Conference: Executive Summary and Reflections

Neff, D., Parker, G. & Horner, P.

Journal of Policy Practice & Research, 4, 278-282

2022

Overcoming Barriers to Voter Mobilization during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of St. Louis, Missouri

Parker, G.

Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 5(4), 436-443

2022

Corporal and Cognizant Barriers to Voting: The Impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 Election Season in St. Louis

Parker, G. and Hutti, E.

Journal of Policy Practice & Research, 3(1), 6-19

2022

Race, Poverty and Unemployment as Quantitative Predictors of Voter Turnout in St. Louis Amidst COVID-19 and a Racial Justice Movement

Parker, G. and Hutti, E.

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 43 No. 5/6, pp. 405-417

2019

Getting by in New York City: Bonding, Bridging and Linking Capital in Poverty-Impacted Neighborhoods

Lukasiewicz, K., Bahar, O.S., Ali, S., Gopalan, P., Parker, G., Hawkins, R., McKay, M. and Walker, R.

City & Community, 18(1), pp.280-301

2018

Rationalizing Poverty in New York: Tales from the Middle Class

Ali, S., Ohls, C., Walker, R., Parker, G.

Journal of Poverty, 1-24

2018

Feeling less than a second class citizen: Exploring shame in the context of poverty in New York City

Ali, S., Sensoy Bahar, O., Gopalan, P., Lukasiewicz, K., McKay, M., & Parker, G.

Journal of Family Issues, 39(10), 2781-2805

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