Christine George
	Title:	Assistant Research Professor
	Office:	Lewis Towers 1024B
	Phone:	312-915-8625
	E-mail:	cgeorg@luc.edu

Personal Information

Education

PhD Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
Graduate Program in Human Development and Social Policy. 2001.

M.A. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
Graduate Program in Human Development and Social Policy. 1992.

B.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Major concentration in American History, minors in Political Science and Spanish. 1969.

Current Research

Principal Investigator, Providing a Citywide System of Single Access to Domestic Violence Information, Resources, and Referrals to a Diverse Population: An Evaluation of the City of Chicago Domestic Violence Helpline. January 2004-December, 2005 (anticipated). This research project is in collaboration with the City of Chicago and is funded by the National Institute of Justice “Broadening our Understanding of Violence Against Women from Diverse Communities” funding initiative.

Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Partnership for Health Care Access Project of Chicago Health Outreach (CHO) and Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4), December 2002-November, 2005(anticipated). This research project assesses the joint delivery of primary care and mental health services to homeless individuals who are mental ill, substance abusers or joint diagnosed. The Chicago project is one of 10 sites of a national HHS study in collaboration and coordination of mental health and primary care services.

Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Supportive Services for Homeless Project. January, 2001-March, 2003 This is an evaluation of a $900,000 collaborative project of 10 homeless and social service provides that provides supportive services to homeless or former homeless individuals. Chicago Health Outreach, Deborah’s Place, and Lake Front SRO (as members of United Power) lead the collaboration. A key goal of this evaluation is to provide information to be utilized by United Power in a homeless policy initiative. The collaboration is funded by HHS.

Principal Investigator, Investigating Domestic Violence among South Asian Women Project. September 2002 – December 31,2004 (anticipated). This is a collaborative research project with Apna Ghar, a South Asian agency that service women who are victims of domestic violence. The project is investigating the occurrences and distinctive elements of domestic violence in Chicago’s South Asian community, evaluating various Apna Ghar service delivery components, examining models of successful intervention and support systems for immigrant women, and reviewing current policy issues. Sara Lee Foundation is funding this research project.

Selected Publications

STRIVE: A Trusted Intermediary in the Low-Wage Labor Market (Coauthored with Marilyn Krogh). 2003. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Welfare Reform in Illinois: Recent efforts in the context of the national debate (co-authored with D.A. Lewis & D. Puntenney). 1999. In Larry Joseph (ed.). Families, poverty, and welfare reform: confronting a new policy era. Chicago, Il: Center for Urban Research and Policy Studies, University of Chicago; Champaign, Il: Distributed by University of Illinois Press.

State Abortion Rates: The Impact of Policy, Provider Availability, Political Climate, Demography and Economics (co-author with Rebecca Blank and Rebecca London). Journal of Health Economics, October, 1996.

Presentations and Papers

“Limits to Empowerment: The Interactions of Immigration Status and Social Policy on the Options of South Asian Domestic Violence Victims.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco. August, 2004.

“Research and Homeless Policy Advocacy: A Case Study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco. August, 2004.

“Factors Influencing a Successful Transition from Welfare to Work” (Co-authored with Lisa Speicher). Paper presented at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research Sixth Conference, Washington, D.C. June, 2001

“A partnership for Self-Sufficiency.” (Co-authored with Rafah Abuinnab, Kathleen McCourt, Jennifer Nargang & Lisa Speicher.) Paper presented at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research Sixth Conference, Washington, D.C. June, 2001.

“Welfare Reform In Illinois.” American Sociological Association Annual Conference, New York, New York. August, 1996.

“Reconsidering Life course, Gender, and Social Policy: A Panel Discussion.” Northwestern University, Lecture Series, Human Development and Social Policy. December, 1995

"Children Having Children: Framing of Public Policy." Northern Illinois University Social Research Institute colloquium series on Gender and Public Policy, DeKalb, Illinois. March, 1993.

"Equity and Adequacy: US Social Security and Women's Discontinuous Work History and Changing Family Status." Presented at Life course and Social Policy: Interrelations, Contradictions and Changes, Graduate College Life course and Social Policy, University of Bremen, Germany. June 26, 1992.

Research Reports

Anawim Community Dispersion and Needs Assessment Study: A Study of Native Americans in Cook and Lake Counties. October, 2004. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola University Center for Urban Research and Learning.

Assessment of American Indian Health Needs in Metropolitan Chicago (with Diana Veloso and Chiara Sabina). September, 2004. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola University Center for Urban Research and Learning.

Coming Home: The role of supportive services in helping homeless men and women break the cycle of homelessness (with Chiara Sabina and Aparna Sharma. August, 2004. Chicago, Illinois: United Power of Action and Justice.

Building Local Capacity: The Early Childhood Network (with Lourdes Paredes). October, 2002. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola University Center for Urban Research and Learning.

Providing a Way Station: A study of the Joint Apna Ghar and The Enterprising Kitchen Program to Provide Employment Services to Immigrant Women Victims of Domestic Violence (with Rafah Abuinnab). July, 2002. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola University Center for Urban Research and Learning.

Joyce Foundation Grantees and Capacity Building: A Survey Report (with Louis Delgado and Nelson Portillo). March 2002. Chicago, IL: Loyola University Center for Urban Research and Learning and Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Program.

An Evaluation of Service Use and Satisfaction at Lathrop Homes and Henry Horner Homes (with Joseph Hoereth, Nicole Rousseau, Jennifer Nargang, & Arianne Harper). August 2001. Chicago, IL: Center for Urban Research and Learning.

A Report on the Collaborative Evaluation of the STRIVE Career Path Project (with Mary Jo Bartl & Dana Rivers). January, 2001. Chicago, Il: Center for Urban Research and Learning

Factors Influencing a Successful Transition from Welfare to Work (with Lisa Speicher). December, 2000. Chicago, IL: Center for Urban Research and Learning.

Health Care Jobs: A Review (with L. Berman. R. Sewell, K. Raube, E. Linne, A.Strauber). May, 1995. Chicago, IL: Chicago Jobs Council.

Caught in the Act of Doing Something Worthwhile (with Susan Lloyd). June, 1993. Evanston, IL: Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research.

Illinois Facts on Teenage Pregnancy: A 1992 Briefing. 1992. Chicago, IL: Illinois Caucus on Teenage Pregnancy.

The Illinois Department of Public Aid's Welfare to Work Programs for Teenage Parents (with C. Flynn, J, Knauss, O. Medina, & B. Shupe). 1992. Chicago, IL: Illinois Caucus on Teenage Pregnancy.

Preventing Teenage Pregnancy-Supporting Young Parents (with J. Knauss). 1991 Chicago, IL: Illinois Caucus on Teenage Pregnancy.

We Know the Cost of Teenage Pregnancy (with J. Knauss). 1991. Chicago, IL: Illinois Caucus on Teenage Pregnancy.

Welfare and Teenagers: Guidelines for Evaluating Reform Proposals (with D. Fager, T. Finnegan, J. Knauss, & A. Saltzberg). 1989. Chicago, IL: Illinois Caucus on Teenage Pregnancy.

Review of the Family Support Act of 1988 Provisions that Affect Young Parents. 1988. Chicago: Illin