Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
lennan@ssw.rutgers.edu, (848) 932-5370
Lenna Nepomnyaschy is an Associate Professor at Rutgers School of Social Work (PhD, Columbia University, 2003; MSW, Rutgers University, 1991). Her research interests are broadly focused on how poverty and inequality impact child and family health and well-being. One line of work examines the impact of social policies, particularly related to fathers and child support, on the well-being of families and children. Another line of work examines socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in child health and development.