Jacqueline Whearty

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Research Associate

Center for Policy Research

Human Development and Family Sciences, Ph.D. 2021, M.A. 2018

Jacque is a Research Associate with the Center for Policy Research, a policy research and evaluation non-profit based out of Denver, CO. 

Jacque’s passion and policy expertise lie in the intersections between economic supports for single parents (e.g., child support, informal cash support, targeted tax credits), coparenting, and child wellbeing. Her work has been published in peer reviewed journals, such as Family Relations and the Journal of Child and Family Studies. 

She has aimed to strengthen the impact of her academic research with policy research experiences at agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Texas Office of the Attorney General Child Support Division and Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University. 

Jacque holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Human Development and Family Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin, as well as a B.A. in Applied Psychology and Human Development from Boston College.

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