Anupama Jacob, Ph.D.

I am currently employed as Senior Researcher at Possibility Lab, University of California, Berkeley, USA. I worked as Professor at the Department of Social Work, Azusa Pacific University (APU), California, USA, for the previous 10 years, where I also served as APU’s Director of Student Research.

Prior to my Ph.D., I worked as Publications Manager at the Center for Social Development, a research and policy center based at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, providing technical assistance to research and policy projects.

My research interests center on issues related to poverty and inequality, particularly in the United States. Other areas of research interest include (i) applied research in social work practice, (ii) financial capability and asset building in social work, and (iii) environmental justice and human flourishing.

My academic experience includes teaching research across the undergraduate and graduate programs at APU, adjunct teaching in the undergraduate social work program at San Jose State University, and teaching assistant positions at the University of California, Berkeley. I also served on the Council on Social Work Education’s Commission on Research for six years.

I am presently engaged in my local community as a member of the Board of Directors for Shepherd’s Pantry, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing food insecurity and supporting community well-being.