Curriculum vitae

Anupama Jacob, Ph.D.

E-mail: info@anupamajacob.com

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 2013

 Social Welfare

Dissertation Title: Changing Profiles of Poverty: Policy Implications of a Multi-Dimensional Measure for the United States

M.Sc. University of Aarhus, Denmark, 2000

 Economics

B.Sc. University of Aarhus, Denmark, 1997

  Economics

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

November 2024 – current       Senior Researcher

Possibility Lab

University of California, Berkeley

August 2022 – August 2023       Professor

Department of Social Work

Azusa Pacific University

July 2022 – August 2023   Director of Student Research (Undergraduate & Graduate)

Azusa Pacific University

August 2017 – July 2022       Associate Professor

Department of Social Work

Azusa Pacific University

August 2019 – December 2019       Interim Director of Undergraduate Research

Azusa Pacific University

August 2013 – June 2016       Assistant Professor

Department of Social Work

Azusa Pacific University

HONORS & AWARDS

Spring 2020 2020 Hatfield Prize (Awarded annually to three faculty-student pairs from the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities schools through a national competitive application process to conduct a semester long research project on a social policy impacting the well-being of children, families, and communities.)

The Center for Public Justice, Washington D.C.

May 2019 Nominee, 2019 Teaching Excellence Award

Azusa Pacific University

June 2018 Selected and Sponsored Participant, Teaching Poverty 101 Workshop

Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison

May 2018 Selected and Sponsored Junior Scholar, 2018 New Directions in Basic Income Workshop

Sponsored by Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan, Stanford Basic Income Lab and with support from the Economic Security Project. 

July – September 2016 Self-Sufficiency Research Clearing House (SSRC) Emerging Scholar

SSRC Emerging Scholars Initiative

Office of Research and Planning, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

June 2016 Sponsored Emerging Scholar Presentation on Multi-Dimensional Poverty in America

Administration for Children and Families’ 2016 Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS)

Washington, D.C.

July 2015 – June 2021 Commissioner, Commission on Research

Council on Social Work Education (national social work that sets educational policy and accreditation standards for the social work profession)

August 2014 Participant, 2014 Oxford University Summer School on Multidimensional Poverty (One of 60 participants selected through international competitive application process)

Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, Oxford University, UK

Fall 2012            Visiting Graduate Student Scholar (One of four scholars selected through national competitive application process)

Center for Poverty Research, University of California, Davis. One of three federally designated poverty research centers whose mission is to facilitate non-partisan academic research in the United States. 

SELECTED GRANTS & CONTRACTS

July 2022 – September 2023 2022 Villanova Church Management Research Fellow (Co-Principal Investigator, $12,000)

          Awarded for research project:

Role of Strategic Planning in the Church’s Response to Poverty and Need in Local Communities

Jan 2022 – June 2023 Faculty Research Council Grant (Co-Principal Investigator, $6,931)

Azusa Pacific University

Awarded for research project: 

Understanding Environmental Justice and Human Flourishing: Perspectives of Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Students

May 2021 – May 2022 Scholarly Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) (Co-Principal Investigator, $1,500)

Office of Undergraduate Research, Azusa Pacific University

Awarded to support faculty-student research partnership for project titled: 

BSW Social Work Students’ Worldviews and Empathy Towards Individuals of Diverse Gender and Sexual Identities at Azusa Pacific University.

May 2018 – May 2019 Scholarly Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) (Co-principal Investigator, $1,500)

Office of Undergraduate Research, Azusa Pacific University

Awarded to support faculty-student research partnership for project titled:

Bridging the Research-Practice Divide: Barrier Identification to Field Based Research Implementation in Social Work.

March 2015 National Association of Social Workers (Principal Investigator, $500)

Awarded to convene interdisciplinary forum on poverty in America at Azusa Pacific University.

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 Improving the Social Work Profession Grant (Co-Principal Investigator, $15,000)

New York Community Trust

Awarded for research project titled: 

Changing Profiles of Poverty: New Directions for Social Work Education and Practice

Jan 2015 - June 2016 Faculty Research Council Grant (Co-Principal Investigator, $6,000)

Azusa Pacific University

Awarded for research project titled: 

Changing Profiles of Poverty: Policy Implications of a Multi-Dimensional Measure for the United States 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

September 2023 – Present           Independent Research & Evaluation Consultant

• Consulting with social service organizations and nonprofits on design and implementation of research and impact evaluation projects.

November 2002 - May 2008       Publication Manager 

Center for Social Development (CSD) (Dr. Michael Sherraden, Director), George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis.

• Provided technical assistance to research and policy projects.

• Edited, revised, and wrote reports and other publications.

August 2007 – May 2008       Project Manager

Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship, and Downpayment (SEED) for Oklahoma Kids. CSD, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis.

SEED: A large scale randomized controlled trial designed to test the efficacy of and inform policy for a national system of asset-building accounts for children and youth.

• Drafted, reviewed, and edited reports, publications, and other communication and research material.

• Designed and developed special SEED for Oklahoma Kids (SEED OK) database in collaboration with other SEED staff.

• Created user manual for SEED OK database to be used by participating staff at the Oklahoma State Treasurer’s Office and the Department of Health.

January 2004 – July 2007   Production Editor

Social Development Issues (SDI) Journal, Dr. Michael   Sherraden, Editor.

CSD, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis.

• Managed production process for each issue of journal.

• Reviewed articles and coordinated review process for articles submitted for publication consideration.

• Created and maintained database (Microsoft Access) for journal. 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall 2014 – Present Instructor, Research Methods & Research Project

(Regular & Advanced Sections)

(Yearlong Undergraduate-Level Course for Seniors)

Department of Social Work, Azusa Pacific University

• Develop curriculum, teach, and supervise original student research projects tied to their field internships.

• Developed and received University approval for “Certificate of Distinction in Undergraduate Social Work Research” for selected group of maximum 10 students. Students participate in annual professional social work conferences and student research poster competitions as well as submit articles based on their original field-based research projects tied to their field internships to peer-reviewed academic journals for publication consideration.

Spring 2018, Spring 2021 Instructor, Capstone Leadership Project

Spring 2023 (Yearlong Master’s Level Course)

Department of Social Work, Azusa Pacific University

• Guide and supervise original student capstone projects tied to their field internships.

• Teach leadership in social work and application to capstone projects.

Fall 2017, Fall 2020, Instructor, Research for Data Driven Change

Fall 2022 (Yearlong Master’s Level Course)

Department of Social Work, Azusa Pacific University

• Introduce students to research in macro social work settings.

• Guide and supervise original student capstone projects tied to their field internships.

Spring 2019 Instructor, Macro Theory and Communities/Organizations

(Master’s Level Course)

Department of Social Work, Azusa Pacific University

Spring 2013 Instructor, Social Welfare Institutions and Policies (Undergraduate-Level Course)

School of Social Work, San Jose State University

Fall 2010 - Spring 2013 Graduate Student Instructor, Social Work Research (Master’s Level Course)

School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley

Spring 2009 Graduate Student Instructor, Introduction to Social Work (Undergraduate-Level Course).

School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

An asterisk (*) denotes student co-authors.

• Jacob, A. (2022). Examining profiles of poverty by race in America: Policy implications of a multi-dimensional measure. Journal of Progressive Human Services, 33(2), 109-130. DOI: 10.1080/10428232.2022.2037121

• Patterson, W.* & Jacob, A. (in press). School social workers’ perspectives on service delivery for special education elementary school students during the pandemic. School Social Work Journal.

• Jacob, A., Asbill, M., & Tauati, A. (in press). Exploring the applied heart of the church: The retributive vs. restorative justice perspectives on punishment and incarceration. Social Work & Christianity. 

• Jacob, A., & Bentley, K. (in press). Teaching BSW students to apply the Grand Challenges in Social Work through field-based research class projects. Journal of Teaching in Social Work.

• Lopez, M., Jacob, A., & Leung, C. (in press). Caregivers’ perspectives: Barriers to utilization and desired state-funded services for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Inclusion.

• Guiking, K.*, & Jacob, A. (in press). Exploring church staff knowledge of trauma and trauma-informed care. Social Work & Christianity.

• Floyd, M.*, Jacob, A., & Tauati, A. (2021). Field instructors’ perceived benefits of and barriers to student-led field research projects. Field Educator Journal, 11.2, 1-17.

• Montoya, D.*, & Jacob, A. (2020). The invisible homeless: Families and the Permanent Supportive Housing Model. The Center for Public Justice. 2020 Hatfield Prize Reports.

• Jacob, A., & Boyd, R. (2020). Addressing economic vulnerability among low-income families in America: Is the Basic Income approach a viable policy option? Journal of Children and Poverty, 26(1), 85-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/10796126.2019.1702757

• Jacob, A., Tauati, A., & Brown, A.* (2020). Applied response to homelessness: Model for service learning across the micro-macro continuum. Journal of Social Work Education, 56(sup 1), S131-S141. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2020.1723758

• Bentley, K., Mancini, M., Jacob, A., & Mcleod, D. (2019). Teaching social work research through the lens of social justice, human rights, and diversity. Journal of Social Work Education, 55(3), 433-448. doi: 10.1080/10437797.2018.1548985

• Jacob, A. (2015). Poverty assessment. In M. Odekon (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty (Vol. 3, pp. 1257-1259). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

•  Jacob, A. (2015). Countering urban poverty concentration in the United States: The people versus place debate in housing policy. In S. Haymes, M. Vidal de Haymes, & R. Miller (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on Poverty in the United States (pp. 275-284). New York, NY: Routledge. 

• Jacob, A. (2013). Economic theories of social justice (book chapter). In M. Austin (Ed.), Social Justice and Social Work: Rediscovering a Core Value of the Profession. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

• Jacob, A. (2012). The Supplemental Poverty Measure: A Better Measure for Poverty in America? (Policy Brief). University of California, Davis: Center for Poverty Research.

• Jacob, A. (2011). Economic theories of crime and delinquency, Special issue: Theories of Crime and Delinquency. Journal of Human Behavior and the Social Environment, 21(3), 270-283.

• Jacob, A. (2011). Poverty in advanced industrial societies: Concepts, measures, and responses. In W. Asato (Ed.), Conference Proceedings of the 4th Next-Generation Global Workshop (November 24-25, 2011), Nation-States and Beyond: Private and Public Spheres under Globalization (pp 464-479). Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto University Global COE Program.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS - NATIONAL

• Jacob, A., Franke, T., & Smith-Maddox, R. (2020, March). “Demystifying Evaluation and Research to Advance Social Work Practice in Field.” Panel presentation at the 35th Annual Social Work Joint Symposium, The California Endowment, Los Angeles, CA. (Symposium cancelled).

• Jacob, A., Steward, A., Garces, A., & Truong, M. (October, 2019). “Increasing Diversity Awareness on Campus: A Staff & Faculty Panel.” Participated in Diversity Mosaic Experience panel presentation, Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence, Azusa Pacific University.

• Jacob, A., Allbaugh, T., Clark, M., & Parham, T. (May, 2018). “Community-Based Research in Social Work.” Participated in panel presentation titled “Locating the Arguments: Designing Writing Assignments that Teach your Field” at 2018 Faculty Development Day, Azusa Pacific University.

• Jacob, A. (February, 2018). “Community Based Research with BSW Students.” Webinar Series: Teaching Research in Social Work. Collaborative initiative between Council on Social Work Education’s Commission on Research and the Social Work Engagement in Research Learning (SWERL) initiative.

• Jacob, A. (2016, September). “Multi-dimensional Poverty in America: U.S. in Global Context.” Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse (SSRC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Initiative, Emerging Scholar Webinar. Discussant for webinar, Dr. Luke Schaefer, Associate Professor at School of Social Work, University of Michigan and co-author of book, $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America. 

• Jacob, A., Conover, R., Slimbach, R., & Smith, K. (2016, March). “The Prism of Poverty: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.” Led interdisciplinary poverty forum (economics, social work, global studies, and theology) convened at Azusa Pacific University to discuss interdisciplinary perspectives on poverty in America with focus on defining and measuring poverty.

• Jacob, A., & Fernando, R. (2014, October). “Social Development: A Viable Policy Response to Multidimensional Poverty?” Paper presentation at the 60th Annual Program Meeting of the Council of Social Work Education. Tampa, Florida.

• Jacob, A., Jeroslow, P., & Caplan, M. (2013, October). Participated in Think Tank titled, “Comparative Welfare State Theory: Developing a Global Context for Social Work Practice” at the 59th Annual Program Meeting of the Council of Social Work Education. Dallas, Texas.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS - INTERNATIONAL

• Jacob, A., Asbill, M., & Johnson, B. (May, 2020). “Bridging the Research-Practice Divide in Social Work Through Field-Based Research Class Projects." Symposium presentation at the 2020 International Conference on Practice Research, University of Melbourne, Australia. (Conference postponed).

• Jacob, A., Jeroslow, P., & Caplan, M. (2012, July). Chaired Group Symposium titled, “Poverty as Inequality: Measurement, Interventions, and Future Directions in the United States.” Individual paper presentation titled, “Poverty in Advanced Industrial Societies: Concepts, Measures, and Responses” at the Joint Annual Conference of the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP) and the United Kingdom Social Policy Association (SPA). York, England.

• Jacob, A.  (2012, July). “Countering Urban Poverty Concentration in the United States: The People versus Place Debate in Housing Policy.” Paper presentation at the Joint Annual Conference of the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP) and the United Kingdom Social Policy Association (SPA). York, England.

• Jacob, A. (2011, November). “Poverty in Advanced Industrial Societies: Concepts, Measures, and Responses.” Paper presentation at the Next-Generation Global Workshop, co-sponsored by Kyoto University and Seoul National University. Seoul, Korea.

LANGUAGES

• English

• Danish

• Hindi

• Malayalam (spoken)

• Tamil (spoken)

SERVICE

December 2021 – Present Board Member, Shepherd’s Pantry

Nonprofit, Glendora, CA

October 2021 – April 2022 Faculty Mentor, Irwindale Community Needs   Assessment

Guide four BSW students who conducted a community      needs assessment for the Irwindale Community Foundation.

August 2018 - Present Alternate Member, Institutional Review Board

Azusa Pacific University

Fall 2021 - Present Member, BSW Rojas Family Pag-Asa Scholarship Review Committee (Scholarship targets students with demonstrated financial need who are first-generation college students or who are immigrants to the United States).

BSW Program, Azusa Pacific University

Spring 2014 – Present Member, BSW Admissions Review Committee

Azusa Pacific University

July 2015 – June 2021 Commissioner, Commission on Research

Council on Social Work Education

June 2019 – March 2020 Member, ScholarFest Advisory Team (month-long University celebration of undergraduate and graduate research) 

Azusa Pacific University

August 2014 – August 2019 Member, Undergraduate Standards and Policy Committee

Azusa Pacific University