Recent Publications

Grinstein-Weiss, M. (2015, March 12). Statement given in Bridging the Gap: How Prepared Are Americans for Retirement? Hearing before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging (CSD Perspective No. 15-25). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Briggs, X. (2015, March). Creating a just and inclusive America (CSD Perspective No. 15-24). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Metzger, M. W., & Pelletiere, D. (2015). Patterns of housing voucher use revisited: Segregation and Section 8 using updated data and more precise comparison groups, 2013 (CSD Working Paper No. 15-22). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Key, C., Tucker, J. N., Grinstein-Weiss, M., & Comer, K. (2015). Tax-time savings among low-income households in the $aveNYC Program. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 49(3), 498–518. doi:10.1111/joca.12070

Beverly, S. G., Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., Nam, Y., & Clancy, M. (2015). Can Child Development Accounts be inclusive? Early evidence from a statewide experiment. Children and Youth Services Review, 53, 92–104. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.003

Grinstein-Weiss, M., & Sherraden, M. S. (Eds.). (2015). Starting early for financial success: Capability into action [Special issue]. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 49(1).

Robertson, A. S. (2014). The Scottish Children’s Panels as a catalyst for civic engagement and child well-being. Child Welfare, 93(1), 59–77.

Lough, B. J. (2015, March). A decade of international volunteering from the United States, 2004 to 2014 (CSD Research Brief No. 15-18). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Grinstein-Weiss, M., Comer, K., Russell, B. D., Key, C., Perantie, D., & Ariely, D. (2015). Refund to Savings: Creating contingency savings at tax time. In J. M. Collins (Ed.), A fragile balance: Emergency savings and liquid resources for low-income consumers (pp. 87–106). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Stoneman, D. (2015, February). Beyond Ferguson: Empowering low-income people to build the future of their communities (CSD Perspective No. 15-17). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Grinstein-Weiss, M., Oliphant, J., Russell, B. D., & Boshara, R. (2015, March). Does unsecured debt decrease savings? Evidence from the Refund to Savings Initiative (CSD Research Brief No. 15-16). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., Huang, J., & Clancy, M. (2015). Child Development Accounts and parental educational expectations for young children: Early evidence from a statewide social experiment. Social Service Review, 89(1), 99–137. doi:10.1086/680014

Patterson, D. A., & Butler-Barnes, S. T. (2015). Impact of the academic-social context on American Indian/Alaska Native students’ academic performance (CSD Working Paper No. 15-02). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/K7RF5TH3

Barton, S., McBride, A. M., & Purtell, J. D. (2015). Community partner perspectives of DukeEngage: 2011–2013 (CSD Research Report No. 15-12). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Johnson, L., Lee, Y., Ansong, D., Sherraden, M. S., Chowa, G. N., Ssewamala, F., … Saavedra, J. (2015). Youth savings patterns and performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal: Executive summary (CSD Research Summary). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/K7Q81CNZ

Sherraden, M. S., & Grinstein-Weiss, M. (2015). Creating financial capability in the next generation: An introduction to the special issue. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 49(1), 1–12. doi:10.1111/joca.12067

Grinstein-Weiss, M., Key, C., & Carrillo, S. (2015). Homeownership, the Great Recession, and wealth: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances. Housing Policy Debate, 25(3), 419–445. doi:10.1080/10511482.2014.971042

Grinstein-Weiss, M., Perantie, D. C., Russell, B. D., Comer, K., Taylor, S. H., Luo, L., Key, C., & Ariely, D. (2015). Refund to Savings 2013: Comprehensive report on a large-scale tax-time saving program (CSD Research Report No. 15-06). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Patterson, D. A., Butler-Barnes, S. T., & Van Zile-Tamsen, C. (2015). American Indian/Alaskan Native college dropout: Recommendations for increasing retention and graduation (CSD Working Paper No. 15-03). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/K7MP52SR

Pettus-Davis, C., & Epperson, M. W. (2015). From mass incarceration to smart decarceration (Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative Working Paper No. 4). Cleveland, OH: American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

Nam, Y., Huang, J., Heflin, C. M., & Sherraden, M. (2015). Racial and ethnic disparities in food insufficiency: Evidence from a statewide probability sample. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 6(2), 201–228. doi:10.1086/681574

Southern Regional Asset Building Coalition. (2015). Closing the racial wealth gap: Innovative solutions for change (2014 Southern Regional Asset Building Coalition Conference Report). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Smith, J. D., Ellis, A., Gaskin, K., Howlett, S., & Stuart, J. (2015, February). Volunteering impact assessment toolkit: A practical guide for assessing the difference that volunteering makes (3rd ed.). London, United Kingdom: NCVO.

Hudson, D. L., Neighbors, H. W., Geronimus, A. T., & Jackson, J. S. (2015). Racial discrimination, John Henryism, and depression among African Americans. Journal of Black Psychology, 42(3), 221–243. doi:10.1177/0095798414567757

Clancy, M. M., Sherraden, M., & Beverly, S. G. (2015, January). College savings plans: A platform for inclusive and progressive Child Development Accounts (CSD Policy Brief No. 15-07). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Beverly, S. G., Clancy, M. M., & Sherraden, M. (2016, June). The early positive impacts of Child Development Accounts (CSD Research Brief No. 15-08). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Johnson, L., Lee, Y., Ansong, D., Sherraden, M. S., Chowa, A. N., Ssewamala, F., … Saavedra, J. (2015). Youth savings patterns and performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal (YouthSave Research Report No. 15-01). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Hudson, D. L. (2015). “All that glitters is not gold”: Social mobility, health, and mental health among African Americans. In N. Morrow-Howell & M. S. Sherraden (Eds.), Financial capability and asset holding in later life: A life course perspective (pp. 27–45). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Morrow-Howell, N., & Sherraden, M. S. (Eds.). (2014). Financial capability and asset holding in later life: A life course perspective. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Morrow-Howell, N., Gonzales, E., Matz-Costa, C., & Greenfield, E. A. (2015). Increasing productive engagement in later life (Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative Working Paper No. 8). Cleveland, OH: American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

Kemp, S. P., & Palinkas, L. A. (with Wong, M., Wagner, K., Reyes Mason, L., Chi, I., … Rechkemmer, A.). (2015). Strengthening the social response to the human impacts of environmental change (Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative Working Paper No. 5). Cleveland, OH: American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

Center for Social Development. (2015). Inquiry, innovation, and impact: Report to the Community, 2015 (CSD Report No. 15-86). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Grinstein-Weiss, M., Guo, S., Reinertson, V., & Russell, B. (2015). Financial education and savings outcomes for low-income IDA participants: Does age make a difference? Journal of Consumer Affairs, 49(1), 156–185. doi:10.1111/joca.12061

Huang, J., Nam, Y., Sherraden, M., & Clancy, M. (2015). Financial capability and asset accumulation for children’s education: Evidence from an experiment of Child Development Accounts. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 49(1),127–155. doi:10.1111/joca.12054

Wikoff, N., Huang, J., Kim, Y., & Sherraden, M. (2015). Material hardship and 529 college savings plan participation: The mitigating effects of Child Development Accounts. Social Science Research, 50, 189–202. doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.11.017

Nam, Y., Lee, Y., McMahon, S., & Sherraden, M. (2014). New measures of economic security and development: Savings goals for short-term and long-term economic needs (CSD Working Paper No. 14-28). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Sherraden, M., Zou, L., Ku, H., Deng, S., & Wang, S. (Eds.). (2014). Asset-building policies and innovations in Asia. Abingdon, England: Routledge.

Metzger, M. W. (2014, November). Section 8 housing in the St. Louis region: Local opportunities to expanding housing choice (CSD Policy Brief No. 14-29). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Patterson, D. A., Jordan, L., & Black, J. (2014). Alaskan Natives as culturally different clients. In L. H. Cousins & J. G. Golson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity (pp. 70–71). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE.

Chowa, G. A. N., Ansong, D., Masa, R., Wu, S., Ramos, Y., & Kimathi, M. B. (2014). Baseline survey of the third cohort: A supplemental report from the YouthSave Ghana Experiment (YouthSave Research Report No. 14-26). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Nam, Y., Wikoff, N., & Sherraden, M. (2014). Economic intervention and parenting: A randomized experiment of statewide Child Development Accounts (CSD Working Paper No. 14-25). St. Louis, MO: Washington University in St. Louis, Center for Social Development.

Clancy, M., Beverly, S. G., & Sherraden, M. (2014, September). The early good news about Child Development Accounts (CSD Research Brief No. 14-24). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Patel, L. (2014, April). Social workers shaping welfare policy in South Africa: The white paper for social welfare and lessons for policy practice (CSD Perspective No. 14-23). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Nam, Y., Hole, E., Sherraden, M., & Clancy, M. (2014). Program knowledge and savings outcomes in a Child Development Account experiment (CSD Working Paper No. 14-22). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Sherraden, M. (2014, February). Innovations in asset building (CSD Perspective No. 14-18). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Patterson, D. A., Ahuna, K. H., Tinnesz, C .G., & Van Zile-Tamsen, C. (2014). Using self-regulated learning to increase Native American college retention. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 16(2), 219–237. doi:10.2190/CS.16.2.d

Webber, H., & Swanstrom, T. (2014). Rebound neighborhoods in older industrial cities: The story of St. Louis (CSD Working Paper No. 14-17). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Kim, Y., Huang, J., & Sherraden, M. (2014). What shapes assessment of ability to pay for children’s college education? Journal of Consumer Affairs, 48(3), 486–514. doi:10.1111/joca.12049

Despard, M. R., & Chowa, G. (2014). Testing a measurement model of financial capability among youth in Ghana. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 48(2), 301–322. doi: 10.1111/joca.12031

Huang, J., Kim, Y., Sherraden, M., & Clancy, M. (2014). Heterogeneous effects of Child Development Accounts on savings for children’s education (CSD Working Paper No. 14-15). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Zhan, M., & Xiang, X. (2014). Education loans and wealth building among young adults (CSD Working Paper No. 14-14). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Grinstein-Weiss, M., Russell, B., Tucker, B., Comer, K. (2014, June). Lack of emergency savings puts American households at risk: Evidence from the Refund to Savings Initiative (CSD Policy Brief No. 14-13). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Pawar, M. (2014). Social challenges and policy innovations by social workers in Australia (CSD Working Paper No. 14-10). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Robertson, A. S., McBride, A. M., Chung, S., & Williams, A. (2014). Motivating students through classroom-based service learning: Toward adoption and impact (CSD Working Paper No. 14-11). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

McBride, A. M., Robertson, A., & Chung, S. (2014). Assessing the impacts of service learning on middle school students: Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program® (CSD Research Report No. 14-09). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Beverly, S. G., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2014, April). Testing universal college savings accounts at birth: Early research from SEED for Oklahoma Kids (CSD Research Summary No. 14-08). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Huang, J., Sherraden, M., & Purnell, J. (2014). Impacts of Child Development Accounts on maternal depressive symptoms: Evidence from a randomized statewide policy experiment. Social Science & Medicine, 112, 30–38. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.023

Crain, M. G., & Sherraden, M. (Eds.). (2014). Working and living in the shadow of economic fragility. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Mason, L. R. (2014). Examining relationships between household resources and water security in an urban Philippine community. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 5(4), 489-512. doi:10.1086/678923

Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2014). Automatic deposits for all at birth: Maine’s Harold Alfond College Challenge (CSD Policy Report No. 14-05). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/K7X63MGJ

Center for Social Development. (2014). Building a lifetime of economic security: Mobilizing for change (2013 Southern Regional Asset Building Coalition Conference Report). St. Louis: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Grinstein-Weiss, M., Comer, K., Russell, B., Key, C., Perantie, D. C., & Ariely, D. (2014, February). Refund to Savings: 2013 results from a national experiment to build financial stability at tax time (CSD Research Brief No. 14-04). St. Louis: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Grinstein-Weiss, M., Comer, K., Russell, B., Key, C., Perantie, D. C., & Ariely, D. (2014). Refund to Savings: 2013 evidence of tax-time saving in a national randomized control trial (CSD Research Report No. 14-03). St. Louis: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Chowa, G. A. N., & Despard, M. R. (2013). The influence of parental financial socialization on youth’s financial behavior: Evidence from Ghana. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 35(3), 376–389. doi:10.1007/s10834-013-9377-9

Johnson, K. (2014). Rediscovering social investment in developmental welfare state policies (DWSP): Back to the future (CSD Working Paper No. 14-02). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Huang, J., Sherraden, M., Kim, Y., & Clancy, M. (2014). Effects of Child Development Accounts on early social-emotional development: An experimental test. JAMA Pediatrics, 168(3), 265–271. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4643

Elliott, W., III, Grinstein-Weiss, M., & Nam, I. (2013). Does outstanding student debt reduce asset accumulation? (CSD Working Paper No. 13-32). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Pettus-Davis, C., & Epperson, M. W. (2014). From mass incarceration to smart decarceration (CSD Working Paper No. 14-31). St Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Chowa, G. A. N., & Masa, R. D. (2013). Asset ownership and academic achievement among youth in Ghana: Examining associations based on asset type and academic subject (CSD Working Paper No. 13-25). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Zhan, M., & Xiang, X. (2013). An event history analysis of educational loans and college graduation: A focus on differences by race and ethnicity (CSD Working Paper No. 13-35). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Patterson, D. A., VanZile-Tamsen, C., Black, J., Billiot, S., & Tovar, M. (2013). A comparison of self-reported physical health and health conditions of American Indian/Alaskan Natives to other college students. Journal of Community Health, 38(6), 1090–1097. doi:10.1007/s10900-013-9718-5

Butler-Barnes, S. T., Hurd, N., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2013). Flint adolescent study: A longitudinal examination of social support and achievement motivational beliefs of African American Adolescents. In C. Camp Yeakey, V. L. Sanders Thompson, & A. Wells (Eds.), Urban ills: Twenty-first-century complexities of urban living in global contexts (Vol. 2, pp. 133–152). Lanham, MD: Lexington.

Hudson, D. L., Puterman, E., Adler, N. E, Bibbins-Domingo, K., & Matthews, K. (2013). Race, life course socioeconomic position, racial discrimination, depressive symptoms and self-rated health. Social Science & Medicine, 97, 7–14. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.07.031

Elliott, W., III, Grinstein-Weiss, M., & Nam, I. (2013). Student debt and declining retirement savings (CSD Working Paper No. 13-34). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Elliott, W., III, Grinstein-Weiss, M., & Nam, I. (2013). Is student debt compromising homeownership as a wealth-building tool? (CSD Working Paper No. 13-33). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Beverly, S. G., Elliott, W., III, & Sherraden, M. (2013, November). Child Development Accounts and college success: Accounts, assets, expectations, and achievements (CSD Perspective No. 13-27). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/K7805247

Elliott, W., III. (2013, October). Can a college-saver identity help resolve the college expectation-attainment paradox? (CSD Fact Sheet No. 13-30). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Elliott, W., III. (2013, October). Reimagining how students and families pay for college: From debt dependency to asset empowerment (CSD Fact Sheet No. 13-29). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Zhan, M., & Lanesskog, D. (2013). The impact of family assets and debt on college graduation (CSD Working Paper No. 13-36). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Johnson, L., Lee, Y. S., Sherraden, M., Chowa, G. A. N., Ansong, D., Ssewamala, F., … Saavedra, J. (2013, October). Youth savings patterns and performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal (YouthSave Research Brief No. 13-26). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Zhan, M., & Lanessko, D. (2013, October). The impact of family assets and debt on college graduation (CSD Fact Sheet No. 13-37). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Matthieu, M. M., Scheinberg, A. J., Morrow-Howell, N., & McBride, A. M. (2013, October). Reexamining impacts of the Mission Continues Fellowship Program on post-9/11 veterans, their families, and their communities (CSD Research Brief 13-23). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Matthieu, M. M., Scheinberg, A. J., Rogers, D., & Varner, J. (2013, October). Reexamining participant satisfaction with the Mission Continues Fellowship Program for post-9/11 veterans (CSD Research Brief No. 13-22). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Matthieu, M. M., Scheinberg, A. J., McBride, A. M., & Morrow-Howell, N. (2013, October). The Mission Continues: Reexamining engagement of post-9/11 veterans in civic service (CSD Research Brief No. 13-21). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Matthieu, M. M., Smith, I. D., Morrow-Howell, N., & McBride, A. M. (2013, October). Impacts of the Mission Continues Fellowship Program on post-9/11 disabled military veterans, their families, and their communities (CSD Research Brief No. 13-20). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Mason, L. R., Nam, Y., Clancy, M., & Sherraden, M. (2013). SEED for Oklahoma Kids: Experimental test of a policy innovation in a full population (CSD Working Paper No. 13-24). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Greenberg, D. (2012). A cost-benefit analysis of Tulsa’s IDA program: Findings from a long-term follow-up of a random assignment social experiment (CSD Working Paper No. 12-58). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Ansong, D., & Chowa, G. A. N. (2013, September). Visual demonstration of academic performance and parental involvement in Ghana (YouthSave Research Brief No. 13-17). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Chowa, G. A. N., & Masa, R. D. (2013). The impact of asset ownership on future orientation of youth and their parents: Evidence from the YouthSave Ghana Experiment (CSD Working Paper No. 13-19). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. 

Johnson, L., Lee, Y. S., Sherraden, M., Chowa, G. A. N., Ansong, D., Ssewamala, F., … Saavedra, J. (2013). Savings patterns and performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal (YouthSave Research Report No. 13-18). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Chowa, G. A. N., Masa, R. D., Ramos, Y., & Ansong, D. (2013). How do student and school characteristics influence youth academic performance in Ghana? A hierarchical linear modeling of baseline data from the YouthSave Ghana Experiment (CSD Working Paper No. 13-16). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Chowa, G. A. N., Masa, R. D., & Tucker, J. (2013). Parental involvement’s effects on academic performance: Evidence from the YouthSave Ghana Experiment (CSD Working Paper No. 13-15). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.

Sherraden, M., Zou, L., Deng, S., Ku, H. B., & Wang, S. (Eds.). (2013). Lifelong asset building [Special issue]. China Journal of Social Work, 6(2).

Sherraden, M. S., Bopp, A., & Lough, B. J. (2013). Students serving abroad: A framework for inquiry. Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement, 17(2), 7–42.

Mlyn, E., & McBride, A. M. (2013). From the guest editors’ desk. Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement, 17(2), 1–4.

Mlyn, E., & McBride, A. M. (Eds.). (2013). Special issue on international service and higher education. Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement, 17(2).

Sherraden, M., Zou, L., Deng, S., Ku, H. B., & Wang, S. (2013). Introduction to the special issue on lifelong asset building. China Journal of Social Work, 6(2), 101–103. doi:10.1080/17525098.2013.797363

Zou, L., Cheng, L.-C., Lee, E., Teyra, C., Chen, C., & Song, S, S, (2013). A comparative study on asset-building policy diffusion in Korea and Taiwan. China Journal of Social Work, 6(2), 149–162. doi:10.1080/17525098.2013.797364

Huang, J. (2013). Asset poverty and happiness in urban China. China Journal of Social Work, 6(2), 163–176. doi:10.1080/17525098.2013.797361

Guo, B., Guo, X., & Zou, L. (2013). The Hutubi Model: What have we learned? China Journal of Social Work, 6(2), 118–126. doi:10.1080/17525098.2013.797362