Marieka M. Klawitter
Associate Professor of Public Affairs
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1992
Contact Information:
Parrington Hall, Room 221
marieka@u.washington.edu
206.616.1673
Areas of Specialization:
Family and Employment Policy, Gender Issues, Policy Analysis, and Sexual Orientation Policy
Marieka M. Klawitter joined the Evans School faculty in 1990. Her research focuses on public policies that affect work and income, including studies of: the effects of child support policies, welfare policies, and anti-discrimination policies for sexual orientation.
Klawitter teaches courses on public policy analysis, quantitative methods, women and work, and sexual orientation and public policy.
She previously worked at the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin researching how changes in child support policies affected income for children and welfare payments.
Klawitter holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin, and a MPP and AB in economics from the University of Michigan.
Curriculum Vitae (33KB PDF)