The Center for Poverty & Inequality Research hosts an annual
seminar series on poverty issues. We are pleased to welcome
faculty, researchers, and thought leaders to the UC Davis campus.
Most of our seminars are located in Andrews Conference Room, 2203
Social Sciences and Humanities Building, unless otherwise noted.
Parking Information: Daily parking is
available in the Quad Parking
Structure through the AggiePark website
or AMP app. The Andrews Conference Room is a short walk from the parking
structure.
Directions to Andrews Conference Room:
Enter the Social
Sciences & Humanities Building through the Letters & Science
Dean’s Office entrance (arch and glass doors). Stairs and
elevator are located just inside; proceed to the second floor.
Andrews is on the right side of the hall, 2203 SS&H.
Dr. Miller is an Assistant Professor of Economics at
the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of
Business.
Dr. Miller is an applied microeconomist with interests in labor
economics, public economics, and the economics of education.
She mostly research topics in higher education, with a focus
on how access to, and resources within, postsecondary education
can affect inequality and social mobility. Dr.
Miller received her PhD in Economics from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and my BA in Mathematics from DePauw
University.
Dr. Sophie McGuinness is an assistant professor of education
leadership and policy studies at Florida State University. Her
research uses tools in applied microeconomics to study education
policy with a focus on career and technical education, community
colleges, and workforce development. Her work has appeared in top
journals including Education Finance and
Policy, Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness,
and Research in Higher Education. Her work has been
supported by the ECMC Foundation and Bonsal Family Foundation.
The project examines employers’ strategies for hiring people
disadvantaged in the labor market, with a particular focus on
individuals living in generational poverty and members of
marginalized Roma communities (MRC), to narrow the mismatch
between labor supply and demand.
