Pajarita Charles
Course
- 46412 The Evaluation of Social Welfare Programs and Policies
Job Experience
- Research Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, UNC at Chapel Hill
- Co-Investigator of Strong Couples-Strong Children Research Study
- Co-Principal Investigator of Families & Financial Stability Study
- Principal Investigator, Program Evaluation Study, Catholic Big Sisters Big Brothers, New York, NY
- Director of Development & Program Development, Association to Benefit Children, New York, NY
Fields of Special Interest
- Family structure and family stability
- Poverty and inequality
- Assets and wealth
- Social welfare policy
- Program evaluation
- Intervention research
Publications or Presentations
- Grinstein-Weiss, M., Manturuk, K., Guo, S., Charles, P., & Key, C. (in press). The impact of homeownership on marriage and divorce: Evidence from propensity score matching. Social Work Research.
- Charles, P., Robertson, D., Gorman-Smith, D., & Henry, D. (2013, January). Family complexity and fathers’ financial investment in children: The mediational role of accessibility. 17th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Diego, CA.
- Charles, P., Jones, A., & Guo, S. (2012, May). Evaluation of the treatment effects of a relationship skills intervention for low-income parents. Emerging Scholars Poster Session. Administration for Children and Families’ 2012 Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, Washington, DC.
- Grinstein-Weiss, M., Charles, P., Guo, S., Manturuk, K., & Key, C. (2011). The effect of marital status on homeownership among low-income households. Social Service Review, 85(3), 475-503.
- Akos, P., Charles, P., Orthner, D., & Cooley, V. (2011). Teacher perspectives on career relevant curriculum in middle school. Research in Middle Level Education Online, 34(5), 1-9.
- Charles, P. (2011, January). Multipartner parenting: Effects on family stability among at-risk couples. 15th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.
- Charles, P., & Perreira, K. M. (2007). Correlates of intimate partner violence during pregnancy and 1-year post-partum. Journal of Family Violence, 22, 609-619.
- Charles, P., Orthner, D., Jones, A., & Mancini, D. (2006). Poverty and couple relationships: Implications for welfare policy. Marriage and Family Review, 39, 27-52.
Liz Mullen, AM Candidate '13
"I'm very fortunate to have had experiences that have scaffolded my understanding in very meaningful, somewhat unexpected, ways. I've been lucky through my work, field placements, and classes to be able to see the various roles social workers can fill."