The Jacob France Institute
Dr. David W. Stevens, Executive Director
dstevens@ubalt.edu | (410) 837-4729
Jane Staveley
Senior Research Associate
Jane Staveley is a Research Associate with the Jacob France Institute and is responsible for managing and coordinating projects undertaken by the Institute in the area of human services.
Current projects, funded by the Maryland Department of Human Resources, include a spatial analysis of job accessibility for Temporary Cash Assistance recipients in Baltimore City, the development of job entry and success in the work force performance measures for the TANF High Performance Bonus competition, and an evaluation of the differences between 1990 Census and Administrative data in measuring the number of children in poverty in Maryland. The Jacob France Institute is participating with the Chapin Hall Institute for Children at the University of Chicago and the National Institute for Children in Poverty at Columbia University in a three year study funded by the Department of Health and Human Services to examine patterns of child care subsidy use and explore the effects of that use on welfare and employment outcomes among current and former welfare mothers. Last year, Jane was project manager for a series of surveys of former TCA recipients in Maryland examining receipt of benefits by former recipients.
Jane has worked as a researcher, project manager and assistant director in the area of human services since 1990. At the Institute for Business and Economic Studies (later the Regional Economic Studies Program) at the University of Baltimore, she was responsible for managing the Institute's contracts with the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR). Projects conducted under these contracts included research into the causes of changes in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) caseload in Maryland, and the development of a model to forecast the AFDC caseload. The Institute provided technical assistance to DHR as it prepared for welfare reform, including a study of means-tested programs in Maryland, preparation of the DHR Fact Pack, and development of a cost policy model to estimate the impact of reform on caseloads and costs, and to assist local departments of social services in managing their Family Investment programs. From 1996 to 1998, Jane was Assistant Director for Human Services at RESI at Towson University.
Before coming to Baltimore, Jane worked as an economist and policy analyst in banking and consulting in New York City and for the State of Illinois' Economic and Fiscal Commission.
Jane has a Masters degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a Bachelor's degree (magna cum laude, phi beta kappa), also from Columbia University.
Recent Presentations
- Staveley, J. (2008) "The U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Workforce Indicators as a Tool for Analyzing Regional Employment Opportunities for TANF Recipients" presented at the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics Annual Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee, August 2008.
- Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Conference in Arlington, Va
November 5-6
Jane Staveley
University of Baltimore
Differences in Estimates of Public Assistance Recipiency Between Surveys and Administrative Records
Publications
- Employment Outcomes for Low-Income Families Receiving Child Care Subsidies in Illinois, Maryland, and Texas
Jane Staveley, August 2009
Appendix - Mid-State Differences in Job Opportunities for Maryland Welfare Recipients
Jane Staveley, June 2008 - Differences in Estimates of Public Assistance Recipiency Between Surveys and Administrative Records
By Victoria Lynch and Dean M. Resnick, Jane Staveley and Cynthia M. Taeuber, Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore January 2008 - Maryland Local Departments of Social Services Face Different Job Opportunity Challenges When Assisting Work-Eligible TCA Recipients To Find Employment (pdf)
Jane Staveley, July 2, 2007 - Why do TANF Recipients Underreport in Survey? Evidence from Matching Census Survey Data with Maryland Administrative Records
Presented at NAWRS Conference Jackson Wyoming, August 2006 - Modeling Participation in the Maryland Food Stamp Program Using Census Data and Administrative Records (pdf)
Cynthia M. Taeuber, Jane Staveley, Richard Larson, July 2006 - New Information to Promote Successful Job Search by Temporary Cash Assistance Recipients (pdf)
David Stevens, Jane Staveley, July 18, 2006 - EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS PROFILES: A pre-post comparison of Maryland TCA recipients who received staff-assisted WIA services with other recipients of these services (pdf)
Jane Staveley, June 30, 2005 - Differences in Estimates of Food Stamp Program Participation Between Surveys and Administrative Records (pdf)
September 2004 - Child Care Subsidy Use and Employment Outcomes of TANF Mothers During the Early Years of Welfare Reform: A Three-State Study (pdf)
September 2004 - Toward Routine Availability and Research Use of Food Stamp Program Entry and Exit Flow Information (pdf)
Jane Staveley, David Stevens, Parke Wilde, July 15, 2003 - Issues in Comparisons of Food Stamp Recipients Caseloads from Maryland State Administrative Records and The Census 2000 Supplementary Survey (pdf)
Cynthia Taeuber, Jane Staveley, Richard Larson, July 2003 - Poverty and Public Assistance For Children and Families in Maryland
Cynthia Taeuber, Jane Staveley, Richard Larson, June 2003 (rev April 27, 2006) - Issues in Comparisons of Decennial Census Poverty Estimates with Public Assistance Caseloads in Maryland (pdf)
Associated Tables (pdf)
(December 13, 2001) examined differences between data from the 1990 Census and State administrative data for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program in 1990. This study is being expanded to include data from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey and from other public assistance programs. - Job Accessibility for Recipients of Temporary Cash Assistance in Baltimore City: A Spatial Analysis (pdf)
David Stevens, Richard Clinch and Jane Staveley, June 2001 Click on the following link to access the accompanying maps to this report. Spatial Maps - TCA Terminees Outreach Project: Monthly Survey of Terminees, June 1999 to May 2000, Annual Report
with R. Clinch, The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore, October 2000 - Economic Determinants of Income Maintenance Programs: The Maryland Forecasting Model
with M.Conte, D. Levy, F. Shahrokh, S. Thompson, Journal of Policy Modeling, Vol: 20 (4), 1998 - The Potential Impact of Fill-the-Gap Budgeting on the Maryland Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program
with A. Basu, University of Baltimore, February 1995 - Forecasting the Maryland AFDC Caseload: The Performance of the Maryland AFDC Net Flow Model
National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics, Proceedings of Annual Workshop, August 1994 - Government Means-Tested Programs in Maryland
with S. Cody, University of Baltimore, September 1993 - Forecasting the AFDC Caseload in Maryland
with M. Conte and F. Shahrokh, University of Baltimore, 1992 - Explaining Changes in the AFDC Caseload in Maryland: Results of a Survey of AFDC Applicants
with M. Conte, University of Baltimore, April 1991
Contact Information
Jane Staveley, Senior Research Associate
The Jacob France Institute
University of Baltimore
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 837-6552 Fax: (410) 837-5814
jstaveley@ubalt.edu