#  Nicole M. Deterding 

 

 



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(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2015)  
*Thesis Title:* Start, Start Again: The College Pathways of Economically-Vulnerable Mothers  
*Committee:* Mary C. Waters (Co-chair), Mary C. Brinton (Co-chair), and Kathryn Edin (Johns Hopkins University)  
*Initial Placement:* National Poverty Fellow, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison  
*Current Position:* [Social Science Research Analyst, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/about/staff-organization) I am currently a Senior Social Science Research Analyst at the [Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE)](http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre) in the Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services. My portfolio includes evaluation research on education and training for low-income populations; technical advisory of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's *Annual Survey of Refugees*; and initiatives to encourage the integration and use of administrative data for policy research and program improvement. I completed my PhD in [Sociology and Social Policy at Harvard University](http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/socialpol/) 

 

 

 





 

 

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