Iowa State University

Iowa State University  
Institute for Social and Behavioral Research

Craig Gundersen

 

  Title:   Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Affiliate, Institute for Social and Behavioral Research
  Office:   Iowa State University
74 LeBaron Hall
Ames, IA 50011
  Phone:   515-294-6319
  Email:   cggunder@iastate.edu
  Web Pages:   http://www.hdfs.hs.iastate.edu/about/faculty/cgundersen.html
     

Curriculum Vitae

Selected Publications

Gundersen, C. and B. Kreider.  "Food Stamps and Food Insecurity: What Can Be Learned in the Presence of Nonclassical Measurement Error?"  Journal of Human Resources.  Forthcoming.

Gundersen, C.  "Measuring the Extent, Depth, and Severity of Food Insecurity:  An Application to American Indians in the United States."  Journal of Population Economics.  Forthcoming.

Gundersen, C. "Are the Effects of the Macroeconomy and Social Policies on Poverty Different in Nonmetro Areas in the United States?" Rural Sociology, v71(4), 545-572. 2006.

Gundersen, C. and S. Offutt.  "Farm Poverty and Safety Nets," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v87(4), 885-899. 2005.

Gundersen, C.  "A Dynamic Analysis of the Well-Being of WIC Recipients and Eligible Non-Recipients," Children and Youth Services Review, v27(1), 99-114.  2005. 

Gundersen, C. and J. Ziliak.  "Poverty and Macroeconomic Performance:  A View from the States in the Welfare Reform Era."  Demography, v41 (1), 61-86. 2004.

Gundersen, C. and J. Ziliak.  "The Role of Food Stamps in Consumption Stabilization."  Journal of Human Resources, v38, 1051-1079.  2003.

Gundersen, C., L. Weinreb, C. Wehler, and D. Hosmer. "Homelessness and Food Insecurity." Journal of Housing Economics, v12(3), 250-272.  2003.

Ziliak, J., C. Gundersen, and D. Figlio.  "Food Stamp Caseloads Over the Business Cycle."  Southern Economic Journal, v69(4), 903-919.  2003.

Gundersen, C. and V. Oliveira.  "The Food Stamp Program and Food Insufficiency." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v84(3), 875-887.  2001.

Research Interests: 

  • Family policy
  • Program evaluation (especially food assistance programs)
  • The determinants of poverty, food insecurity, and Food Stamp Program participation
  • The well-being of orphans and other vulnerable children in Zimbabwe
  • Food assistance and food insecurity measurement issues
  • The relationship between stress, food insecurity and childhood obesity
  • Food insecurity among the elderly

Teaching Interests:

  • Children, Families & Public Policy
  • Impact of Public Policy on Family
  • The Economics of Aging

Professional Organizations:

  • American Economic Assoication
  • Population Association of America
  • Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management