Marci Ybarra
Credentials: Professor, Social Work
Email: ybarra@wisc.edu
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1350 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
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Marci Ybarra’s research considers the relationship between public provisions and socioeconomic well-being among low-income families in the U.S. Drawing on mixed-methods and diverse data sources, Ybarra examines these factors at the local, state, and national level. Her research focuses on the overall impacts of social policies and programs as well as place-based variations in their designs in service to enhancing the social safety net and, in turn, family well-being.
Selected Publications:
Ybarra, Marci, Youngjin Stephanie Hong, and Angela S. Garcia. “Deportation Threat and Infant Birthweight: The Role of Place and Immigrant Mothers’ Legal Status.” Available at SSRN 4750789.
Bellisle, Dylan JF, and Marci Ybarra. “Ethnoracial differences in income and safety net patterns among low‐income postpartum families before and during the Great Recession.” Poverty & Public Policy.
Ybarra, Marci, Alexandra B. Stanczyk, and Dylan JF Bellisle. “Paid-Leave Availability and Public Health and Nutrition Program Participation Following a Birth in the US.” Social Sciences 13, no. 3 (2024): 126.