Associate Professor
Director, Program in Public Policy
Faculty Affiliate, Center on Violence Against Women and Children
B.A. Columbia University; Master of International Affairs, Columbia University, Ph.D. University of MarylandContact
- Room 542, Civic Square Building
- (848) 932-2963
- ahetling@rutgers.edu
Research Interests
- Poverty and family welfare
- Welfare policy
- Social policy implementation
- Intimate partner violence
Andrea Hetling is an Associate Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Dr. Hetling’s research interests are in the area of domestic social policies that target disadvantaged or marginalized groups. She is particularly interested in evaluating the implementation and outcomes of social programs designed to reduce poverty, inequality, and family violence. She has conducted quantitative and qualitative research on TANF time limits and diversion programs, the Family Violence Option, public opinion of welfare reform, and permanent supportive housing programs. Her work has appeared in various journals including Housing Policy Debate, the Journal of Social Policy, Social Science Quarterly, Social Service Review, and Violence Against Women. Dr. Hetling holds a number of leadership positions in the field of poverty research including appointments as an Editorial Advisory Board Member of the Journal of Children & Poverty and a Research Affiliate of the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan.
Complete Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
Undergraduate Courses
- Principles of Public Policy
- Research Methods
- U.S. Social Policy
Graduate Courses
- American Social Policy
- Public Policy Methods II
Recent Publications
Books
- 2016: Hetling, A. & Botein, H. Home “safe” home: The challenges of housing solutions for survivors of intimate partner violence. Rutgers University Press.
Book Chapters
- 2016: Hetling, A. (2015). Technology and Public Policy. in M.A. Odekon (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty, 2nd edition.
- 2016: Hetling, A. & Hoge, G. (2015) Economic Self-Sufficiency. in in M.A. Odekon (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty, 2nd edition.
Articles in Refereed Journals
- 2015: Postmus, J., Hetling, A., Hoge, G.L. (2015). Evaluating a financial education curriculum as an intervention to improve financial behaviors and financial well-being of survivors of domestic violence: Results from a longitudinal randomized controlled study. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 49 (1), 250-266. doi: 10.1111/joca.12057
- 2015: Hetling, A., Stylianou, A.M., & Postmus, J.L. (2015). Measuring financial strain in the lives of survivors of intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30 (6), 1046-1064. doi: 10.1177/0886260514539758
- 2014: Hetling, A., Kwon, J., & Mahn, E. (2014). Income packaging and economic disconnection: Do sources of support differ from other low-income women? Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. 41 (3), 85-112.
- 2014: Hetling, A., Watson, S., & Horgan, M. (2014). “We live in a technological era whether you like it or not”: Client perspectives and online welfare applications. Administration & Society. 46 (5), 519-547. doi: 10.1177/0095399712465596
- 2014: Hetling, A., & Postmus, J. (2014). Financial literacy and economic empowerment of survivors of intimate partner violence: Examining the differences between public assistance recipients and non-recipients. Journal of Poverty. 18(2), 130-149. doi: 10.1080/10875549.2014.896308
- 2013: Hetling, A., & Botein, H. (2013). Housing assistance and disconnection from welfare and work: Assessing the impacts of public housing and tenant-based rental subsidies. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 40 .(3), 7-30.Saunders, C., Hetling, A., Ovwigho, P., & Born, C. (2012). Children without parents on the TANF caseload: Thinking beyond the child-only label. Children and Youth Services Review, 34 (5), 1024-1034. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.02.003
Other Publications
- 2014: Postmus, J.L., SilvaMartinez, E., Hetling, A., & Danis, F. (2013). Evaluating the Impact of the “Moving Ahead Through Financial Management” Curriculum: The Advocate Perspective. The Allstate Foundation.
- 2014: Postmus, J.L., Hetling, A., & Hoge, G. (2013). Evaluating the Impact of the “Moving Ahead Through Financial
Management” Curriculum: A Randomized Control Study. The Allstate Foundation. - 2012: Hetling, A. (May, 2012). Findings on the relationship between state welfare rules and responses to the SIPP welfare reform topical module, 1996, 2001, and 2004 panels. (Confidential Technical Memorandum to the Census).
- 2012: Hetling, A. (September, 2011). The importance of region and state welfare rules for disconnected single mothers. University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series, DP2011-04.
- 2012: Hetling, A. & Botein, H. (March, 2012). Housing assistance and disconnection from welfare and work: Assessing the impacts of public housing and tenant-based rental subsidies. National Poverty Center Working Paper Series, #12-08.
Areas of Expertise: Gender and Family Policy, Housing, Qualitative Research, Social Policy/Inequality and Disparities, Statistical Research Methods