Chien-Chung Huang

Associate Professor, Social Work

Ph.D., Columbia University, 1998

Dr. Huang's primary area of interest is child and family policies, having concentrated particularly on the impact of child support and welfare reform on the well-being of single mothers and their children.  His recent research focuses on the effects of child support on the behavior of single mothers as well as young fathers recognizing men's role in nonmarital childbearing and how government policies affect men's behavior.

 

TEACHING

Social Welfare Policy and Services I

            Social Welfare Policy and Services Webpage by Natalie Borisovets

 

Adv. Stat. Method I

Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study

           

 

 

Research I

Social Worker’s Research Toolbox by Karen Hartman

Books on Measurement:

Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques 3 vols. ALEXANDER Ref. HQ728.H267 2001

Rating Scales in Mental Health ALEXANDER Ref. RC473.P78S245 2003

Corcoran, K. & Fischer, J. Measures For Clinical Practice: A Sourcebook. Volume 1: Couples, Families, and Children. And Volume 2: Adults.  ALEXANDER Ref. BF176.C66 2000

 

Adv. Stat. Method II

 

Social Policy Analysis

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Huang, C. (2009). Mothers’ Reports of Nonresident Fathers’ Involvement with their Children: Revisiting the relationship between Child Support Payment and Visitation. Family Relations, 58, 54-64.

 

Huang, C., & Edwards, R. L. (2009). The Relationship between State Efforts and Child Support Performance. Children and Youth Services Review, 31, 243-248.

 

Huang, C., & Lee, I. (2008). The First-Three Years of Parenting: Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study. Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 1447-1457.

 

Huang, C., Edwards, R. L., & Nolan, R. B. (2008). State Performance on Child Support Enforcement Under CSPIA. Journal of Policy Practice, 7(4), 280-297.

 

Huang, Chien-Chung, and Han, Wen-Jui. (2007). Child support enforcement and sexual activity of male adolescents.  Journal of Marriage and Family, 69: 763–777.

 

Huang, Chien-Chung and Reid, Robert J. (2006). Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol, Cigarette, and Illicit Drug Use Among Pregnant Women: Evidence From the Fragile Family and Child Well-Being Survey. Journal of Social Service Research, 32(4): 1-22.

 

Huang, C. (2006). Child Support Enforcement and Father Involvement for Children in Never-Married Mother Families. Fathering, 4(1): 97-111.

 

Irwin Garfinkel, Chien-Chung Huang, and Wendy Naidich. (2006). “The Effects of a Basic Income Guarantee on Poverty and Income Distribution”. In Redesigning Distribution: Basic Income and Stakeholder Grants as Cornerstones of a More Egalitarian Capitalism, by Bruce Ackerman, Ann Alstott and Philippe Van Parijs, Real Utopias Project Volume V, edited by Erik Olin Wright, pp.143-174. London and New York: Verso.

 

Huang, Chien-Chung, Ronald Mincy, and Irwin Garfinkel. (2005). Child Support Obligations and Low-Income Fathers. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67: 1213-1225.

 

Huang, C., Pouncy, H. (2005). Why Doesn’t She Have a Child Support Order? Personal Choice or Objective Constraint. Family Relations, 54, 547-557.

 

Huang, C. (2005). Pregnancy Intention from Men’s Perspectives: Does Child Support Enforcement Matter? Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 37(3): 119-124.

 

Huang, Chien-Chung and Lynn A. Warner. (2005). Relationship Characteristics and Depression among Fathers with Newborns.  Social Service Review, 79(1), 95-118.

 

Huang, Chien-Chung, and Wen-Jui Han. (2004).  Perceptions of Child Support and Sexual Activity of Adolescent Males. Journal of Adolescence, 27 (6): 731-738.

 

Huang, Chien-Chung, Irwin Garfinkel, and Jane Waldfogel. (2004). Child Support Enforcement and Welfare Caseload. Journal of Human Resources 39(1): 108-134.

 

Han, Wenjui, Chien-Chung Huang, and Irwin Garfinkel. (2003).  The Importance of Family Structure and Family Income on Family's Educational Expenditure and Children's College Attendance: Empirical Evidence from Taiwan. Journal of Family Issues 24(6): 753-786.

 

Huang, Chien-Chung, Wen-Jui Han, and Irwin Garfinkel.  (2003). Child Support Enforcement, Joint Legal Custody, and Parental Involvement. Social Service Review 77(2): 255-278.

 

Huang, Chien-Chung, Wen-Jui Han, and Jun-Rong Chen. (2003).  The Costs and Effectiveness of Elder Allowance in Taiwan. Journal of Social Policy and Social Work 7(1): 1-33.

 

Garfinkel, Irwin, Chien-Chung Huang, Sara McLanahan, and Daniel Gaylin. (2003). Will Child Support Enforcement Reduce NonMarital Childbearing?  Journal of Population Economics, 16(1): 55-70.

 

Huang Chien-Chung, James Kunz, and Irwin Garfinkel. (2002). “The Effect of Child Support on Welfare Exits and Re-Entries.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 21(4): 557-576.

 

Huang, Chien-Chung. (2002). The Impact of Child Support Enforcement on Nonmarital and Marital Births: Does It Differ by Racial and Age Groups?  Social Service Review, 76(2): 275-301.

 

Han Wen-Jui, and Chien-Chung Huang. (2001). College Attendance and Education Expenditures in Taiwan: Does Family Structure or Income Matter?. Journal of Social Policy and Social Work, 5(1):55-98.

 

Garfinkel, Irwin, Theresa Heintze, and Chien-Chung Huang. (2001).  The Effect of Child Support Enforcement on Women's Income.  In The Incentives of Government Programs and the Well-Being of Families, edited by Bruce Meyer and Greg Duncan.  Joint Center for Poverty Research.

 

Jackson, Aurora, Tienda, Marta, and Chien-Chung Huang (2001). Mothers’ Capabilities: Earnings Capacity and Employability.  Children and Youth Services Review, 23 (4/5): 327-51.

 

Huang, Chien-Chung, Han Wen-Jui, and Irwin Garfinkel. (2000). Family’s Resource Allocation in Taiwan: Does Family Structure matter? NTU Social Work Review 3: 37-68.

 

Jackson, Aurora, Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Chien-Chung Huang, and Marc Glassman. (2000). “Single Mothers in Low-Wage Jobs: Financial Strain, Parenting, and Preschoolers' Outcomes,” Child Development 71 (5): 1409-23.