World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Lisa A. Gennetian

Lisa A. Gennetian

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
42
Citations
9629
World Ranking
4657
National Ranking
2215

Overview

Lisa A. Gennetian is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on social sciences, with an emphasis on sociology and political science, education, gender studies, safety research, and general health professions. Their work intersects several important topics including gender, labor, and family dynamics, early childhood education and development, poverty, education, and child welfare, parental involvement in education, food security and health in diverse populations, financial literacy, pension and retirement analysis, and urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Kimberly G. Noble, Katherine Magnuson, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Greg J. Duncan, and Nathan A. Fox. These collaborations indicate consistent interdisciplinary efforts within the social sciences, education, and child development fields.

Lisa A. Gennetian has published extensively in a number of venues. Notable publication outlets include the SSRN Electronic Journal with 20 publications, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Human Behaviour, Child Development Perspectives, and Behavioral Science & Policy.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • The impact of a poverty reduction intervention on infant brain activity (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Baby's First Years: Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Poverty Reduction in the United States (2021), published in PEDIATRICS
  • Net Worth Poverty in Child Households by Race and Ethnicity, 1989-2019 (2020), published in Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • Unconditional Cash Transfers and Maternal Assessments of Children's Health, Nutrition, and Sleep (2023), published in JAMA Network Open
  • Advancing Transparency and Openness in Child Development Research: Opportunities (2020), published in Child Development Perspectives

Best Publications

  • Neighborhoods, Obesity, and Diabetes — A Randomized Social Experiment

    Jens Ludwig;Jens Ludwig;Lisa Sanbonmatsu;Lisa Gennetian;Emma Adam

  • Neighborhood Effects on the Long-Term Well-Being of Low-Income Adults

    Jens Ludwig;Jens Ludwig;Greg J. Duncan;Lisa A. Gennetian;Lawrence F. Katz;Lawrence F. Katz

  • Long-Term Neighborhood Effects on Low-Income Families: Evidence from Moving to Opportunity

    Jens Ludwig;Greg J Duncan;Lisa A Gennetian;Lawrence F. Katz

  • Moving to Opportunity for Fair Housing Demonstration Program -- Final Impacts Evaluation

    Lisa Sanbonmatsu;Jens Ludwig;Jens Ludwig;Lawrence F. Katz;Lawrence F. Katz;Lisa A. Gennetian

  • The impact of a poverty reduction intervention on infant brain activity

    Unknown

  • Structural and Process Features in Three Types of Child Care for Children from High and Low Income Families.

    Chantelle J. Dowsett;Aletha C. Huston;Amy E. Imes;Lisa Gennetian

  • One or two parents? Half or step siblings? The effect of family structure on young children's achievement

    Lisa A. Gennetian

  • Family and individual predictors of child care use by low-income families in different policy contexts

    Aletha C Huston;Young Eun Chang;Lisa Gennetian

  • Children and welfare reform: A view from an experimental welfare program in Minnesota.

    Lisa A. Gennetian;Cynthia Miller

  • Reforming Welfare and Rewarding Work: A Summary of the Final Report on the Minnesota Family Investment Program

    V. Knox;C Miller;Lisa Gennetian

  • THE PERSISTENCE OF POVERTY IN THE CONTEXT OF FINANCIAL INSTABILITY: A BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVE

    Lisa A. Gennetian;Eldar Shafir

  • From statistical associations to causation: what developmentalists can learn from instrumental variables techniques coupled with experimental data.

    Lisa A. Gennetian;Katherine Magnuson;Pamela A. Morris

  • Unpacking Neighborhood Influences on Education Outcomes: Setting the Stage for Future Research

    David J Harding;Lisa Gennetian;Christopher Winship;Lisa Sanbonmatsu

  • Identifying the Effects of Income on Children's Development Using Experimental Data

    Pamela A. Morris;Lisa A. Gennetian

  • How Welfare and Work Policies for Parents Affect Adolescents: A Synthesis of Research.

    Lisa A. Gennetian;Greg J. Duncan;Virginia W. Knox;Wanda G. Vargas

  • Associations of Housing Mobility Interventions for Children in High-Poverty Neighborhoods With Subsequent Mental Disorders During Adolescence

    Ronald C. Kessler;Greg J. Duncan;Lisa A. Gennetian;Lawrence F. Katz;Lawrence F. Katz

  • The Consequences of Income Instability for Children's Well-Being

    Heather D. Hill;Pamela Morris;Lisa A. Gennetian;Sharon Wolf

  • Reforming Welfare and Rewarding Work: Final Report on the Minnesota Family Investment Program. Volume 1: Effects on Adults [and] Volume 2: Effects on Children.

    Cynthia Miller;Virginia Knox;Lisa A. Gennetian;Martey Dodoo

  • The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months: Effects of a Financial Work Incentive on Employment and Income.

    Charles Michalopoulos;David Card;Lisa A. Gennetian;Kristen Harknett

  • The Long-Term Effects of Moving to Opportunity on Youth Outcomes

    Lisa A. Gennetian;Matthew Sciandra;Lisa Sanbonmatsu;Jens Ludwig

  • Reforming Welfare and Rewarding Work: Final Report on the Minnesota Family Investment Program, Volume 2: Effects on Children

    C Miller;V. Knox;Lisa Gennetian;J Hunter

  • Book Review: Income and Social Security and Substandard Working Conditions: Succeeding Generations: On the Effects of Investments in ChildrenSucceeding Generations: On the Effects of Investments in Children. By HavemanRobert and WolfeBarbara. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1994. 331 pp. ISBN 0-87154-377-X, $34.95 (cloth); 0-87154-380-X, $16.95 (paper).

    Lisa A. Gennetian

Frequent Co-Authors

Greg J. Duncan
Greg J. Duncan University of California, Irvine
Jeffrey R. Kling
Jeffrey R. Kling National Bureau of Economic Research
Pamela Morris
Pamela Morris New York University
Aletha C. Huston
Aletha C. Huston The University of Texas at Austin
Emma K. Adam
Emma K. Adam Northwestern University
Christopher Winship
Christopher Winship Harvard University
Katherine Magnuson
Katherine Magnuson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Hirokazu Yoshikawa New York University
J. Lawrence Aber
J. Lawrence Aber New York University
Ariel Kalil
Ariel Kalil University of Chicago

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

The Social Sciences and Humanities fields continue to offer diverse and rewarding career opportunities. For students interested in flexible study options, a growing number of cheapest online degree in psychology programs make education accessible without major financial strain. Online degrees also allow you to balance work, family, and studies.

Many institutions now provide specialized options like the msw degree (Master of Social Work), which can open doors to roles in clinical practice, school counseling, and nonprofit management. Interested in advanced mental health careers? Explore online, flexible, and fully accredited psyd programs designed for future psychologists.

If your goal is to focus on relationships and family wellness, accelerated marriage and family therapy programs allow you to earn a degree and begin your career faster. No matter your pathway, online programs provide a gateway to purposeful careers in counseling, therapy, education, research, and beyond.

Best Scientists Citing Lisa A. Gennetian

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles