Julia Wang

Julia Shu-Huah Wang's research focuses on social welfare policies, poverty alleviation interventions, immigration policies, and the well-being of families. She is currently working on several research projects, including impacts of social assistance policies on families; impacts of immigration policies; poverty dynamics and social safety nets in Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and the US; community-level poverty alleviation interventions (e.g., asset development programs and co-operatives) in Uganda and mainland China; and the policy advocacy education model in Hong Kong. Dr. Wang is a licensed social worker in Taiwan and a registered social worker in Hong Kong. She has practice experience working with families and children, and also has experience in advocacy, policy analysis, and program evaluation.

Companies

• Assistant Professor Department of Social Work and Social Administration, the University of Hong Kong (2016)
• Research Assistant Columbia University (2008 — 2016)
• Adjunct Instructor Columbia School of Social Work (2015 — 2015)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant Columbia School of Social Work (2014 — 2014)
• Licensed Social Worker Child Welfare League Foundation (2010 — 2011)
• Policy and Evaluation Intern City of New York, Administration for Children's Services (2009 — 2010)
• Social Work Intern Lutheran Social Services of New York (2008 — 2009)
• Independent Program Evaluator Emerging Humanity (2009 — 2009)
• Project Proposal Writer Rotary Club of Kampala Central (2009 — 2009)