Carlena K. Cochi Ficano

22 Walnut Street · Oneonta, NY 13820 · 607-432-1676 (H). · E-Mail: ficanoc@hartwick.edu
200 Bresee Hall · Hartwick College · Oneonta, NY 13820 · 607-431-4946 (O)

Education

                                        Cornell University
                                        Ph.D. in Economics, August , 1997.
                                        Fields of Concentration: Labor Economics, Econometrics, Development Economics
                                        Dissertation: "Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Mandatory Work/Training:
                                        Identifying the Fertility Effect"

M.A. in Economics, September, 1995.

Lafayette College
B.A. in Economics and Sociology, May, 1989. Experience

Hartwick College
Assistant Professor, August, 1997 to present.
Courses: Introductory Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Development Economics, Quantitative Economics, Economics of Race and Gender, Economics of Government Policy.

Cornell University
Instructor, June, 1996.
Course: Intermediate Microeconomics.

Teaching Assistant, August, 1992 to May, 1997.
Courses: Introductory Microeconomics, Introductory Macroeconomics.

Boston Community Centers
Instructor, September, 1990 to July, 1992.
Courses: Adult Basic Education, mini-course in Basic Economics.

The Monitor Company
Business Strategy Consultant, September, 1989 to September, 1990.

Scholarly Activity

Publications

"The Determinants of Donative Revenue Flows from Alumni of Higher Education" Journal of Human Resources, Summer 2002, 37(3) with Brendan M. Cunningham.

"Work and Child Choices Among Low Income Women: Does Policy Matter?" forthcoming in From Welfare to Childcare: What Happens When Young Single Mothers Exchange Welfare for Work?, Natasha Cabrera, Robert Hutchins and H. Elizabeth Peters, eds., Sage University Press, with H. Elizabeth Peters.

"Cultivating Donative Revenue Flows From Alumni of Higher Education: An Exploration of Possible Policy Instruments" conditional acceptance in New Directions for Institutional Research, Jossey-Bass, with Brendan M. Cunningham.

Book Reviews

"Lessons for Welfare Reform: An Analysis of the AFDC Caseload and Past Welfare-to-Work Programs, " Dave M. O'Neill and June Ellenoff O'Neill, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1998.

"From Welfare to Work: Corporate Initiatives and Welfare Reform," Felice Davidson Perlmutter, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1998.

Children’s Interests/Mother’s Rights, Sonya Michel, Contemporary Sociology, 2001.

Text Edits / Reviews

Principles of Economics, Timothy Taylor, Addison Wesley Press, 2002.

Invited Talks

"Work and Childcare Choice Among Low Income Women: Does Policy Matter?" UMASS Department of Political Economy, Amherst, MA, April, 2001.

"Work and Child Care Choice Among Low Income Women: Does Policy Matter?" National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) - Sponsored Conference: From Welfare to Child Care, Washington, DC, May, 2001.

"The Determinants of Donative Revenue Flows of Alumni of Higher Education: An Empirical Inquiry" Cornell Higher Education Research Institute Higher Education Policy Research Conference, Ithaca, NY, May, 2001.

Work in Progress

"The Impact of Child Care Subsidies on Work Behavior: A Three-State Comparison," MDRC Working Paper #xxxx, with Lisa A. Gennetian and Pamela M. Morris.

"Does Child Care Demand Create Its Own Supply: A Longitudinal Study" in progress with Tiffany A. Ross.

"Going Local: Understanding Community Development," with C. Marlatt.

"Second-Best Childcare Choice and Constrained Optimazation," with J. Dakin.

Unpublished Manuscripts

"An Examination of the Fertility Effects of Mandated Work/Training on A.F.D.C. Recipients." (Presented at the Population Association of America Meetings, March, 1997)

"Subsidized and Unsubsidized Child Care: Exploring Systematic Quality Differences and Possible Causes" ( with Lisa A. Gennetian. Presented at the American Economic Association Meetings January, 1998 and the Population Association of America Meetings, March, 1998).

"Responding To Local Needs?: Neighborhood Characteristics, Policy and the Supply of Subsidized Child Care" (with Lisa A. Gennetian. Presented at the Population Association of America Meetings, March, 2000 ).

Fellowships, Grants and Awards

Phi Beta Kappa, Lafayette College, 1987.

Sage Graduate Fellowship, Cornell University, 1992, 1996-1997.

Millstein Endowed Teaching Assistantship, Cornell University, 1994.

Wallinsky Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Cornell University 1995.

Culpepper Grant, Hartwick College, 1998.

Wandersee Scholar-in-Residence, Hartwick College, 2001.

Research Grant, Foundation for Child Development, 2002.

University and Community Service

Middle States Reaccredidation Committee, sub-group chair, 1997 to 1998.

Committee on Interdisciplinary Study (COIN), 1998 to 2000.

Teaching Learning Community Steering Committee (service learning), 1998 to present.

Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society, faculty advisor, 1997 to present.

Freshman Summer Advisor, 1998 to 2000.

Pine Lake Advisory Committee, 1999 to present.

Curriculum XXI Advisory Committee, 2000 to 2002.

Faculty Council Social Science Division Representative, 2002-present.

Panelist, "Gender: Do We Use It?," January, 1998.

Panelist, "Globalization," January, 1999.

Panelist, "Gender Equality: Are We There Yet?," April, 2002.

Board Member, Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship, 2002 to present.

CDWSP Grant Reviewer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2002.

Professional Memberships

American Economic Association, 1994 to present.

Population Association of America, 1996 to present.

International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), 1996 to present.

Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP), 1996 to present.

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