Laura Meyer is a Research Associate at MEF Associates. She has particular expertise with a wide range of social policies, including TANF and workforce development. She has experience with policy analysis, data analysis, and project management. At MEF, Laura works on projects related to TANF and labor force research evidence reviews.
Prior to working at MEF, Laura researched TANF and subsidized employment at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where she focused on TANF’s reach to families in poverty and the racist history of cash assistance programs. Prior to the Center, she researched paid leave, paid sick leave, and other policies at the intersection of work and caregiving for the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Laura earned a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History of Art from the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.