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Buder Center for American Indian Studies Research

The Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the Brown School at Washington University was founded to provide scholarships for American Indians and has grown into one of the most respected centers in the nation for academic advancement and study of American Indian issues related to social work. The Buder Center develops programs and curriculum, engages in research, builds relationships and partnerships with communities and people, and develops the ability of its students and alumni to make positive change in Indian Country.

Research from 2006 2006

Contributions of the Earned Income Tax Credit to Community Development in Indian Country, Kristen Wagner, Karen Edwards, Miriam Jorgensen, and Dana Klar

Research from 2005 2005

Asset-Building in Tribal Communities: Generating Native Discussion and Practical Approaches, Sarah Hicks, Karen Edwards, Mary Kate Dennis, and Christy Finsel

Building Tribal Economies: Linking Asset Building Strategies, Jordan Lewis

Exploration and Use of Individual Development Accounts by Three American Indian Tribes in Oregon, Christina Finsel and Jennifer Russ

Research from 2004 2004

Effects of the 1996 Welfare Reform Legislation on Families with Children on Reservations: What Have we Learned and What Questions Remain Unanswered? (Working Paper 5), Shanta Pandey, Eddie Brown, Baorong Guo, Hyo Jin Jung, Patricia Welch Saleeby, E. Allen Moushey, and Rose Okrah

Promise of Welfare Reform: Development Through Devolution on Indian Reservations, Shanta Pandey, Eddie Brown, and Leslie Scheuler-Whitaker

Research from 2003 2003

American Indian Tribal Communities and Individual Development Account (IDA) Policy, Juliet King, Sarah Hicks, Karen Edwards, and Alisa Larson

Research from 2001 2001

State of Welfare Families on Reservations: Progress, Setbacks, and Issues for Reauthorization (Working Paper 3), Shanta Pandey, Eddie F. Brown, Min Zhan, Sarah Hicks, and Patricia Welch

Title IV-B Child and Family Services Plans: An evaluation of specific measures taken by States to comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act, Eddie Brown, Gordon Limb, Ric Munoz, and Chey Clifford

Welfare Reform on American Indian Reservations: Initial Experience of Service Providers and Recipients on Reservations in Arizona, Shanta Pandey, Eddie Brown, and Leslie Scheuler-Whitaker

Welfare, Work, and American Indians: The Impact of Welfare Reform, Eddie Brown, Leslie Whitaker, Melinda Springwater, Stephen Cornell, Miriam Jorgensen, Michelle Hale, and Amie Nagle

Research from 2000 2000

How are Families on Reservations Faring Under Welfare Reform? Working Paper 2, Shanta Pandey, Min Zhan, Shannon Collier-Tenison, and Kathryn Hui

Tribal/State Title IV-E Intergovernmental Agreements, Facilitating Tribal Access to Federal Resources, Eddie Brown, Leslie Scheuler-Whitaker, Chey Clifford, Gordon Limb, and Ric Munoz

Research from 1999 1999

Implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on American Indian Reservations: Early Evidence from Arizona, Shanta Pandey, Eddie F. Brown, Leslie Scheuler-Whitaker, Bethney Gundersen, Karin Eyrich, and Lisa Villarreal