Brinn Shjegstad
PhD Candidate

Education:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, M.S. in Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, B.A. in History and Political Science

Office: Institute for Social and Behavior Research
Phone: (515) 294-7413
Email: brinn@iastate.edu

Research Interests:
  • Public policy analysis and evaluation
  • Welfare reform
  • Child care

Assistantship:
  • Research Assistant at the Institute for Social and Behavior Research for Welfare, Children and Families: A Three-City Study
  • Instructor for HDFS 395: Children, Families and Public Policy

Major Professors:
  • Dr. Brenda Lohman

Graduation Date:
  • Fall 2009/ Spring 2010

Hometown:

Dell Rapids, South Dakota

Family Life

All of my immediate and the majority of my extended family live in South Dakota where I was born and raised. I have amazing parents who have been married for over 40 years and two older sisters. Both of my sisters are married (so I have brothers as well!), and I have two nieces (ages 8 & 12) and a nephew who was born in April.