Biography

Elaine Zundl specializes in social policy, equity in higher education, and the role of policy to advance women trapped in low-wage and low-quality work. Currently pursuing her PhD at Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, her dissertation uses a mixed-methods methodology to examine the institutional factors that keep women out of computer science majors. Zundl’s research includes analysis of policies designed to support women and their families such as paid family leave, secure scheduling laws, and tax credit programs. Her most recent publication considers how trends associated with the future of work impacts organizations seeking expanded rights for domestic workers. Prior to coming to Rowan University, she was the Project Manager at the Shift Project, a research project that utilizes Facebook and Instagram to investigate the nature and consequences of precarious employment in the service sector located at Harvard’s Kennedy School. Additionally, she served as Research Director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University.