Cynthia Osborne
Cynthia Osborne | |
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| Scientific career | |
| Alma mater | Princeton University, Harvard Kennedy School, Claremont Graduate University |
| Fields | Social policy, demography, poverty, child policy, family policy, early childhood, inequality |
| Institutions | Vanderbilt University |
| Website | https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/bio/cynthia-osborne/ |
Cynthia Osborne is a family researcher who is a professor of early childhood education and policy in the Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations at Peabody College at Vanderbilt University.[1] Osborne is the founder and executive director of the national Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center.
Education
- Ph.D. in Demography and Public Affairs, Princeton University, (2003)
- MPP, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, (1999)
- M.A. in Education, Claremont Graduate University, (1995)
- B.A. in Economics and Psychology, Claremont McKenna College, (1991)
Academic career
Prior to her career in academia, Osborne was an economic analyst with Analysis Group, Inc. from 1991 to 1994 and then a teacher and administrator at Foothill Middle School in Azusa, California from 1994 to 1997.[2]
Osborne joined the faculty of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs in 2005 and was appointed associate dean for academic strategies in 2018.[3] In 2011, she founded the Child and Family Research Partnership,[4] a nonpartisan research center on policy issues related to children and their parents. In 2019, she launched the 50-state focused Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center [5] and its annual Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap and Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Clearinghouse.
Other professional activities
She was previously director of the Project on Education Effectiveness and Quality,[6] and the Chair of the Responsible Fatherhood working group for the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN)[7] of the federal Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
Publications
Her most cited publications are:
- Osborne C, McLanahan S. Partnership instability and child well‐being. Journal of Marriage and Family. 2007 Nov;69(4):1065-83.[2] According to Google Scholar, it has been cited 618 times.[8]
- Osborne C, Manning WD, Smock PJ. Married and cohabiting parents’ relationship stability: A focus on race and ethnicity. Journal of Marriage and Family. 2007 Dec;69(5):1345-66. [3] According to Google Scholar, this article has been cited 284 times.[8]
- Berger LM, Carlson MJ, Bzostek SH, Osborne C. Parenting practices of resident fathers: The role of marital and biological ties. Journal of Marriage and Family. 2008 Aug;70(3):625-39. [4] According to Google Scholar, this article has been cited 232 times.[8]
- Osborne C, Berger LM, Magnuson K. Family structure transitions and changes in maternal resources and well-being. Demography. 2012 Feb 1;49(1):23-47. [5] According to Google Scholar, this article has been cited 189 times.[8]
References
- ^ "Biography - Cynthia Osborne". Peabody College of Education and Human Development. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ^ "Cynthia Osborne". LBJ School of Public Affairs. March 1, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16.
- ^ "Cynthia Osborne named LBJ School Associate Dean for Academic Strategies". LBJ School of Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "About CFRP". Child and Family Research Partnership. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "National prenatal-to-3 policy initiative established at UT-Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs". The University of Texas at Austin. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "LBJ School of Public Affairs to Generate First Texas Statewide Measure of Teacher Effectiveness". LBJ School of Public Affairs. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Steering Committee | Fatherhood Research and Practice Network". www.frpn.org. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ a b c d [1] Google Scholar Author page, Accessed Aug. 14, 2021