Jennifer Robson is an Associate Professor of Political Management at Kroeger College, Carleton University, where she teaches courses in public policy and research methods  Prior to joining Carleton, Jennifer worked in the Government of Canada and she spent nearly a decade in the voluntary sector holding senior roles in policy development and research. Her research has included studies of social policies such as family benefits, education savings, poverty in Canada, wealth inequality, tax policy and the financial lives of low and modest income persons.