The Financial Findings Podcast is a series developed by the Center for Financial Security that features interviews with researchers about household finance, financial security, and retirement and disability research and the implications for policy, practice, and relevance for the general public. The podcast series is hosted by Jonathon Ferguson.

Episode 3: Interview with Molly Costanzo and Lisa Klein Vogel

For this episode, we have an interview with Dr. Lisa Klein Vogel and Dr. Molly Costanzo.  

Dr. Klein Vogel is an associate scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty. She studies policies that affect families. Her research interests include family well-being, economic supports for families, and human services program implementation. She holds a PhD in Social Welfare and a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

Dr. Costanzo is an associate scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty. She studies policies and programs that affect children and their families, with a particular focus on family economic well-being and supports for children with disabilities. Molly has a PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

We will discuss their research project titled “All in the Family: Parents of Children with Disabilities and Retirement.”  

Podcast Transcript

The Financial Findings Podcast is a series developed by the Center for Financial Security that features interviews with researchers about household finance, financial security, and retirement and disability research and the implications for policy, practice, and relevance for the general public. The podcast series is hosted by Jonathon Ferguson.

Episode 2: Interview with Jill Hoiting

For this episode we have an interview with Jill Hoiting. Jill is a PHD student in the Social Welfare program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Jill’s research interests include affordability, accessibility and quality of childcare, prevention of expulsion in early education, quality and effectiveness of family support programming and systems, and early childhood and family policy. 

Jill holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a bachelor’s of science degree from the University of Georgia.

We discuss Jill’s research project titled “I Don’t Like all of Those Fees—Pragmatism about Financial Services Among Low-Income Parents”

Episode Transcript