Office: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Continuing Education
161 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 6000
Milwaukee, WI 53203-2602
Phone: 414-227-3380
Email: pawasara@uwm.edu
Website: www.eti.uwm.edu
Research Interests:
Driver's license issues, workforce training, job vacancy surveys, barriers to
employment for
lower-income workers, assets of central city neighborhoods, community
indicators, purchasing power measures, child care administration, housing foreclosures.
Selected
Publications:
Understanding the Unemployed Workforce in Milwaukee County, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, 2009.
Survey of Job Openings in the 7 Counties of Southeastern Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, 2009.
Health Occupation Drilldowns for Milwaukee County, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, 2009.
Ex-Offender Populations in Milwaukee County: Barriers to Employment, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, 2009.
Second Year Evaluation of the Center for Driver's License
Recovery & Employability, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment
and Training Institute, 2008.
The EARN (Early Assessment and Retention Network) Model for Effectively Targeting WIA and TANF Resources, prepared for the Private Industry Council/Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, 2007.
Legal Action of Wisconsin Report on Milwaukee's Housing Crisis:
Foreclosures, Evictions and Subprime Lending, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, 2007.
The Drivers License Status of the Voting Age Population in Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, 2005.
Neighborhood Indicators of Employment and Economic Family Well-Being in High-Poverty Zip Codes, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, 1998 - 2009.
How to Use Special Census Tabulations for Workforce and Transportation Drill Downs of HUD Renewal Communities, Empowerment Zones, and Community Development Block Grant Neighborhoods, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, 2005.
The Child Care Costs of Engaging the Welfare Population in Work: The Milwaukee Experience, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, 2002.
Exposing Urban Legends: The Real Purchasing Power of Central City
Neighborhoods, The Brookings Institution, 2001.
Tracking the Progress of Welfare Reform Quickly: A Model for Measuring Neighborhood Health and Change, The Brookings Institution, 2001.
