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Expert:
Dr. Richard J. Gelles
Dean, School of Social Policy & Practice
University of Pennsylvania
Credentials:
- Nationally recognized expert on social welfare policies, child abuse and neglect and domestic violence
- Author of “The Third Lie: Why Government Programs Don’t Work –- and a Blueprint for Change”
- He can discuss government spending on ineffective social-welfare programs, why he questions programs like Head Start and how many government programs designed to address social ills fail.
Media contact:
Jill DiSanto at 215-898-4820 or jdisanto@upenn.edu
