Stephanie C. Boddie

Senior Researcher

Stephanie Clintonia Boddie is a senior researcher at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, specializing in trends and effectiveness in faith-based social services, faith communities' responses to social needs and faith-based initiatives at the national, state and local levels. Prior to joining the Pew Forum, she was an assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis with a primary appointment at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work as well as an appointment with Urban Studies and another with African and African American Studies. From 2002-2006, she served as lead consultant for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Faith & Families portfolio. She also has several years of social service practice experience.

In addition to numerous journal publications, she has also co-authored four books: The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership (1999), The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare (2002), The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America (2006) and Faith-based Social Services: Measures, Assessments, and Effectiveness (2007).

Stephanie received her doctorate in social welfare and master's in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and her bachelor's degree in natural science from Johns Hopkins University.