Biography
Amelia Coffey is a research associate in the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population at the Urban Institute, specializing in qualitative methods and project management. Her work focuses on research and evaluation of policies and programs intended to support financial stability and well-being for families and youth. Before joining Urban, Coffey spent several years at a nonprofit research center focused on improving child outcomes, where she gained experience designing and conducting evaluations of programs serving disadvantaged children and youth.
Coffey received a BA in history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MS in social policy research from the London School of Economics.