Anna Walther
Graduate Research Fellow
2025–2026 IRP Dissertation Research Fellow
Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Anna K. Walther is a PhD Candidate in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work. Her research interests include poverty, inequality and social policy; precarious work and economic insecurity; program evaluation and policy analysis; economic and reproductive justice; social work macro-practice
Anna’s dissertation is titled Essays on the Social Safety Net, Economic Insecurity, and Inequality during the Transition to Parenthood.
Date of Dissertation Research Fellowship: 2025–2026 academic year
Advisor: Alejandra Ros Pilarz