Esther Neuwirth

ESTHER NEUWIRTH received her Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Women's Studies from Brandeis University in 1989 and her PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Davis in June 2004.Her dissertation examines the evolving role of temporary-help staffing agencies and the increasing use of the contingent workforce.The central argument of her dissertation is that temporary-help staffing agencies are actively shaping labor market processes, rather than simply reacting to impersonal market forces.These findings advance our knowledge of changing employment structures and signal the need for newly designed public policies aimed at redefining the relationship between employer and employee.Esther's primary research interests include the study of organizations, work and occupations, social theory, economic sociology, and health care public policy.Esther has received numerous grants and fellowships, including those from the Institute for Labor and Employment, the Social Science Research Council - Program on the Corporation as a Social Institution, and the UC Davis Consortium for Women and Research.
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Esther is currently working as a Program Evaluation Consultant for Kaiser Permanente's Care Management Institute.

ESTHER NEUWIRTH received her Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Women's Studies from Brandeis University in 1989 and her PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Davis in June 2004. Her dissertation examines the evolving role of temporary-help staffing agencies and the increasing use of the contingent workforce. The central argument of her dissertation is that temporary-help staffing agencies are actively shaping labor market processes, rather than simply reacting to impersonal market forces. These findings advance our knowledge of changing employment structures and signal the need for newly designed public policies aimed at redefining the relationship between employer and employee. Esther's primary research interests include the study of organizations, work and occupations, social theory, economic sociology, and health care public policy. Esther has received numerous grants and fellowships, including those from the Institute for Labor and Employment, the Social Science Research Council - Program on the Corporation as a Social Institution, and the UC Davis Consortium for Women and Research. Esther is currently working as a Program Evaluation Consultant for Kaiser Permanente's Care Management Institute.