Curriculum Vitae

Zachary A. Morris
2329 Webster Street,
Berkeley, California 94705
(904) 472-6013
Zach.Morris@berkeley.edu
EDUCATION

University of California-Berkeley
PhD student at School of Social Welfare, degree expected June 2017
MSW with concentration in Management and Planning, 2014

Oxford University, Green Templeton College
M.Phil in Comparative Social Policy, 2012
Thesis titled, The United Kingdom: The most advanced workfare state
Visiting researcher at the University of California-Berkeley School of Social Welfare, Fall 2011

University of Pittsburgh Honors College
B.Phil in Urban Studies, Politics & Philosophy, 2009
summa cum laude
Honors thesis titled, The Feasibility of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Pittsburgh

AWARDS

Mathematica Policy Research Summer Fellow in Disability Policy Research, 2014
Disability Determination Process Small Grant from the Social Security Administration, 2013
Berkeley Fellowship (university-wide award for five years of doctoral studies), 2012-2017
Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University (travel award for primary research), 2011
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship (for one year of study at Oxford University), 2010
Wilma Binder Zeder Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance, 2009
David L. Lawrence Scholarship for research in Mongolia, 2007

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REPORTS

Morris, Zachary A. (2014). Disability benefit reform in Great Britain from the perspective of
the United States. (Report submitted to Social Security Administration).

Morris, Zachary A. (2013). Constructing the need for reform: Disability benefits in the United
States and Great Britain. (Under review at Policy & Politics).

Book Review, The Sympathetic State by Michelle Landis Dauber. International Journal of
Social Welfare. (Forthcoming, April 2014).

Morris, Zachary A. and Austin, Michael J. (2013). Leadership Development in the Jewish
Nonprofit Sector: A Case Study of the New York Muehlstein Institute for Jewish Professional
Leadership. (Under review at Journal of Jewish Communal Services).

PRESENTATIONS

Constructing the need for reform: Disability benefits in the United States and Great Britain
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Conference, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, November 2014 (upcoming).

Disability benefit reform in Great Britain from the perspective of the United States
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management International Conference,
Segovia, Spain, September 2014 (upcoming).

What can you do? International lessons on assessing work-capacity for the United States
Paper presented at Mathematica Policy Research Center for Studying Disability Policy,
July 2014

The Social Model of Disability and the Practice of Medicine
Invited lecturer for Caring for the Underserved course at the University of California-San
Francisco Medical School, March 2014

Disability Policy Reform in the United States and Great Britain
Conference for Policy & Politics journal, Bristol, United Kingdom, September 2013
*Presentation featured on the conference website

Disability Insurance in the United States and Great Britain
Doctoral brown-bag lunch at UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, August 2013

EXPERIENCE

Summer Experiential Learning Fellowship at Mathematica Policy Research, Summer 2014
Conducted research at the Center for Studying Disability Policy in Washington DC on
disability policy reforms in advanced economic countries

Intern at Research and Evaluation Unit: Social Services Agency of Alameda County, 2013-2014
Leading a quantitative evaluation of the General Assistance SSI advocacy project
Co-facilitating focus groups with non-minor dependents on their experience in the child
welfare system

Graduate Student Researcher, University of California-Berkeley School of Social Welfare
Conducted survey research on non-profit leadership, Professor Austin, Summer 2013
Wrote a literature review on youth unemployment issues, Professor Gilbert, Fall 2012

Management and Policy Intern at Buckelew Family Programs, 2013
Compiled financial report on State of the Agency presented to the Board of Directors
Developed data benchmarking system for tracking outcomes for employment training and
supportive housing programs

Coro Fellow in Public Affairs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2009-2010
Completed a year-long leadership training program with four consulting placements:
Evaluated the Moving to Work program for low-income public housing residents
Conducted research for the Heinz Family Philanthropies
Developed a strategic plan for a startup non-profit do-tank
Created a database to track loans and mortgage payments for a real estate company

SERVICE

Diversity Committee, Berkeley School of Social Welfare, 2013-Present
Doctoral Representative, Berkeley School of Social Welfare, 2013-Present
Volunteer English as a Second Language Tutor, Oxford, 2011-2012
Secretary for Human Welfare Conference at Green Templeton College, Oxford, 2010-2011
President and Co-Founder of Somali-Bantu Refugee Tutoring Program in Pittsburgh, 2005-2009
Mongolia Field Studies Program, Survey research in Ger District, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 2007
Chairperson of University of Pittsburghs Student Government Diversity Committee, 2006
Executive Board of Sudan Divestment Coalition at University of Pittsburgh, 2006
American Jewish World Service Volunteer, Pacux, Guatemala, 2006


MEMBERSHIP

Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management, 2013 Present
Society for Social Work and Research, 2014 Present

PROFICIENCIES
STATA, SPSS, EXCEL