Francisca García-Cobián Richter is a Research Associate Professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University.
She earned an undergraduate degree in statistics from the Universidad Católica del Perú (1994). Her M.S. in statistics (1997) and Ph.D. in agricultural economics (2000) are both from Oklahoma State University. Prior to coming to CWRU, she was a Research Economist in Community Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Dr. Richter’s research focuses on the analysis of social interventions and the environments in which they operate. Her recent work includes estimating the effects of housing and neighborhood quality on children’s academic outcomes, evaluating a pay-for-success intervention targeted to families in the child welfare system facing housing instability, and assessing the economic cost of childhood exposure to domestic violence.
Dr. Richter is also associate director of the Math Corps Cleveland, a community-oriented academic enrichment and mentoring program for area middle and high-school students.
Publications
Journal Articles
Holmes, M., F. G.-C. Richter, M. Votruba, K. Berg, and A. Bender (2018). Economic Burden of Child Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence in the United States. Journal of Family Violence, 33(4), 239-249.
Richter, F. G.-C., B. Barkley, and A. Higgins (2017). Do Tenant and Place-Based Rental Housing Programs Complement Each Other? Evidence from Ohio. The International Journal of Housing Policy, DOI: 10.1080/19491247.2017.1362757.
Fischer, R. and F. G.-C. Richter (2016). SROI in the pay for success context: Are they at odds? Evaluation and Program Planning, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.11.012.
Coulton, C., Richter, F. G.-C., Kim, S., Fischer, R., Cho, Y. (2016). Temporal Effects of Distressed Housing on Early Childhood Risk Factors and Kindergarten Readiness. Children and Youth Services Review, 68: 59-72.
Technical Reports & Other Peer-Reviewed Publications
Holmes, M., Votruba, Richter, F. G.-C., M., Berg, K., Bender, A. (2017). Impact of Domestic Violence Exposure: Recommendations to Better Serve Ohio’s Children. The HealthPath Foundation of Ohio.
Richter, F. G.-C., Martin, H., Whitaker, S., Oduro, I., Urban, A. (2017). Predictive Modeling of Surveyed Property Conditions and Vacancy. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, dg.o 17, 358-367.
Education
Additional Information
In the News
Happy Social Work Month!
March 01, 2023
Impact Talks 2023
December 07, 2022
New CWRU certificate program provides tools for civic engagement and community benefit
June 23, 2022
Mandel School faculty members are working to Harness Technology for Social Good
October 26, 2021
Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Research Assistant Professor Francisca García-Cobián Richter
September 29, 2021
Mandel School and School of Engineering partner to offer new Data Sciences for Social Impact Certificate
September 17, 2021
SSWR 2021 Virtual Conference: Award Winner & Presentations
January 19, 2021
Study of ‘downstream’ effects of childhood lead poisoning reveals racial, economic disparities in adulthood
June 22, 2020
Homelessness just ‘one of the concerns’ when someone is evicted
January 29, 2020
Events
Impact Talk | Francisca Richter: Advancing Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ADEI) in Data Sciences for Social Impact
March 08, 2023
Lunch & Learn: Homelessness Research using Integrated Data Systems and Stakeholder Knowledge
September 28, 2022