Halvorsen is a gerontological social work scholar whose work is at the confluence of aging societies, paid and unpaid work, and social purpose. He has expertise on self-employment, job-training programs, volunteering in later life, and intergenerational initiatives, with his work cited in both academic and public spheres.
In addition to his role at the Brown School, Halvorsen is a secondary faculty member at the School of Public Health, and a senior fellow at the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging. He is also a faculty affiliate at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
Unless Colorado makes the Family Affordability Tax Credit a permanent and reliable fixture of the state budget – as a recent proposal aims to do – the progress the state has made in reducing child poverty may only be temporary, writes Stephen Roll.
Cal Halvorsen and Nancy Morrow-Howell, at the Brown School, co-write an article about the benefits of a federal program aimed at assisting older Americans who left the labor force sooner than they planned to find new opportunities.
At a time when trust is eroding and divisions seem insurmountable, volunteering offers something rare: an evidence-backed way to reconnect with communities, institutions and each other, writes Cal Halvorsen.
As Americans work longer than previous generations, employers have an opportunity to create workplaces that support employees of all ages, according to a new article by Cal Halvorsen, associate professor at the WashU Brown School.
