Professor Dr. Neil Gilbert

Biography

Neil Gilbert is a Distinguished Professor at the Berkeley Social Welfare program at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds the Milton Gertrude Chernin Chair in Social Welfare. He has directed the Center for Comparative Welfare State Research and was the founding director of the Family Welfare Research Group. His extensive university service included roles as acting dean of the School of Social Welfare, chair of the doctoral program, and vice-chair of the Graduate Council, among other committees. He has held prominent visiting positions, including at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development in Geneva and as a Fulbright lecturer in various prestigious institutions around the world. He has authored numerous publications, including 15 books and over 145 articles in leading journals, with his works translated into several languages. His research primarily focuses on the comparative analysis of welfare states, the evaluation of social policies, and the roles of family policy and social security in societal wellbeing. He is a senior research scholar and has served editorial boards for various academic journals. His contributions have been recognized through awards such as the University of Pittsburgh's Bicentennial Medallion of Distinction and being named Teacher of the Year at UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare.

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