ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the Census Bureau’s release on Tuesday of the overall 2010 poverty figures from the Current Population Survey.

They include:

Sheldon H. Danziger, the H. J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of public policy, is a scholar of poverty, income inequality, social welfare programs and policy. He directs the National Poverty Center at the U-M Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He can be reached at (734) 615-8321 or [email protected]. For more information on Danziger: http://fordschool.umich.edu/faculty/Sheldon_Danziger

H. Luke Shaefer, assistant professor of social work, focuses on the effectiveness of the U.S. social safety net in serving low-wage workers and economically disadvantaged families. He has published articles on low-wage work and U.S social policy. He can be reached at (734) 936-5065 or [email protected].