Daniel R. Meyer

Daniel R. Meyer is a Professor at the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work and the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His academic work bridges social work practice with rigorous policy analysis focused on family structure and economic security.

Dr. Meyer's research centers on social policies affecting the well-being of lone parent families with children. His work examines custody arrangements, child support systems, and family complexity following divorce or separation. He investigates how legal frameworks and economic conditions shape parenting time, financial support, and children's living arrangements across different family structures. His research often employs sophisticated demographic methods to analyze large-scale datasets tracking family transitions over time.

His recent publications reveal significant trends in joint physical custody arrangements both in Europe and the United States, showing how shared parenting time has increased substantially in recent decades. His work on child support compliance examines how social networks influence payment behavior, while other research explores how fathers' incarceration affects mothers' subsequent fertility patterns with new partners.

Dr. Meyer's scholarly contributions primarily appear in top-tier demographic and social science journals including Demography and Social Science Research. His research has important implications for family policy, child welfare systems, and legal frameworks governing post-separation parenting.