Elise Chor

Elise Chor is an Associate Professor at Temple University’s College of Liberal Arts in the Department of Political Science, where she also serves as the Director of the Master of Public Policy Program. Her expertise spans Public Policy, Education, Poverty, Social Policy, Prekindergarten, Parenting, and Two-Generation Interventions.

Dr. Chor’s research integrates economic and developmental frameworks to analyze family interactions with government and early childhood education systems. She investigates the impacts of universal and targeted preschool programs on child development, parental decision-making, and multigenerational poverty. Her work includes two-generation education interventions and prekindergarten finance policy, with a focus on low-income families.

Recent publications highlight her contributions to understanding Head Start programs, immigrant integration, and anti-poverty policies. Her research often examines parent engagement, child attendance, and psychological wellbeing among low-income parents. She teaches courses in U.S. social policy, education policy, and public policy analysis, while offering advanced statistics training.

Dr. Chor earned her MPP (2009) and PhD in Public Policy Studies (2014) from the University of Chicago, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University’s Institute for Policy Research. She collaborates with institutions like Head Start and Northwestern University, emphasizing partnerships that bridge research and practice in early childhood education and poverty reduction.