Before joining the faculty at SCCC, Dr. Golin, served as a Study Director for the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, focusing on welfare policy, economic development, and early care and education. In 2004, she co-authored The Price of School Readiness: A Tool for Estimating the Cost of Universal Preschool in the States, which was used as a financing model in Massachusetts, Illinois, and California. Dr. Golin earned her Doctorate in Sociology at Temple University, where she studied issues pertaining to gender and work, childcare, and social policy. As part of her graduate studies, Dr. Golin served on a team that evaluated a neighborhood-based childcare demonstration project in Philadelphia and co-authored the Philadelphia Child Care Market Study.