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Laura
Dresser (Ph.D. University of Michigan, M.S.W. University of
Michigan, B.A. Rice) is a labor economist who has served as COWS
research director since 1995. She has worked with labor, community,
and business partners on projects to improve access and advancement
for workers in Madison and Milwaukee. Principal among these activities
have been the Jobs With a Future Partnerships and the Milwaukee
Jobs Initiative. A co-author of all four editions of The State
of Working Wisconsin, she has also published research on urban
labor markets, unions and workforce development, labor-market intermediaries,
and black and white women’s economic opportunities. Laura
has served as a consultant or technical advisor to the AFL-CIO,
the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, and
numerous foundations on issues of workforce development reform,
the role of unions in labor markets, and improving opportunities
and outcomes for low-wage workers.