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Thomas M. Fraker
Senior Fellow
Thomas Fraker is a senior fellow in Mathematica's Washington, DC, office. He specializes in evaluating employment and nutrition initiatives as well as programs and policies that influence the employment and program participation of people with disabilities.
Fraker, who has been with Mathematica since 1981, is directing a nine-year, $47 million evaluation for the Social Security Administration of demonstration projects designed to improve the transition of youth with disabilities from school to work. He is also the principal investigator for the firm’s study of the impacts of a program designed to increase employment and economic self-sufficiency for people receiving disability benefits.
Fraker's past work includes serving as principal investigator for a national evaluation of welfare-to-work transition programs. He also directed several studies examining state welfare policies and programs.
Fraker, who publishes frequently in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Human Resources and the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, has testified before Congress and presented at many professional conferences and briefings. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan.
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- Areas of Expertise
- Key Projects
- Publications
- Evaluating employment and nutrition initiatives
- Programs and policies that influence the employment and program participation of people with disabilities
- "Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE): Recommendations of the Technical Advisory Panel Regarding the Use of Incentive Payments and the Evaluation Design" Appendices (February 2012)
- "The Youth Transition Demonstration: Interim Findings and Lessons for Program Implementation." Issue Brief #11-04 (October 2011)
- "The Social Security Administration's Youth Transition Demonstration Projects: Interim Report on Colorado Youth WINS" (April 2011)