Shelley Geballe, J.D., M.P.H.

Attorney Geballe is the Distinguished Senior Fellow at CT Voices for Children. A Co-Founder of CT Voices, she served as Voices' President from its start in 1995 until October 2008. She also is a Lecturer in the Yale Medical School (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health) where she teaches a course in Health Disparities and a Clinical Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School where she co-teaches the Legislative Advocacy class.

Attorney Geballe's research and writing at CT Voices has focused on state and federal tax and budget policy, family economic security, child welfare and juvenile justice, children's health and mental health and K-12 education. She also currently serves in a number of appointed positions in the state, including the Advisory Committee of the Office of the Child Advocate and the Commission on Child Protection. She has been a consultant in a variety of international contexts, most recently about the non-profit sector at Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China, on the HIV/AIDS law at the University of Pretoria in South Africa and public health law at the Union School of Public Health in Beijing, China.

Prior to co-founding CT Voices, Attorney Geballe practiced civil rights law, serving as counsel in a variety of federal class action cases, including representing the state's abused and neglected children in a systemic class action challenge to CT's foster care system, children with HIV/AIDS who were excluded from the New Haven public schools, women incarcerated in CT's prison system, and CT inmates living with HIV disease. She also taught Federal Civil Rights Practice at the University of Connecticut Law School. Her publications include Geballe, Gruendel, & Andiman (eds.), Forgotten Children of the AIDS Epidemic (Yale University Press, 1995).

For her work on behalf of CT's young people and their families, Attorney Geballe has been honored by many organizations including the CT Bar Association, the CT Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers (CT Chapter), the National Organization for Women (CT Chapter), Casey Family Services, the CT Youth Service Association, the CT Association of Mental Health Clinics for Children, the CT Community Providers Association, the CT Probate Court Assembly, Gateway Community College, the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition, and United Way of Greater New Haven.

Attorney Geballe received her law degree from Yale Law School (1976) and her public health degree from Yale Medical School (1995). She is married to Gordon T. Geballe, Associate Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and they have three sons, two daughters-in-law, and a grandson.

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Publications

August 2008	[1] The State of Working Connecticut, 2008: Wage Trends
June 2008	[2] Public Investment for a Mediocre Future: Where Connecticut Stands On State and Local Revenues
June 2008	[3] Is It Raining Yet? The Governor's Rescissions to the FY 09 Budget
April 2008	[4] Pulling Apart in Connecticut: Trends in Family Income, Late 1980s to Mid 2000s
April 2008	[5] Providing Quality Representation for Abused and Neglected Children
March 2008	[6] The Case for Reforming, Not Eliminating, Connecticut's Business Entity Tax
March 2008	[7] Fiscal Challenges to Address in a Revised FY 09 Budget
March 2008	[8] Business Tax Credits: The Blank Check in Connecticut's Economic Development Portfolio?
February 2008	[9] The Governor's Proposed Property Tax Cap: The Wrong "Cure" for Connecticut's Relatively High Property Taxes
February 2008	[10] Starstruck? Connecticut's Block-Busting Spending on Entertainment Industry Tax Credits - Part 1: The Credits and Who is Claiming Them
December 2007	[11] Connecticut Family Asset Scorecard, 2007-2008
September 2007	[12] The State of Working Connecticut, 2007
May 2007	[13] The Governor's Proposal: What It Might Mean for Connecticut & Its Cities and Towns
May 2007	[14] How Well Do the Governor's and Finance Committee's Tax Proposals Ensure an Adequate and More Equitable Revenue System?
May 2007	[15] The Importance of Connecticut's Budget Reserve Fund As Connecticut Relies Increasingly on Its Personal Income Tax
April 2007	[16] Coping with the Cap: A Primer on Connecticut's State Spending Cap and Its Impacts
September 2006	[17] The State of Working Connecticut, 2006
June 2006	[18] A Tale of Two Cities
April 2006	[19] The Appropriations Committee's Proposed FY 07 Midterm Budget Adjustments
March 2006	[20] Getting Connecticut's Fiscal Ship In Order
March 2006	[21] The Governor's Proposed FY 07 Midterm Budget Adjustments: Highlights & A Contextual Analysis
January 2006	[22] Pulling Apart in Connecticut: Trends in Family Income, 1981-2002
October 2005	[23] What if a Hurricane Hit Connecticut: Reflections on Katrina and the "Chronic Storms" Faced by Connecticut's Poor
September 2005	[24] State of Working Connecticut 2005
May 2005	[25] Moving Away from Crisis?: Alternatives in Financing Child Welfare Services in Connecticut
April 2005	[26] Making Up for Lost Ground: 10 Key Points About the Proposed FY 2006 Budgets
April 2005	[27] 7 Things You Should Know About The Tax Foundation Report on "Tax Freedom Day"
April 2005	[28] Where Does Connecticut Really Stand On State Spending, State Revenues, & Government Performance?
March 2005	[29] Making Matters Worse: The House and Senate Budget Committees' Proposals
March 2005	[30] Making Smarter Spending Choices in the State Budget
February 2005	[31] Summary of Governor's Proposed FY 06 Revenue Changes
February 2005	[32] Sin Taxes: What Are They & What Are the Benefits and Harms From Imposing Them?
January 2005	[33] Connecticut's Reliance on Federal Funds: What's at Stake in the Upcoming Federal Budget Debate
January 2005	[34] How Can Connecticut Still Be Facing a General Fund Deficit in SFY 06?
December 2004	[35] Why Reducing Child Poverty is Necessary to Keep Connecticut Economically Competitive
December 2004	[36] Careening Toward Crisis: State and Federal Funding of Child Welfare Services in Connecticut
October 2004	[37] Early Changes, Enduring Challenges: Connecticut Educators Speak Out About the Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act
October 2004	[38] Greater Effectiveness at a Lower Cost: Helping Abused and Neglected Children
September 2004	[39] Report of Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care: Overview, Analysis, and Potential Impact on CT
September 2004	[40] State of Working Connecticut 2004
July 2004	[41] The Earned Income Tax Credit: Still Lagging Behind In Connecticut
April 2004	[42] The Finance Committee's Proposed Revenue Changes and Other Related Bills Impacting State Budget Process & Accountability
March 2004	[43] Where Really Does Connecticut Stand on State Spending and State Revenues?
February 2004	[44] The Governor's Proposed Revisions to FY04-05 Budget Part 1: Overview & Proposed Revenue Changes
February 2004	[45] Connecticut's FY04 Budget: A Summary & Contextual Analysis
September 2003	[46] State of Working Connecticut 2003
July 2003	[47] Connecticut's Corporation Business Tax: It's Time for Repair
June 2003	[48] A Last Ditch Proposal?: PA 03-185 (HB 6721), AAC Expenditures and Revenues for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2005
May 2003	[49] Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Is This Any Way to Address an $89 Million Deficiency?
March 2003	[50] Spending Changes in the Governor's Proposed FY 03-05 Budget: Toward A Connecticut We Won't Like, and a Connecticut We Can't Afford
March 2003	[51] Revenue Changes in Governor Rowland's Proposed FY 03-05 Budget: Who Are the Tax "Winners" and "Losers"?
March 2003	[52] Addressing the FY 03 Deficit: PA 03-2 & How It Compares to the Vetoed Bill
February 2003	[53] All Children Ready for School: The Case for Early Care and Education
January 2003	[54] Addressing Deficits: A Summary of CT's Spending Cuts to Date Part 1: Overview & Cuts in OPM, Education, DMHAS, DSS, DPH, & Judicial
January 2003	[55] Where Really Does Connecticut Stand?
December 2002	[56] CT's Budget Problem: Seeking Common Ground to Meet Kids' Needs
December 2002	[57] Treating the Wrong Problem: Spending Cuts Can't Fix the State's Revenue Ills
December 2002	[58] State Spending is Not the Problem
November 2002	[59] SFY03 Budget Revised: Part 2, Adjusting SFY03 Expenditures
October 2002	[60] Connecticut Family Assets: Asset Outcomes, 2002
September 2002	[61] State of Working Connecticut 2002
August 2002	[62] Child and Family Poverty in Connecticut: 1990 and 2000
August 2002	[63] SFY03 Budget Revised: Part 1, Addressing the SFY02 Deficit and Adjusting SFY03 Revenues
April 2002	[64] Pulling Apart in Connecticut: An Analysis of Trends in Family Income
April 2002	[65] Corporations Should Pay Their Fair Share
April 2002	[66] High Income Taxpayers Should Pay Their Fair Share
March 2002	[67] Balancing the SFY 03 Budget: A March Update
March 2002	[68] The Earned Income Tax Credit: Why Does CT Lag Behind Its Neighbors?
March 2002	[69] Common Sense Approaches to Closing the FY '03 Budget Gaps
March 2002	[70] Tax Expenditures & Good Reasons Why THIS Form of Spending Also Should Be On the Budget-Balancing Table
March 2002	[71] A Temporary Surtax on High Income Taxpayers
March 2002	[72] An Earned Income Tax Credit for CT
March 2002	[73] The Earned Income Tax Credit: Why Does Connecticut Lag Behind Its Neighbors?
February 2002	[74] Enhancing State Investments Through Smart Budget Choices
January 2002	[75] A Citizen's Guide to the State Budget
January 2002	[76] An Overlooked Form of Spending: Tax Expenditures and the Need for Review
December 2001	[77] As Good As It Gets: A Year-End Summary of Economic and State Budget Changes
October 2001	[78] Before You Cut, Think About the Alternatives
September 2001	[79] State of Working Connecticut 2001
July 2001	[80] 2001-2003 State Budget Funding for Early Care and Education
June 2001	[81] Economic Costs of Mental Illness & Benefits of Treatment
March 2001	[82] Governor's Proposed FY 2001-2003 Budget
January 2001	[83] Connecticut Child Investment Credit
January 2001	[84] The Connecticut "Working Poor Family (EITC) Credit": Key Facts
September 2000	[85] School and Workforce Readiness: Two Sides of the Coin
June 2000	[86] Connecticut's Spending Cap
June 2000	[87] The State of Children's Mental Health in Connecticut:A Brief Overview
May 2000	[88] Connecticut's "Credit Card": State Bonding For SFY 2001Highlights Of Revised SFY 2001 Budget
May 2000	[89] On the General Fund Surplus: Years of Bounty, with What Result?
March 2000	[90] Welfare Reform in CT: Its Impact on CT Families
February 2000	[91] Welfare Reform and Self-Sufficiency: Research on Connecticut's First Steps
January 2000	[92] Expanding the Property Tax Circuit Breaker Program to Low-Income Families Raising Children
November 1999	[93] Making Children Visible in Connecticut's Tax Code
November 1999	[94] Reducing Child Poverty Through Post-Secondary Education for Low-Income Parents