▁the ▁study . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁social ▁worker ▁and ▁administrator ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁w elf are ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁service ▁fields , ▁foc using ▁on ▁social ▁policy ▁and ▁administration . ▁Her ▁initial ▁research ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁effect ▁money ▁stress ▁has ▁on ▁families . ▁This ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁national ▁network ▁of ▁non pro fit ▁credit ▁coun sel ing ▁services ▁called ▁Cons umer ▁Cred it ▁Coun sel ors ▁with ▁George ▁Nick el , ▁and ▁ 2 8 0 ▁continue ▁to ▁exist ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Cons umer ▁Cred it ▁Association . ▁ ▁She ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁staff ▁coun sel ing ▁center ▁at ▁US C , ▁now ▁a ▁blue print ▁for ▁employee ▁assistance ▁programs ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁comm itte es ▁and ▁comm issions , ▁including ▁chair ing ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁on ▁M ental ▁Health . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁she ▁became ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁for ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Social ▁Work . ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁emer ita ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁when ▁she ▁officially ▁retired . ▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁campus ▁twice ▁a ▁week ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁purs ue ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁psych ological ▁and ▁social ▁mean ings ▁of ▁money ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁family ▁life . ▁She ▁died ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 ,