Dr. Moore is President of Child Trends. A social psychologist, Dr. Moore has been with Child Trends, Inc., since 1982, studying the determinants and consequences of adolescent parenthood, trends in child and family well-being, the effects of family structure and social change on children, and the effects of welfare and welfare reform on children.

Dr. Moore is a member of the Family and Child Well-Being Research Network established by the National Institute of Child Health and Human development to examine over a five-year period the factors that enhance the development and well-being of children. As a Network member, Dr. Moore is working on several projects to enhance child indicators data and to develop new analytic data resources to inform both scientific research and policy making.

Dr. Moore serves on the bipartisan Federal Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators. In 1991, she was given the Presidential Award from the National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting. She is also a member of the Board of the National Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy, where she chairs the Task Force on Effective Programs and Research.