Dr. Jenifer McGuire is a social scientist. She focuses on the development of humans over the lifespan, with focus on the interplays between the family and social contexts of a person and that person's own unique personhood. Dr. McGuire is the principal researcher for McGuire Developmental Analytics in producing reports that show hardship to persons for purposes of immigration applications that require showings of hardship for immigration benefits. Dr. McGuire is also a tenured professor at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Dr. McGuire's activities with McGuire Developmental Analytics are separate from her appointment at the University of Minnesota.