Kristin Seefeldt has been promoted to associate professor of social work, with tenure, School of Social Work, and associate professor of public policy, without tenure, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.¶¶Seefeldt has been as assistant professor at the School of Social Work since 2012. Her policy-relevant research focuses on the function of public welfare… Continue reading Seefeldt promoted to associate professor of social work, associate professor of public policy
News Tag: Honors & Awards
Davis-Kean Accepts Appointment as Senior Fellow in Michigan Society of Fellows
Pamela Davis-Kean accepted an appointment to serve as a Senior Fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows beginning in the fall of 2018. The Society of Fellows provides a unique interdisciplinary community which allows for junior and senior fellows to share and discuss each other’s research, as well as giving them the freedom to push… Continue reading Davis-Kean Accepts Appointment as Senior Fellow in Michigan Society of Fellows
Martha Bailey elected to the Board of Officers of the Society of Labor Economists
Martha Bailey elected to the board of the Society of Labor Economists, SOLE, May 2018.
Charlie Brown elected to the Board of Officers of the Society of Labor Economists
Charlie Brown elected to the board of the Society of Labor Economists, SOLE, May 2018.
Former PSC trainee Patrick Kline wins SOLE’s Sherwin Rosen Prize for “Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Labor Economics”
Patrick Kline, former NICHD trainee at PSC, received the Sherwin Rosen Prize for “Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Labor Economics” at the Society of Labor Economists Meeting in Toronto. May 3-4. The Rosen Prize, SOLE’s version of the J. B. Clark award, is for the best labor economist within 12 years of his or… Continue reading Former PSC trainee Patrick Kline wins SOLE’s Sherwin Rosen Prize for “Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Labor Economics”
Former PSC trainee and econ student Bryan Stuart wins Dorothy S Thomas Award at PAA
Former PSC trainee Bryan Stuart has been awarded the Population Association of America’s Dorothy Thomas Award for the best graduate student paper on the interrelationships among social, economic and demographic variables. ¶¶Stuart won the award for his paper “The Long-Run Effects of Recessions on Education and Income.” PAA made the award to Stuart on April… Continue reading Former PSC trainee and econ student Bryan Stuart wins Dorothy S Thomas Award at PAA
U-M honors James Jackson’s groundbreaking work on how race impacts the health of black Americans
On October 30, former ISR director and Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology James Jackson delivered U-M’s inaugural Distinguished Diversity Scholar Career Award Lecture to a packed auditorium. Jackson was selected as the first award winner for his innovative research on the influence of race on the health and well-being of African Americans. In… Continue reading U-M honors James Jackson’s groundbreaking work on how race impacts the health of black Americans
Ofstedal elected to PAA Board of Directors
Mary Beth Ofstedal will begin a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the Population Association of America in January 2018.
James S. Jackson to receive U-M Distinguished Diversity Scholar Career Award
James Jackson, Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, RCGD research professor, and former director of ISR, will be awarded the University of Michigan’s inaugural Distinguished Diversity Scholar Career Award. The award recognizes Jackson for his “innovative research on the influence of race on the health of African Americans, including the National Survey of Black… Continue reading James S. Jackson to receive U-M Distinguished Diversity Scholar Career Award
James Jackson named inaugural recipient of U-M Diversity Scholar Career Award
James Jackson, Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, RCGD research professor, and former ISR Director, has been awarded the University of Michigan’s first Distinguished Diversity Scholar Career Award. The award recognizes Jackson for his “innovative research on the influence of race on the health of African Americans, including the National Survey of Black Americans… Continue reading James Jackson named inaugural recipient of U-M Diversity Scholar Career Award