Melanie Wasserman won an honorable mention for her dissertation “Essays on the Economics of Gender” from the Upjohn Institute. Dissertations are evaluated by a panel of economists who look for policy relevance, technical quality in research, and presentation. The honorable mention comes with a $1,000 award.

Susan Murphy is among four University of Michigan professors inducted into the NAS in 2016. Induction is based on “distinguished and continuing achievements in original science” and is considered one of the highest honors for a scientist. The NAS is a nonprofit institution that provides science, technology and health policy advice to the federal government… Continue reading Susan Murphy elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Arline Geronimus has been awarded U-M’s Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award for 2016 for her “extensive and of extraordinary… contributions to the multicultural mission of the University.” Established in 1996 in honor of the former Dean of the School of Social Work, this award recognizes University of Michigan faculty members on the Ann Arbor… Continue reading Arline Geronimus receives 2016 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award

Kerri Cross, PSC’s senior research manager, along with 3 other U-M staff, has been recognized for outstanding research service at the University for 2016. Her award “recognizes exemplary research administrators” and “exemplary service to the research community.” Kerri, who has been with U-M for 24 years, is committed to training the next generation of research… Continue reading Kerri Cross receives U-M Distinguished Research Administrator Award

Jason Kerwin received his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan (2015), where he was also an Economic Demography Trainee at PSC. He is now an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota.

U.S. Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson has named Barbara Anderson as chair of the 21-member Census Bureau’s Scientific Advisory Committee, chartered to provide advice on the design, operation, and implementation of Census Bureau programs. “A lot of the challenges that face the Census Bureau are common throughout the world,” Anderson said. “Having international experience… Continue reading Barbara Anderson appointed chair of Census Scientific Advisory Committee

The University Council of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok awarded John Knodel an honorary doctorate degree on October 8, 2015. Presented by Her Royal Highness Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the degree recognizes Knodel’s contributions both to the field of historical demography and the demography of developing countries, particularly Thailand and neighboring Southeast Asian countries. He is cited… Continue reading John Knodel honored by Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University

The Allan Nevins Prize in American Economic History is awarded annually by the Economic History Association for the best dissertation in U.S. or Canadian economic history. The 2015 prize was awarded to former PSC trainee Andrew Goodman-Bacon, who graduated with a PhD in economics in 2014, for his dissertation “Three Essays in Health Policy Evaluation.”… Continue reading Andrew Goodman-Bacon, former trainee, wins 2015 Nevins Prize for best dissertation in economic history

Deirdre Bloome won the Sociology of Population section’s award for Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population for her article “Racial Inequality Trends and the Intergenerational Persistence of Income and Family Structure,” published in ASR. The Population Section honored Deirdre at the Section’s reception on 8/22/2015.

Bob Willis received the 2015 Jacob Mincer Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Labor Economics at the joint meeting of the Society for Labor Economics and the European Association of Labour Economists in Montreal, June 26-28, 2015. In his award citation, Willis is noted as helping to “usher in the modern era of… Continue reading Bob Willis awarded 2015 Jacob Mincer Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Labor Economics