On May 13, 2010 Sheldon Danziger was inducted as the John Kenneth Galbraith Fellow of the Academy American Academy of Policy and Social Science (AAPSS) at the Newseum in Washington, DC. Fellows are selected not only for their contributions to the field of public policy, but their dedication to sharing research with real world policy… Continue reading Sheldon Danziger named 2010 AAPSS Fellow

Sarah Burgard and Shige Song (Queens College, CUNY) were awarded ASA’s 2010 Distinguished Sociology of Population Paper Award for their paper: “Does Son Preference Influence Children’s Growth in Height? A Comparative Study of Chinese and Filipino Children.” *Population Studies* 62(3): 305-320.¶¶The award will be given at the Population Section Awards and Reception Gathering at the… Continue reading Sarah Burgard and Shige Song win ASA’s 2010 Distinguished Sociology of Population Paper Award

Nathalie Williams, a 2009 PSC trainee, was honored by UM’s Rackham Graduate School and ProQuest for her 2009 dissertation, “Living With Conflict: The Effect of Community Organizations, Economic Assets, and Mass Media Consumption on Migration During Armed Conflict.” The Distinguished Dissertation Awards are given for dissertations that are “truly exceptional for the high quality of… Continue reading Nathalie Williams wins Distinguished Dissertation Award

Bridget Lavelle, a PSC trainee in the joint Public Policy-Sociology doctoral program, was a poster session winner at the 2010 PAA Annual Meeting. Her poster was entitled “Divorce and Women’s Risk of Health Insurance Loss.” ¶¶ABSTRACT:¶The full scope of the economic consequences of marital disruption may be broader than previous studies suggest, extending beyond monetary… Continue reading Bridget Lavelle’s poster a winner at 2010 PAA

PSC Affiliate Bob Groves was among two hundred and twenty-nine leaders to be elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He join one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. A center for independent policy research, the Academy celebrates the 230th anniversary of its founding in 2010.

Sasha Achen Killewald, PSC trainee and PhD student in the joint program in Public Policy and Sociology, and Margaret Gough, PSC trainee and PhD student in sociology, won the 2010 Dorothy S. Thomas Award for their paper: “Revisiting Relative Resources and Gender Display: The Trouble with Assuming Linearity.” The paper looks at the relationship between… Continue reading Sasha Killewald and Margaret Gough win PAA’s Dorothy Thomas Award