MCCFAD Co-Director joins RCGD as research professor, with new Healthy Aging grant addressing dementia-related stigma among MENA-Americans Growing up in an immigrant family, Kristine Ajrouch (Ahzh-ROOSH) has always been intrigued by people who immigrated – how they learned to think and talk in a new language. A native of Detroit, her maternal grandparents left Lebanon… Continue reading Meet Kristine Ajrouch
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Alzheimer’s and Arab Americans: More research needed
EXPERT Q&A ANN ARBOR—Middle Eastern and Arab American populations may have higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease and related cognitive impairments, but researchers don’t exactly know because these populations aren’t identifiable in national datasets. That’s because historically, Middle Eastern and Arab Americans populations haven’t been included as a distinct ethnic group in the U.S. Census, making… Continue reading Alzheimer’s and Arab Americans: More research needed
Couples with similar drinking habits may live longer, according to a new paper
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The couple that drinks together might live longer together, too, at least according to new research. Findings in “Alcohol Use and Mortality Among Older Couples in the United States: Evidence of Individual and Partner Effects,” published recently in The Gerontologist, suggest that couples who are concordant in their… Continue reading Couples with similar drinking habits may live longer, according to a new paper
Remembering John Edwin Knodel
PSC is honored to share this obituary, written by Bussarawan (Puk) Teerawichitchainan and Mark VanLandingham, for John Knodel, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and the Population Studies Center (PSC) at the University of Michigan Institute of Social Research. PSC will post a tribute to John Knodel in the coming weeks, and we extend… Continue reading Remembering John Edwin Knodel
ISR remembers and honors James S. Jackson with research symposium and atrium dedication
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR) honored the life, career, and memory of James S. Jackson with a research symposium on Friday, December 1, 2023. ISR also renamed its atrium in Jackson’s honor, paying tribute to his long career as a pioneering researcher in the… Continue reading ISR remembers and honors James S. Jackson with research symposium and atrium dedication
New leadership at ISR’s Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science (MPSDS) at the Institute for Social Research is now under new leadership. Sunghee Lee, Ph.D., now serves as director of MPSDS after taking over for Frederick Conrad, Ph.D., who had occupied the role since 2012. Lee, a research associate professor… Continue reading New leadership at ISR’s Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science
Rates of forced sexual intercourse rise during the COVID-19 pandemic for certain US age groups
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — There is a high prevalence of forced sexual intercourse among women in the United States. According to a new paper, forced intercourse became even more common in early adulthood during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a potential increase in unintended pregnancies and many other sexual, reproductive, and mental… Continue reading Rates of forced sexual intercourse rise during the COVID-19 pandemic for certain US age groups
ISR and beyond: Letha Chadiha’s odyssey in social research
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Letha Chadiha has come a long way. A bachelor’s degree. Two master’s degrees. A Ph.D. and a tenured faculty position to go with it. Professional accomplishments too numerous to count. She has been a trailblazer at every step, lighting the way for Black researchers in the social sciences,… Continue reading ISR and beyond: Letha Chadiha’s odyssey in social research
Next Generation Initiative paves the way for Davis Daumler’s award-winning research
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Poverty may not be the sort of thing one sets out to study, but for Davis Daumler, inequality and its long-running effects are topics of social importance that demand high-quality research and sustained policy action. “I consider myself a scholar of inequality,” said Daumler, a Ph.D. candidate whose… Continue reading Next Generation Initiative paves the way for Davis Daumler’s award-winning research
New paper explores the career impact of ISR’s James Jackson
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — James Jackson had a tremendous impact on the social sciences throughout his long and distinguished career. At his passing in 2020, he was recognized as a “giant” at the Institute for Social Research and in the larger research community for his work within the Research Center for Group… Continue reading New paper explores the career impact of ISR’s James Jackson