ANN ARBOR—Health economist Amanda Kowalski, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan and a faculty associate of the Population Studies Center and the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research, received the Willard G. Manning Memorial Award for the Best Research in Health Econometrics June 12 from the… Continue reading U-M Professor Amanda Kowalski Receives Econometrics Award
News Tag: Population Health
Jane Furey Named a 2023 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellow
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) has named Jane Furey, a joint PhD student in Sociology and Public Policy at the University of Michigan and a graduate trainee of the Population Studies Center at the Institute for Social Research, a recipient of the 2023 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. She is one of 35 dissertation fellows selected… Continue reading Jane Furey Named a 2023 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellow
Next-Generation Vaccine Cards: New Technology for Improved Equity in East Africa
The University of Michigan Center for Global Health Equity has awarded $1.1 million to the Next Generation Vaccine Project co-led by Kenyan health researcher Gershim Asiki and Emily Treleaven of the Population Studies Center and Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research. The project will develop a digital vaccine card and registry to… Continue reading Next-Generation Vaccine Cards: New Technology for Improved Equity in East Africa
U-M PhD Candidate Erin Ice Receives the PAA Dorothy S. Thomas Award
ANN ARBOR—Erin Ice, a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and a trainee at the Population Studies Center (PSC) at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, received the Dorothy S. Thomas Award established by the Population Association of America (PAA) on Friday, April 14, during the PAA Annual Meeting in New Orleans. “This… Continue reading U-M PhD Candidate Erin Ice Receives the PAA Dorothy S. Thomas Award
‘Weathering,’ the Life’s Work of Arline Geronimus
Arline Geronimus, who coined the term “weathering” to describe the corrosive effects of systemic oppression on marginalized people’s bodies, has a new book that is the culmination of almost 40 years of research furthering our understanding of how population groups who experience systemic cultural oppression, long-term material hardship, exploitation, stigma and political marginalization suffer biological… Continue reading ‘Weathering,’ the Life’s Work of Arline Geronimus
The Adoption of Telehealth among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Outbreak
By WEIDI QIN The number of Medicare beneficiaries who utilized telehealth increased from approximately 13,000 before the pandemic to 1.7 million during the last week of April 2020. During the outbreak, telehealth has served as an alternative way to deliver healthcare services and minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission from in-person healthcare appointments. Telehealth can… Continue reading The Adoption of Telehealth among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Arthur Lupia to lead Bold Challenges initiative as executive director
Contact: Alex Piazza, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – Arthur Lupia, a political scientist whose federal service spans two U.S. presidential administrations, will become executive director of Bold Challenges, leading collaborative research efforts across the University of Michigan to address societal challenges that intersect equity, health, infrastructure and sustainability. His two-year appointment begins Sept. 1. Bold Challenges,… Continue reading Arthur Lupia to lead Bold Challenges initiative as executive director
COVID-19 Pandemic Research Fueled by MIDAS Grant Yields Further Funding
Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – Research on the COVID-19 pandemic funded in part by a Michigan Institute for Data Science grant has earned further funding from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Jacob Fisher and Dr. Yajuan Si of the Institute for Social Research received a Propelling Original Data Science (PODS) grant in… Continue reading COVID-19 Pandemic Research Fueled by MIDAS Grant Yields Further Funding
NIH Grant in Kenya to Enhance Understanding of Aging in Africa
ANN ARBOR – With support from Center for Global Health Equity, an international team of researchers has received a $338k grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to address major gaps in population-level data on aging in Kenya, one of Africa’s most populous nations. The NIH grant supports pilot work to lay groundwork for… Continue reading NIH Grant in Kenya to Enhance Understanding of Aging in Africa
U-M Researchers Promote Communication and Collaboration on the Social Effects of COVID-19
Contact: Megan Chenoweth, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—A University of Michigan research team is leading a five-year project to define standards for research on the social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Housed at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at U-M’s Institute for Social Research, the new Social, Behavioral,… Continue reading U-M Researchers Promote Communication and Collaboration on the Social Effects of COVID-19