ANN ARBOR – Patricia Gurin, a professor emerita of psychology and women’s study who was a pioneer in intergroup dialogue, received a Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday from the Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA). Gurin is the Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies, the former chair of psychology and… Continue reading Patricia Gurin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Program for Research on Black Americans
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Program for Research on Black Americans 2023 Reunion Unites Leading Scholars
ANN ARBOR – The pioneering black psychologist James S. Jackson transformed the way that researchers study and understand Black American life– but his mentorship of a generation of Black scholars is an equally enduring legacy. The latter was the salient theme of the 2023 Reunion of the Program for Research on Black Americans, held Saturday… Continue reading Program for Research on Black Americans 2023 Reunion Unites Leading Scholars
PRBA Names Katrina R. Ellis as the Next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar
ANN ARBOR — Katrina R. Ellis, Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan, has been named the next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar by the Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). Dr. Ellis is an affiliate of the Research Center for Group Dynamics at ISR research.… Continue reading PRBA Names Katrina R. Ellis as the Next James S. Jackson Emerging Scholar
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
How deep-rooted origin stories led to cutting edge research at ISR
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Lydia Wileden walked two unique paths on her way to the Institute for Social Research. The first centered on her research. Her work to date has focused on measuring neighborhood perceptions and reputations, tracking how they change and how those changes affect the people who live there. It… Continue reading How deep-rooted origin stories led to cutting edge research at ISR