The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) was founded at the University of Michigan Institute of Social Research in 2019. The mission of CID is to: produce cutting-edge research on social inequality, especially wealth inequality, train the next generation of inequality scholars, and build data infrastructure and increase data accessibility. We… Continue reading Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics
Research Theme: Life Course
Robin Jacob
Robin Tepper Jacob is a Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research’s Survey Research Center and the School of Education at the University of Michigan. She has a decade and a half of experience conducting rigorous evaluations of educational interventions, with a special interest in how policies and programs can affect the life trajectories… Continue reading Robin Jacob
Ball,Deborah Loewenberg
Deborah Loewenberg Ball is the Jessie Jean Storey-Fry Distinguished University Professor of Education at the University of Michigan, and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor. She currently serves as dean of the School of Education and as director of TeachingWorks. She taught elementary school for more than 15 years, and continues to teach mathematics to elementary… Continue reading Ball,Deborah Loewenberg
Patrick, Megan E.
Megan Patrick’s published research focuses on the development of substance use and consequences across the lifespan. Her interests include motivations for substance use, the prevention of health risk behaviors, statistical methods for modeling behavior and behavior change, and mobile and web-based survey methodology. She has been the PI of 10 NIH-funded projects and Co-Investigator on… Continue reading Patrick, Megan E.
O’Malley,Patrick M
Dr. O’Malley received his Ph.D. degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1975. His primary affiliation is with the Monitoring the Future study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He is also affiliated with the Youth, Education, and Society study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. His publications deal with… Continue reading O’Malley,Patrick M
Laitner,John P
Dr. Laitner is Director of the University of Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center. His research falls primarily in the area of economic theory, in particular, factors influencing long-run growth and the distribution of wealth. He also studies Social Security solvency issues and reform options.
Bachman,Jerald G
Jerald Bachman is a Research Professor and University Distinguished Research Scientist at the University of Michigan’s, Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center, and a principal investigator on the Monitoring the Future study since its inception in 1975. In 1965 he initiated the Youth in Transition project and has authored three books and many articles… Continue reading Bachman,Jerald G
Johnston,Lloyd D
Dr. Johnston’s research has been based on two seminal national research studies: Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of the Lifestyles and Values of American Youth (MTF) and the Youth, Education, and Society (YES) study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, respectively. MTF is an epidemiological study… Continue reading Johnston,Lloyd D
Birditt,Kira S
Kira Birditt earned a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from Pennsylvania State University and B.A. and M.S. degrees in Psychology from Western Washington University. She serves as a Research Associate Professor at the Survey Research Center and the Director of the Aging and Biopsychosocial Innovations Program, both at the University of Michigan Institute… Continue reading Birditt,Kira S
Miech,Richard Allen
Dr. Miech is the principal investigator of the NIDA-funded Monitoring the Future study. He received his Ph.D. degree in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a MPH degree from Johns Hopkins University. His work focuses on trends in substance use, with an emphasis on disentangling how these trends vary by… Continue reading Miech,Richard Allen