Jody Schimmel Hyde, PhD, is a Research Scientist in the Survey Research Center (SRC) of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan (UM). She is a co-investigator and an associate director of the Health and Retirement Study. Dr. Schimmel Hyde’s research focuses on financial independence, employment, and public programs to support… Continue reading Jody Hyde
Research Theme: SRC
Hoda Rahmani
Hoda Rahmani is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS) at the University of Michigan. She earned her PhD and Master’s degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Ohio University, with research focusing on applying machine learning and optimization techniques to complex systems.
Wealth and Mobility Study (WAM)
Through secure, direct access to IRS tax records, WAM is finalizing the creation of measures of the income and wealth holdings of the entire U.S. population and their linking across generations, extending pioneering work by Raj Chetty and collaborators, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, and others. WAM will publicly release a large, granular set of… Continue reading Wealth and Mobility Study (WAM)
Workplace Income Distribution by Social Class in the United States Manufacturing Sector, 1967-2022
World Mental Health Survey Consortium
The World Mental Health initiative (WMH) is one of the most influential resources for global research on mental health. The key ingredient: A general population survey instrument carefully designed and consistently implemented to generate diagnostic measures with high clinical validity across languages and cultures. The unique impact: Valid measures of mental health and mental disorder… Continue reading World Mental Health Survey Consortium
Housing, Health, and Disability: The Role of Housing Assistance and Housing Insecurity among Older Adults of Low-Income
Housing insecurity is a pressing public health problem: U.S. rates are the fastest-growing among older adults, one-third of whom spend more than 30% or 50% of their income on housing. Housing insecurity – defined as limited access to and availability of affordable, stable, safe, and adequate housing and neighborhoods – is a risk factor for… Continue reading Housing, Health, and Disability: The Role of Housing Assistance and Housing Insecurity among Older Adults of Low-Income
Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK)
The Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya, or LOSHAK, is a collaboration between the Department of Population Health at Aga Khan University (AKU) in Nairobi and the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR). At the heart of LOSHAK are two complementary surveys, each designed to align with established international research networks.… Continue reading Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK)
Social Environment & Health
Since its inception in the early 1960s, the Social Environment and Health Program (SEH) has been a leader in the development of theory and research on the major role of psychosocial factors in the etiology and course of both mental and physical health and illness. Founded as a cross-disciplinary program, the program has been home to The… Continue reading Social Environment & Health
Demography of Aging, Disability and Care (DADC)
The Demography of Aging, Disability and Care program focuses on population aging, disability, and long-term care and related measurement and survey issues. The program provides leadership for several national studies of late-life disability and care. The program also supports the Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA), one of 15 centers funded by the… Continue reading Demography of Aging, Disability and Care (DADC)
Expanding the Industries of Ideas: Understanding the link between research investments, jobs, and skills
The immediate goal of the project is to identify what timely, local, actionable information tools can measure and describe the impact of NSF/TIP investments in critical and emerging technologies. The focus is documenting the impact of investments in Artificial Intelligence on jobs and skills so that stakeholder communities can proactively support the creation of high-wage,… Continue reading Expanding the Industries of Ideas: Understanding the link between research investments, jobs, and skills