Dr. Bleakley’s research interests include economic history, development, labor, and international macroeconomics.
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Pilkauskas,Natasha
Dr. Pilkauskas’ research centers on how demographic, economic, and social safety net policy shifts have affected low-income families with children in the United States. The overarching goal of her work is to enhance the lives of economically vulnerable families through an increased understanding of the trends that are shaping family structure/experiences and the impact of social… Continue reading Pilkauskas,Natasha
Ryan,Joseph P
Dr. Ryan’s research focuses on the experiences and outcomes of families entangled with the public child welfare system and at least one other social service context. He is particularly interested in public policy and clinical interventions to address the needs of children and families with co-occurring problems.
Maggie Frye
Dr. Frye studies the complex relationships between culture, ideas, and demographic patterns, using both qualitative and quantitative research methods to investigate these relationships. Her current focus is a longitudinal data collection project examining the experiences of university graduates living in Kampala, Uganda.
Bruch,Elizabeth Eve
Elizabeth Bruch is an Associate Professor in Sociology and Complex Systems at the University of Michigan, and an external faculty member at the Santa Fe Institute. She directed Michigan’s Computational Social Science Initiative from 2018-2021 and is currently the associate director of UM’s Institute for Data Science and AI. She studies how we stumble our… Continue reading Bruch,Elizabeth Eve
Ana Reynoso
Ana Reynoso (she/her/hers) is an applied economist interested in Labor Economics and Economic Development. Most of her research investigates how policy affects marital matching patterns and the gains from marriage for different groups in both developed and developing countries. She also studies the impact of policies affecting teaching practices and school schedules on children’s academic… Continue reading Ana Reynoso
Mueller-Smith,Michael G
Mike Mueller-Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Michigan and Faculty Associate at the ISR Population Studies Center. His research focuses on measuring the scope and prevalence of the criminal justice system in the U.S. as well as its broadly defined impact on the population. He is the Director of… Continue reading Mueller-Smith,Michael G
Elizabeth Armstrong
Dr. Armstrong’s scholarship focuses on the reproduction of gender, class, and race inequalities. She examines these processes in the domain of sexuality and within the organizational context of the university. Her co-authored book, Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality (Harvard University Press, 2013), followed a cohort of young women through their experiences at… Continue reading Elizabeth Armstrong
Alexandra Stern
Dr. Stern’s research focuses on the history of eugenics and the uses and misuses of genetics in the United States and Latin America, as well as the history of public health. Through these topics, she explores the dynamics of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, disability, social difference, and reproductive politics.
Heller,Sara
Dr. Heller studies interventions to reduce crime and improve other life outcomes among disadvantaged youth. She uses large-scale experiments to isolate the causal effects of a variety of programs, including those promoting youth employment.