Jenny Higgins, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and longtime CDE affiliate, was awarded the 2024 Women’s Health Research Mentorship Award by the UW SMPH Group on Women in Medicine and …
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Graduate Student Profile: Vikas Gawai
Vikas Gawai, PhD Candidate in Agricultural & Applied Economics Hometown: Malvan, a tiny coastal town on the west coast of India Educational Background: MS in Economics, UW-Madison; B.Tech. in Civil Engineering, V.J.T.I., Mumbai University 1. …
Christine Schwartz awarded R03 investigating trends in divorce and relationship dissolution
Congratulations to Christine Schwartz for her NIH-funded R03 “The Divorce Decline and Relationship Stability: 1970-2019.” Christine Schwartz is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Sociology, with her primary research interests including social demography, family, and stratification. …
Green, Jones, Pac, & Berger Honored With Awards
Tiffany Green was named a 2023 UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color Honoree. The annual Outstanding Women of Color Awards acknowledge and honor women of color within the UW–Madison community “whose advocacy, activism, or scholarship has …
Katherine Magnuson & Sarah Halpern-Meekin awarded NICHD R01 to continue Baby’s First Years study
Katherine Magnuson (PI) and Sarah Halpern-Meekin (co-I) have received a large NICHD R01 to continue the highly innovative Baby’s First Years study. The study uses an experimental, mixed-method design to assess the causal impact of …
Ifatunji, Schmitz, Dykema & Engelman Win New Awards!
We are excited to share three new awards across CDE’s research themes from our faculty affiliates. Congratulations to Mosi Adesina Ifatunji, who was awarded a supplemental NIH award for his research on health and mortality …
Ybarra serves on NASEM Panel “Addressing the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families”
The “Addressing the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families” ad-hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) released a report on the long-term effects of COVID-19 on …
Recent publication from Robey, Massoglia & Light finds generational shift in incarceration risk
A Generational Shift: Race and the Declining Lifetime Risk of Imprisonment published in Demography explores the present landscape of incarceration in the United States, with findings featured in the Washington Post. “Surprising to many, in …
Special Issue of “Research in Social Stratification and Mobility” celebrating the career of past CDE Director Robert Mare
A special issue in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility celebrating the career of past CDE Director Robert Mare was published at in June 2023. With contributions by multiple CDE affiliates and alumni, including Christine …
Graduate Student Profile: Sharada Dharmasankar
Name: Sharada Dharmasankar Title: PhD Student in the Department of Economics Hometown: Aurora, IL Educational Background: BA in Economics and English Language & Literature What are your research interests and current research projects? My research interests lie in the …