Home page Department of Public Affairs Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography Silvia Helena Barcellos is an Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences and Public Affairs. She is a health economist, and her work aims to understand the interplay between socio-economic status and health across the lifespan, with a focus on the role public policy plays …
Home page School of Human Ecology Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography I am an Assistant Professor of Consumer Science in the School of Human Ecology. I have a PhD in Sociology, with expertise in working with original and secondary data. I use longitudinal econometric and spatial methods to study a range of topics related to …
Home page School of Social Work Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography I am Associate Vice Chancellor for Research in the Social Sciences, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Social Work, and former Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. My research focuses on the ways in which …
Home page Department of Sociology Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography Broadly, I study how individuals make decisions in economic markets, how these decisions are affected by interactions with others, and how these decisions, in turn, affect racial and socio-spatial inequalities. My research questions tend to focus on housing and neighborhoods, and I am increasingly interested …
Home page Department of Sociology Additional information Curriculum vitae Biography I am currently the Sewell-Bascom Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) Development Core Director and Research Director of the Fertility, Families, and Households Research Area in CDE. I previously served as the CDE Director from 2016 to …
Home page School of Human Ecology Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography I am the Fetzer Family Chair in Consumer Finance at the School of Human Ecology, an associate professor at the La Follette School of Public Affairs, and the faculty director of the Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison). I also …
Home page Department of Community and Environmental Sociology Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography Dr. Katherine J. Curtis is Buttel-Sewell Professor of Community & Environmental Sociology and the Director of the Center for Demography & Ecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her work is centered in demography and extends to spatial, environmental, rural, and applied demography, …
Home page School of Social Work Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography My research focuses on how the quality, stability and availability of housing interact with and shape the well-being of vulnerable families. As a faculty affiliate of the Center for Demography and Ecology, my research is most closely connected to the research areas of Fertility, …
Home page Department of Population Health Sciences Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography Maureen Durkin received her undergraduate degree and PhD in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her MPH and DrPH degrees in Epidemiology from Columbia University. Her research interests include the epidemiology, prevention, antecedents, and consequences of neurodevelopmental disabilities and childhood injuries, both …
Home page Department of Public Affairs Additional information Curriculum Vitae Biography Christine Durrance is a Professor of Public Affairs. As an applied microeconomist, she concentrates in health economics and policy. Her work includes a focus on maternal, infant, and reproductive health; risky behavior including substance use, the opioid crisis, violence, and child maltreatment; and competition …