Fall/Winter 2011 www.psc.isr.umich.edu University of Michigan

PSC at 50: A Celebration to Remember

Throughout the scientifi c sessions that ran like clockwork, the tours, the poster session, the cocktail hour, and the closing moments of the banquet, former and current PSC community members helped celebrate the Center’s 50 year anniversary with warmth and gusto.

We’re adding photos and videos from the reunion events to our 50th website, which also includes alumni updates and postings, and a slide show featuring PSC faculty, trainees, and staff through the years.

Thanks again to all our trainees – past and present – who helped make this anniversary so memorable. Alums, please stay in touch!

Thanks to all who attended, who took part in sessions and the banquet, and who sent along good wishes.

We were thrilled that so many of you could make it back to Ann Arbor.

Event photos by: Michael McIntyre, Cheryl Brackenridge, Violet Elder, Heather MacFarland, Lisa Neidert

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GOING FOR THE GOLDRecalling 50 Years of Training and Research

My years at PSC were truly wonderful! To have the opportunity at that stage of my career to be exposed to and involved in research of such high quality, and in such a suppor ve and collegial environment was more than I could have hoped for. -- Deborah DeGraff , PhD 1989

I have been very fortunate to have met a number of people at PSC who have helped to shape my academic thinking and scholarly career. I am par cularly grateful for having the chance to work with Al Hermalin. Al is probably the single most important and infl uen al fi gure for both encouraging my scholarship and guiding me into the current work that I am doing.

-- Zachary Zimmer, PhD 1998

The social events of the PSC 50th reunion celebra on (October 21-22) provided many opportuni es for collegial commingling.

Happy hour at The Cellar on Friday evening, the Stadium and campus tours, the poster session-cocktail party, and the banquet that followed it were all at full capacity.

And, as might be an cipated at a well-a ended reunion banquet with an open bar, alumni waxed fondly and humorously about their me at PSC.

During the dessert course, some even took the stage.

In addi on to our local MCs (Al Hermalin, Pamela Smock, Lisa Neidert, and Ren Farley), we heard from alums Jack Goodman (PhD 1974), Paul Voss

(PhD 1975), Peter Lobo (PhD 1993), Tim Waidmann (PhD 1991), Tom Maloney (PhD 1992), Bob Hauser (PhD 1968), Bali Balakrishnan (PhD 1963), and Carol Crawford (re red staff ).

David and Tina Lam wrapped up the evening’s reminiscences with a resonant water goblet rendi on of Hail to the Victors.

One of the great pleasures of this reunion was reestablishing contact with almost every former PSC trainee. In return, we received information about their families, careers, and thoughts on time spent at the Center.

Many of those who could not attend the reunion sent warm regards. Others renewed contact with their PSC mentors.

My training at PSC has been incorporated into how I teach courses in Epidemiology and

Popula on Studies. I will _ never forget John

_ Knodel’s popula on studies course. It is a class I think about o en, whether

I’m doing my own research or preparing lectures for class.

-- Rebecca Utz, PhD 2004

I worked with Ren Farley at Michigan and the mes

there were some of the best years of my life.

-- Peter Lobo, PhD 1993

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Population Data: Can we improve quality while reducing cost?Bob Groves, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, gave the keynote address at the 50th anniversary banquet.

The cost of the implemen ng the census is rising, Groves said, and the federal budget for doing so is fl at or declining.

Given this environment – as well as the increasing demand for popula on data

among public, governmental, and private concerns, and the changing forces of technology – Groves suggested we look at alterna ves to supplement the tradi onal census, including other Census Bureau surveys.

He highlighted the growing importance of using sample surveys and looking at new sources of “designed” and “organic” popula on data, along with new technologies for producing, combining, and analyzing these data.

Anticipating and Shaping the FutureThe scientific sessions

In spite of the breakneck pace necessitated by the many speakers and topics at the scien fi c sessions, the presenta ons had coherence and engendered interes ng discussion. Friday’s sessions focused on life course and intergenera onal perspec ves.

Fer lity Surveys. Al Hermalin got the ball rolling by discussing the incep on of the early Taiwan surveys, outgrowths of Ron Freedman’s experience with the early Growth of American Families surveys. Pam Smock followed up with a descrip on of the Integrated Fer lity Survey Series, a harmoniza on of 10 na onal surveys on fer lity and family. Jennifer Barber gave a synopsis of the weekly electronic journal-based survey Rela onship Dynamics and Social Life Study.

The Older Ages. Jim Raymo led off this session with an interes ng story on diff erences in elder health in Japan, depending on the age profi le of the community. John Knodel presented an overview of his research on the eff ect of the AIDS epidemic in Thailand on the older popula on. Debby Carr discussed death and

dying in the U.S. and Howard Iams talked about the disappearing Social Security family benefi t.

Human Capital. David Lam, Deb DeGraff , Deborah Levison and Suzanne Duryea generated a fun session beginning with the legacy of Eva Mueller and moving to a genealogy of the PSC Brazil Research Family Tree – with Ron Lee as the Father, David Lam as the Son, and all the grandchildren that did disserta ons on Brazil.

Intergenera onal Mobility. This panel discussed another legacy research area at PSC ini ated by O s Dudley Duncan. Bob Hauser began with an overview of the data resources for studying

intergenera onal mobility from the past, present, and future. Yu Xie discussed a

methodological ar fact in some social mobility research. Sasha Killewald ended with “Two Things I learned from Economists.”

Intergenera onal Transfers. In Friday’s fi nal session Ron Lee gave a lively overview of his Na onal Transfers Accounts project, which examines public sector intergenera onal transfers from the young to the old. Bob Willis closed out the day by providing though ul comments on Lee’s presenta on. His fi nal words are very appropriate for the defi cit panel/super commi ee: “A failure of wisdom and courage now could have very long las ng eff ects.”

Saturday’s sessions focused on data and the future of demography.

Gathering Data and Dispensing Knowledge. Mary Beth Ofstedal opened with a discussion of the HRS Sister Studies and the cross-study harmoniza on of content and data. Fabian Pfeff er discussed the PSID as an example of a panel study for advancing compara ve research. Arland Thornton ended with a synopsis of and future look at his work on developmental idealism.

In the next session on interna onal research, Al Hermalin talked about the early Taiwan program and ended on a serious note of lessons learned. Rachel Snow returned us to the present and

a diff erent con nent with her research on Africa, par cularly fer lity control and HIV. Rebecca Thornton stayed in Africa, but presented research based on a diff erent methodology – natural experiments. John Casterline followed up with commentary.

Biomarker and Health Research. In this provoca ve panel discussion, Maxine Weinstein provided a cri cal overview of the fi eld which was followed by two presenta ons on studies currently collec ng biomarker data – the Na onal Social Live, Health, and Aging Project (Linda Waite) and the HRS (Ofstedal for David Weir). Jung-Hwa Ha discussed the eff ects of health declines on older adults’ social rela onships.

Demography’s Mission. The fi nal session was a though ul look to the future. The speakers – Herb Smith, Barbara Entwisle, and Elizabeth Bruch – touched on science, methods, and data. The fi nal comment, on the future of survey data collec on, an cipated the focus of Bob Groves’ keynote address.

Sampling of Popula ons: Methods and Applica onsPaul S. Levy and Stanley LemeshowJohn Wiley & Sons. 2008PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth: An Economic Perspec veEdited by Jonathan GruberUniversity of Chicago Press. 2009PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Inves ga ng Quality of Urban Life: Theory, Methods, and Empirical ResearchEdited by Robert W. Marans and Robert J. S msonSpringer. 2011.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Principles and Prac ce of Structural Equa on Modeling, Third Edi onRex B. KlineGuilford Press. 2011.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Structural Equa on Modeling with Mplus: Basic Concepts, Applica ons, and ProgrammingBarbara M. ByrneRoutledge. 2011.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Survival Analysis Using SAS: A Prac cal Guide, Second Edi onPaul AllisonSAS Press. 2010.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Confi rmatory Factor Analysis for Applied ResearchTimothy A. BrownGuilford Press. 2006.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Religion, Families, and Health: Popula on-Based Research in the United StatesEd. by Christopher Ellison and Robert HummerRutgers University Press. 2010.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Wri ng Your Journal Ar cle in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing SuccessWendy Laura BelcherSage. 2009.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

2011 Kids Count Data Book: State Profi les of Child Well-BeingAnnie E. Casey Founda on. 2011PSC Library Record Kids Count Data Center

Seven Rules for Social ResearchGlenn FirebaughPrinceton University Press. 2008.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Understanding Family Change and Varia on: Toward a Theory of Conjunctural Ac onJennifer A. Johnson-HanksChris ne A. Bachrach, S. Philip Morgan, Hans-Peter Kohler, Lyne e Hoelter, Rosalind King, and Pamela SmockSpringer. 2011.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Ques on Evalua on Methods: Contribu ng to the Science of Data QualityEdited by Jennifer Madans, Kristen Miller, Aaron Maitland, Gordon WillisWiley. 2011.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Survey Methods in Mul na onal, Mul regional, and Mul cultural ContextsEd. by Janet Harkness, Michael Braun, Brad Edwards, Timothy Johnson, Lars Lyberg, Peter Mohler, Beth-Ellen

Pennell, and Tom SmithWiley. 2010.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

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PSC Library: New Book Acquisitions

Qualita ve Research Design: An Interac ve ApproachJoseph A. MaxwellSage. 2005PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Scale development: theory and applica ons, 3rd Edi onRobert F. DeVellisSage. 2012.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Categorical Data Analysis, Second Edi onAlan Agres John Wiley & Sons. 2002.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Designing and Conduc ng Mixed Methods Research, Second Edi onJohn W. Creswell and Vicki L. Plano ClarkSage. 2011.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

Murach’s PHP and MySQL: Training & ReferenceJoel Murach and Ray HarrisMike Murach & Associates. 2010.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

JavaScript: The Defi ni ve Guide, 6th Edi onDavid FlanaganO’Reilly. 2011.PSC Catalog Record Publisher Informa on

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Job experience

I was hired part me at the university in October 1988 while s ll in college at Eastern Michigan University. My fi rst posi on was in the Informa on Technology Division (ITD) where I worked wri ng up u lity procedures for the Michigan Terminal System (MTS).

Because I was also engaged, I wanted to work more hours to save for the wedding. So I took on another part me job in PSC’s Data Archive and Data

Services department as a technical writer, working on user documents for the UNIX system’s data u li es.

This was an important change because it gave me my fi rst exposure to data and sta s cal programming.

But back then, lots of data involved lots of tapes, which became a big part of my job responsibili es. At one point I had charge of a tape catalog with more than 2,200 9-mm tapes.

As the IT fi eld has changed, so have my job responsibili es. My current posi on includes GIS mapping, data acquisi on, and data consul ng.

Family life

A husband and two children occupy my me outside of the offi ce.

I have two lively boys, 14 and 7 years old. They’re both ac ve in school and sports ac vi es and we love spending weekends with friends and family.

In the spring and summer months, two pas mes keep us out of the house: baseball and camping.

Both my sons play baseball and one is an umpire, which means

lots of bleacher me for the parents.

Extended weekends give us me to set up camp and enjoy the wilderness. Michigan’s west coast state parks usually have organized events for families and kids. Holiday weekends send us north to Higgins Lake where we have a family house and enjoy boa ng on the lake.

Staff Profi le: Sherry Briske

Sherry Briske began working at the University in 1988 in information technology. As the field has evolved over the past two decades, Sherry has taken on changing job responsibilities at PSC.

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“My older son is a pitcher for a junior league in Belleville that plays three evenings a week in season. We all enjoy the games, but it means dinner on most of those days is hot dogs from the concession stand.”

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SSDAN Print and Web Mapping ServiceWould you like help creating maps to visualize or share the data from your research?

The Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) is available to assist PSC researchers with static and interactive map creation using various Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies.

SSDAN staff use shape or boundary fi les in ArcGIS to create visually appealing static maps of social and economic data having geographic attributes. SSDAN also creates dynamic, web-friendly maps.

These maps can be particularly eff ective for presenting research to non-specialists.

SSDAN has adopted Google’s Fusion Tables product, an online tool designed to gather, visualize and share data online.

Fusion Tables allow the creation of online interactive maps displaying GIS and demographic data.

These maps off er the familiar Google Maps interface and customizable information bubbles, but with greater potential for detail and fl exibility.

If you would like to discuss how SSDAN can help you create maps to complement your research, contact us at:

ssdan@isr.umich.edu

Recent Journal Articles by PSC Affiliates

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Article citations on PSC profi le pages now include PMCID number, DOI number, and full-text links when available.

If you would like us to add to or correct your publication information, contact psc-info@umich.edu.

Axinn, William, Cynthia F. Link, and Robert M. Groves. 2011. “Responsive Survey Design, Demographic Data Collec on, and Models of Demographic Behavior.” Demography, 48(3): 1127-1149.

Balsa, Ana I., Jenny F. Homer, Michael T. French, and Edward Norton. 2011. “Alcohol Use and Popularity: Social Payoff s from Conforming to Peers’ Behavior.” Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21(3): 559-568. DOI.

Cawley, John, Euna Han, and Edward Norton. 2011. “The validity of genes related to neurotransmi ers as instrumental variables.” Health Economics, 20(8): 884-888. DOI.

Clarke, Philippa J., Vanessa Blount, and Angela Colantonio. 2011. “Cogni ve Impairment Predicts Fatal Incident Stroke: Findings from a Na onal Sample of Older Adults.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(8): 1490-1496. DOI.

Clarke, Philippa J., and Jacqui Smith. 2011. “Aging in a Cultural Context: Cross-na onal Diff erences in Disability and the Modera ng Role of Personal Control Among Older Adults in the United States and England.” Journals of Gerontology Series B - Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 66(4): 457-467. DOI.

Davis, Rachel E., Ken Resnicow, and Mick P. Couper. 2011. “Survey Response Styles, Accultura on, and Culture Among a Sample of Mexican American Adults.” Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42(7): 1219-1236. DOI.

Estrada-Mar nez, L.M., Mark Padilla, C.H. Caldwell, and A.J. Schulz. 2011. “Examining the Infl uence of Family Environments on Youth Violence: A Comparison of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, non-La no Black, and non-La no White Adolescents.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40(8): 1039-1051. DOI.

Freedman, Vicki, J.D. Kasper, E.M. Agree, K. Bandeen-Roche, V. Mor, B.C. Spillman, R. Wallace, and D.A. Wolf. 2011. “Valida on of New Measures of Disability and Func oning in the Na onal Health and Aging Trends Study.” Journals of Gerontology Series a-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 66(9): 1013-1021. DOI.

Godlonton, Susan, and Rebecca L. Thornton. 2012. “Peer eff ects in learning HIV results.” Journal of Development Economics, 97(1): 118-129. DOI.

Harding, David J. 2011. “Rethinking the Cultural Context of Schooling Decisions in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods: From Deviant Subculture to Cultural Heterogeneity.” Sociology of Educa on, 84(4): 322-339. DOI.

Ilgen, Mark A., John E. Schulenberg, Deborah D. Kloska, Ewa Czyz, Lloyd Johnston, and Patrick M. O’Malley. 2011. “Prevalence and characteris cs of substance abuse treatment u liza on by US adolescents: Na onal data from 1987 to 2008.” Addic ve Behaviors, 36(12): 1349-1352. DOI.

Johnson, R., and Robert F. Schoeni. 2011. “The Infl uence of Early-Life Events on Human Capital, Health Status, and Labor Market Outcomes Over the Life Course.” B. E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 11(3).

Kershaw, Kiarri N., Ana V. Diez Roux, Sarah Burgard, Lynda D. Lisabeth, Mahasin S. Mujahid, and Amy J. Schulz. 2011. “Metropolitan-Level Racial Residen al Segrega on and Black-White Dispari es in Hypertension.” American Journal of Epidemiology, 174(5): 537-545. DOI.

King, Katherine E., Jeff rey Morenoff , and James S. House. 2011. “Neighborhood Context and Social Dispari es in Cumula ve Biological Risk Factors.” Psychosoma c Medicine, 73(7): 572-579. DOI.

Kirkland, A.R., and Ben Hansen. 2011. “’How do I Bring Diversity?’ Race and Class in the College Admissions Essay.” Law and Society Review, 45(1): 103–138. DOI.

Kusunoki, Yasamin, and Dawn M. Upchurch. Forthcoming. “Contracep ve Method Choice among Youth in the United States: The Importance of Rela onship Context.” Demography.

Li, Y., J. M. G. Taylor, and Michael R. Ellio . 2011. “Causal assessment of surrogacy in a meta-analysis of colorectal cancer trials.” Biometrics, 12(3): 478-492. DOI.

Li, Zhiguo, and Susan A. Murphy. 2011. “Sample size formulae for two-stage randomized trials with survival outcomes.” Biometrika, 98(3): 503-518. DOI

McGonagle, Katherine, Mick P. Couper, and Robert F. Schoeni. 2011. “Keeping Track of Panel Members: An Experimental Test of a Between-Wave Contact Strategy.” Journal of Offi cial Sta s cs, 27(2): 319-338.

Muriel, Alastair, and Jeff rey A. Smith. 2011. “On Educa onal Performance Measures.” Fiscal Studies, 32(2 SI): 187-206.

Nicholas, Lauren. 2011. “Modeling the Impact of Medicare Advantage Payment Cuts on Ambulatory Care Sensi ve and Elec ve Hospitaliza ons.” Health Services Research, 46(no.). DOI

Nicholas, Lauren, Kenneth M. Langa, Theodore J. Iwashyna, and David Weir. 2011. “Regional Varia on in the Associa on between Advance Direc ves and End-of-Life Medicare Expenditures.” Journal of the American Medical Associa on, 306(13): 1447-1453. DOI.

Snow, Rachel C., K. Asabir, M. Mutumba, E. Koomson, K. Gyan, M. Dzodzomenyo, M. Kruk, and J. Kwansah. 2011. “Key factors leading to reduced recruitment and reten on of health professionals in remote areas of Ghana: a qualita ve study and proposed policy solu ons.” Human Resources for Health, 9. DOI.

Song, Shige, and Sarah Burgard. 2011. “Dynamics of Inequality: Mother’s Educa on and Infant Mortality in China, 1970-2001.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 52(3): 349-364. DOI.

Stephens, Jr., Melvin, and Takashi Unayama. 2011. “The Consump on Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefi ts.” American Economic Journal-Applied Economics, 3(4): 86-118. DOI.

Wodtke, Geoff rey, David J. Harding, and Felix Elwert. 2011. “Neighborhood Eff ects in Temporal Perspec ve: The Impact of Long-Term Exposure to Concentrated Disadvantage on High School Gradua on.” American Sociological Review, 76(5): 713-736. DOI

Xie, Yu, and Margaret Gough. Forthcoming. “Ethnic Enclaves and the Earnings of Immigrants.” Demography. DOI.

Yang, Dean. 2011. “Migrant Remi ances.” Journal of Economic Perspec ves, 25(3): 129–52. DOI

Workshops: Tools and Techniques for Using ACS Tabular Data

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S TAFF NOTES

Data Services will provide several workshops this winter following the PSC Wednesday morning coff ee breaks.

These 30-minute workshops will focus on tools and techniques for using tabular data from the American Community Survey (ACS).

Par cipants who want to prac ce using the tools and ge ng one-on-one instruc on should plan on staying another 30 minutes.

More information:Lisa Neidert: lisan@umich.edu

Dec 7: Overview of Access Tools for U.S. Census Products

Dec 14: Longitudinal Tract Database Bridging data from prior years to the 2010 tract boundaries

Jan 11: Data Quality and the ACS Different from the census long-form data?

Jan 25: ArcGIS Extension for the ACS Mapping estimates and data quality at the same time

The 2006-2010 ACS release (December 2011) will be the fi rst set of ACS tabular data to use the 2010 census tract boundaries.

The fi rst scheduled workshop will provide an overview of access tools, while subsequent workshops will focus on specifi c tools.

New: Interlibrary Loan DeliveryWhen ISR community members order books via U-M interlibrary loan (ILL), a library courier will no longer wander the halls in search of the requestee. Instead, we at the PSC Library have agreed to be the central ISR delivery point for the Interlibrary Loan/7Fast service of the U-M Libraries.

When ILL materials are delivered, librarians Lee or Yan will place them on shelves adjacent to the main desk and contact the requestee with tle(s). ILL materials can be picked up any me.

Our hope is that this new arrangement will be convenient for everyone and help to avoid delivery delays.

More information:Lee Ridley: ljridley@umich.edu 763-2133.

Holiday Gift Drive for Homeless StudentsThis year the PSC Library will serve as the ISR-Thompson St. drop-off loca on for Holiday Gi Drive for Homeless Students.

This annual eff ort is sponsored by DACD, ISR Feeds, and SRC-PAC, in partnership with The Educa on Project, a program of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District.

More information:http://compute.isr.umich.edu/giftdrive/

Meichu Chen: meichu@umich.edu 763-7588.

Workshops will be held on Wednesdays in the PSC Library.

Training time: 10:45 – 11:15. Practice time: 11:15 – 11:45.

Tracking Citations via Google ScholarResearchers can now track and edit cita ons to their publica ons using Google Scholar Cita ons.

This updated service allows authors to - track ci ngs of their publica ons over

me, - calculate cita on metrics for their work,- view cita on metrics for others, and - create a public profi le that precedes Google Scholar search results under their name. Int

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RECENT HONORS

Barbara Anderson was appointed to the Census Scien fi c Advisory Board by the Director of the Census Bureau. The C-SAC provides scien fi c and technical exper se to address policy, research, and technical issues rela ng to a full range of Census Bureau programs and ac vi es, including communica ons, decennial, demographic, economic, fi eld opera ons, geographic, informa on technology, and sta s cs.

Pamela Smock will begin a 3-year term in January 2012 as a board member of the Popula on Associa on of America. Other newly elected board members are John Haaga (NIA), Megan Sweeney (UCLA), and Yang Yang (UNC). The new PAA President-elect is Chris ne Bachrach (Univ MD) and new VP-elect is Duncan Thomas (Duke).

George Alter was appointed Director of the Inter-university Consor um for Poli cal and Social Research, a er serving as ICPSR’s Ac ng Director for two years. Alter’s fi ve-year term as Director began in September 2011. In addi on to this directorship, Alter holds two U-M academic appointments: Professor of History and PSC Research Professor.

RECENT MEDIA APPEARANCES

“US Wealth Gap between Young and Old is Widest Ever” – USA Today, November 8, 2011. Census data show a growing gap in net worth for those over and under age 35. Given this climate, Sheldon Danziger notes that diminishing subsidies for college tui on is having a dispropor onate impact on low-income students.

“Did Indiana miss a $7M opportunity?” – Indianapolis Star, November 6, 2011. In a story on Indiana’s failure to provide free birth control to low-income women, Martha Bailey says there’s “no debate” that subsidized family planning programs reduce subsequent Medicaid spending for births and child health care costs.

“A lot of people? Yes. Apocalypse? No.” – Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2011. In this op ed piece, David Lam talks about why we shouldn’t be afraid of the world at 7 billion.

“Beyond 7 Billion: Innova on and the future of popula on growth” – Washington Post, October 27, 2011. As the world popula on has grown to 7 billion, David Lam says innova on has been the main reason we have been able to cope with this growth. And a con nued rise in popula on will require more of the same.

“Early origins of chronic mid-life diseases: Low birth weight and poverty have long-term eff ects” – Medical XPress, October 21, 2011. Bob Schoeni and Rucker Johnson found that low birth-weight children (under 5.5 lbs) were much more likely than their counterparts to have asthma, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, heart a ack, and heart disease as adults. Those who grew up in poverty were also more likely to have one of these fatal, debilita ng condi ons by age 50.

“Poor Neighborhoods Mean Fewer High School Grads” – Miller-McCune, October 20, 2011. This piece discusses the recent work of Geoff rey Wodtke and Dave Harding on the gradua on rate eff ect of growing up in a poor neighborhood.

“Advance Direc ves Might Curb Cost of End-of-Life Care” – U.S. News & World Report, October 4, 2011. This piece reports on the work of Lauren Nicholas, Kenneth Langa, Theodore Iwashyna, and David Weir (JAMA, 2011), who found that, depending where you live, an advance direc ve can increase the chances that your end-of-life care will be of higher quality and less expensive than it would be otherwise.

“How Unemployment Is Rocking the Love Boat” – Fiscal Times, September 28, 2011. Unemployment, especially among men, seems to be taking a toll on all stages of love rela onships -- da ng, marriage, childbearing, and divorce. Pamela Smock’s work, cited in this news story, examines the interac on of employment and marriage decisions.

“Soaring Poverty Casts Spotlight on ‘Lost Decade’” – New York Times, September 13, 2011. The Census Bureau reports that 46.2 million Americans were living below the poverty line in 2010. William Frey says that these Census data also mean that the number of children living in poverty is higher now than at any me since 1962.

“Working-age adults make up record share of US poor” – Bloomberg Business Week, September 7, 2011. The ranks of the working-age poor are at the highest level since the 1960s, when the war on poverty was launched. Sheldon Danziger says that without shi s in priori es, “there are going to be a lot of working poor for the foreseeable future.”

“Whether volunteering or working for pay, more seniors are pu ng off re rement to stay ac ve” – AnnArbor.com, August 21, 2011. No ng that “recessions tend to be associated with decreases in mortality and improvements in physical health,” John Bound says that pu ng off re rement may have benefi ts for seniors.

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Recently Funded Projects at PSC

Bound, JohnPathways to Adjustment in Science and Engineering Labor MarketsAlfred P. Sloan Founda on1/1/2012 - 8/31/2014$401,701

This research applies economic models and available data from mul ple sources to the analysis of channels of adjustment that determine the fl ows of individuals from overseas and from within the U.S. into the science and engineering (S&E) workforce. In par cular, the research approach focuses on the link between the labor market and university educa on for both U.S.-born and foreign-born workers and incorporates decisions of U.S. students to pursue training in S&E fi elds, the supply side of U.S. colleges and universi es, the role of the expansion of post-secondary training abroad in aff ec ng the poten al supply of workers in the U.S., and U.S. immigra on policy, including the availability of student visas, work visas, and prospects for transi oning to permanent residency aff ect immigra on decisions.

Bound, JohnMichigan Center on the Demography of Aging - Aging with Disabili es SupplementNIH/NIA9/30/2011 -6/30/2012$ 115,875

The University of Michigan and Syracuse University will commission 12 papers and host a 1.5 day workshop in Washington DC where these papers will be presented and discussed. Two themes will be developed by the commissioned papers: research on aging with a disability (6 papers), and evalua ons of interven ons and services for older persons with disabili es (6 papers), focusing on programs funded through the Older Americans Act.

Burgard, Sarah ARecessionary shocks and their rela onship to health: Evidence from the Michigan Recession and Recovery StudyRussell Sage Founda on7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013$ 72,583

Since the onset of the recession, many Americans have been aff ected by mul ple nega ve events – including loss of jobs, housing, and savings, and accumula on of signifi cant debt. This analysis seeks to understand the degree to which “domino eff ects” occur across mul ple domains, from a job loss to fi nancial hardship to housing loss, and how these events aff ect subsequent health. We will use data from the fi rst two waves of the Michigan Recession and Recovery Study (MRRS), looking at: 1) the extent of Recession-related shocks, 2) the extent of “domino eff ect” of shocks, and the rela ve risk for tradi onally disadvantaged groups in Southeastern Michigan, and 3) the consequences of these shocks for respondents’ health.

Harding, David JDisconnectedness and the Well-being of Former PrisonersUM/ Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (P=NIH/ASPE9/15/2010 -5/31/2011$ 21,280

This is a mixed-method study of former prisoners in Michigan based on unique data from (a) longitudinal qualita ve interviews with a sample of former prisoners followed for two years, and (b) administra ve records on a random sample of individuals released from prison in Michigan in 2003 and followed through 2009. The study looks at social support for former prisoners; barriers to supports, employment, and reentry; supports most eff ec ve in furthering employment, housing, mental health, etc.; frequency and dura on of disconnects; characteris cs of former prisoners most likely to reconnect successfully, including fi nding employment and stable housing.

Smock, Pamela JThe Integrated Fer lity Survey Series (IFSS): An Introductory WorkshopPopula on Associa on of America7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012$ 5,000

The Integrated Fer lity Survey Series (IFSS) is newly harmonized data set from 10 na onally representa ve surveys of family and fer lity spanning nearly 50 years (1955 - 2002). The IFSS includes data on over 71,000 women, their spouses or partners, families, fer lity histories, contracep ve prac ces and a tudes and opinions about childbearing and family. This project is a two-part workshop for PAA par cipants to learn about the IFSS and how to use the data in their own research. We expect 30 to 40 par cipants, who will have the opportunity to learn one-on-one about the IFSS data.

Thornton, Arland DCross-Na onal Varia ons and Trends in Islamic FundamentalismEastern Michigan University (P=US Department of the Navy - Offi ce of Naval Research6/1/2011 -7/31/2011$ 39,638

Under this collabora ve proposal, Arland Thornton (University of Michigan) collaborates with Mansoor Moaddel (Eastern Michigan University) to collect data, develop a research design, including appropriate measurement of values and beliefs. Thornton will also par cipate in data analysis. Linda Young-DeMarco will coordinate the fl ow of data between the interna onal research sites and the UM, and, along with Julie de Jong, produce reports, respond to informa onal requests, and par cipate in data analysis.

For a list of PSC proposals submi ed June 1 - Oct 31, 2011, see the PSC intranet.

Lucie Kalousova, SociologyMentors: Sarah BurgardResearch Interests: Links between socioeconomic inequalities and health behaviorsUM Admission Year: 2010Prior Degrees: BA 2010, Earlham College

Airan Liu, Joint Doctoral Program in Public Policy and SociologyMentors: Yu XieResearch Interests: Social demography, social psychology, stratification and quantitative methodsUM Admission Year: 2011Prior Degrees: BA 2011, Peking University

Emily Merchant, HistoryMentors: Barbara Anderson w/George Alter and Myron GutmannResearch Interests: History of global population projection in the 20th centuryUM Admission Year: 2008Prior Degrees: MA 2005, University of Michigan; BA 2001, Pomona College

David Mickey-Pabello, SociologyMentors: Sarah BurgardResearch Interests: Immigration, education, race and ethnicityUM Admission Year: 2011Prior Degrees: BA 2008, University of Michigan

Teri Rosales, SociologyMentors: Sarah BurgardResearch Interests: Race, class and gender, social psychology, stratification/mobility, developmental health, life course analysisUM Admission Year: 1992Prior Degrees: MA 1992, University of Delaware; BA 1991, University of Minnesota

PREDOCTORAL STUDENTS

Emily Beam, Joint Doctoral Program in Public Policy and EconomicsMentors: Dean YangResearch Interests: Job search and migration decisions, particularly in developing countriesUM Admission Year: 2007Prior Degrees: BS 2006, University of Michigan

Nell Compernolle, SociologyMentors: Bill Axinn and Dirgha GhimireResearch Interests: Demography of family, development, how social change affects gender roles, marriage, and fertility decisionsUM Admission Year: 2011Prior Degrees: MA 2009, Monterey Institute of International Studies; BS 2006, Northwestern University

Elizabeth Ela, SociologyMentors: Jennifer BarberResearch Interests: Fertility intentions and behavior; health inequalitiesUM Admission Year: 2011Prior Degrees: BA 2010, Bowling Green State University

Yoonsun Han, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and SociologyMentors: Yu XieResearch Interests: Social stratification, social capital, family resources, neighborhood quality, peer relationships, children and youth, Latino and Asian AmericansUM Admission Year: 2006Prior Degrees: BA 2002, Wesleyan University

Constance Hsiung, SociologyMentors: Elizabeth BruchResearch Interests: Demography, social learning and problem solving, and empirically based theoryUM Admission Year: 2010Prior Degrees: BA 2009, University of Chicago

In 2010 and 2011, the following predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows joined the Center.

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Sarah Seelye, SociologyMentors: Barbara Anderson and Elizabeth BruchResearch Interests: Social demography, stratification, neighborhood change and residential mobility, povertyUM Admission Year: 2010Prior Degrees: 2008 MSW, University of Louisville; 2001 BA, Indiana University

Sarah E. Taylor, EconomicsMentors: Melvin Stephens, Jr.Research Interests: Applied microeconomics and game theory, including media bias; environmental economics, specifically the effects of pollution on health in the elderlyUM Admission Year: 2008Prior Degrees: BS 2008, Carnegie Mellon University

Desmond Toohey, Joint Doctoral Program in Public Policy and EconomicsMentors: Melvin Stephens, Jr.Research Interests: Effects of economic shocks in late career, retirement planning, roles of changing public and private pensions in determining retirement behaviorUM Admission Year: 2008Prior Degrees: BA 2006, University of Maryland, College Park

Eleanor Wilking, EconomicsMentors: David LamResearch Interests: Female participation in the labor market and other issues related to the economics of social problemsUM Admission Year: 2011Prior Degrees: BA 2009, Harvard University

Laura Zimmermann, EconomicsMentors: David LamResearch Interests: Economic development and economics of familyUM Admission Year: 2008Prior Degrees: BA 2008, University of Oxford, Mansfield College

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Caroline Hartnett, NIA PostdocPSC Mentors: Kira Birditt and Bob SchoeniPrior Degrees: PhD 2011, University of Pennsylvania, Demography and Sociology

Dr. Hartnett is a demographer studying family throughout the life cycle. Her work focuses on intergenerational transfers, the relationship between family structure and social support, and fertility decision-making. Her

dissertation examined White-Hispanic differences in fertility behavior in the United States.

Kenzie Latham, NIA PostdocPSC Mentors: Philippa Clarke and Sarah BurgardPrior Degrees: PhD 2011, University of Florida, Sociology

Dr. Latham’s research interests include health and aging with an emphasis on functional health as well as chronic disease epidemiology. Her dissertation examined activity limitations and

modifiable risk factors among late midlife adults. Other recent projects have explored progressive and catastrophic disability trajectories. Much of Latham’s research focuses on identifying and understanding health disparities among older adults.

Jessica Wyse, NIA PostdocPSC Mentors: Sandy Danziger and Lydia LiPrior Degrees: PhD 2011, University of Michigan, Sociology

Dr. Wyse’s research focuses on the intersections between the criminal justice system and the community, from community corrections to prisoner reentry. Within these systems and processes, she focuses

particularly on the role of race, gender and the family. Her next project will examine prisoner reentry among aging ex-offenders and their families.

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We thank the many donors who have contributed to PSC funds over the years. Here we’ve listed those who contributed to funds established in honor of Ron Freedman, Eva Mueller, and Al Hermalin, three of PSC’s long-time and esteemed training faculty.

These funds have helped support new generations of population scientists.

Ronald Freedman (1917-2007) began shaping the fi eld of demography in the 1940s, working in the U.S. and Asia. He infl uenced generations of

researchers through his work, his teaching, and his mentoring.

Eva Mueller (1920-2006) played an important role in building the economic demography training program run jointly by the Population Studies Center and the Department of Economics. She served as an advisor to many PhD students.

During his long and distinguished career, Albert Hermalin has devoted himself to training and collaborating with demographers from all over the world. His own

work has continued to expand the boundaries of population studies.

Arjun & Veena AdlakhaEmily Agree & Robert Moffi ttFathia & Mohammed AhmedNilufer Ahmed & Safi ul HudaChul AhnBetty & James AlbertsHelen & David Aminoff Albert & Charlotte &ersonBarbara Anderson & John RomaniFred Arnold & Marcie FrancisMakoto Nohara AtohErnest AttahRoger & Ann AveryMorris AxelrodWilliam AxinnJennifer BarberEva BenjaminAnn BiddlecomVisvaldis BissAlan BittlesKaren & Robert BlackmanT. G. Brown Revocable TrustMark BrowningCynthia BuckleyLarry Lee BumpassCharles & Susan CalhounJean CampbellMarcia Carlson & Timothy SmeedingJohn Casterline & Lauralee ThompsonBeverly & Robert CelottaMing-Cheng ChaugNapaporn ChayovanCharles & Linda ChenPaul CheungLee-Jay ChoMinja & Yong ChoeChubb CorporationEdward & Rebecca Chudacoff George Chudacoff Ansley & Sarah CoaleMichael & Mary Jane CobleAlice CohenBennett CohenWilbur CohenRichard CohnDiane ColasantoLolagene CoombsLisa Cope & Alan EchtSusan & Arnold CoranJames CramerCarl & Ruth CrankshawCharles CrawfordR. L. CrislipJohn CzajkaSheldon & Sandra DanzigerElizabeth & Martin DavidOpal DavidJeff rey DavidsonDeborah DeGraff Helen DempsterPeter & Nancy DonaldsonDow Corning CorporationIvan Duff Kathleen DukeRuth EcksteinBarry EdmonstonBeulah ElvingJohn & Susan EtterMuhammad FaourReynolds & Gail FarleyDavid & Jo-Anna FeathermanFord FoundationFord Motor Company FundGreer & Bruce FoxThomas & Dorothy Fraker

Marcie Francis & Fred ArnoldDeborah & Ronald FreedmanWilliam FreyVictor GallatinGeneral Motors FoundationKaren Glaser & Declan MurphyNoreen GoldmanSidney GoldsteinJohn Goodman & Penny JonesJill GrigsbyLois GroesbeckHawaiian Electric IndustriesCharitable FoundationFran Bladt HeitzMargaret HelmsAlbert & Jolene HermalinBenjamin Hermalin & Ruth Konoff Jared HermalinMinna HermalinSydelle HermalinDaniel Hill & Paula MaloneMartha Scott HillCraig & Marianne HillemeierCynthia Holland-HallAmy & Yung HsuGertrude HuebnerEileen & Saul HymansHoward & Ella IamsAnrudh & Usha JainNan Edith JohnsonRobert JohnsonMarguerite & Todd JonesPenny Jones & John GoodmanF. Thomas & Marie JusterJoan KahnVasantha Kumary KandiahIk Ki KimCharles KindermannHallie Joanne KintnerHelen & Marvin KirshRhea KishRobert KleinRobert KleinbaumJohn KnodelEllen KramarowKarol KrotkiKaren Kuhlthau & Andrew WillemsenDavid & Tina LamChristopher LangfordRobert LaphamGeraldine LauterWilliam Lavely & Chishan TaiMyron & Bobbie LevineHarold LevinsonDeborah LevisonRose Maria LiValdis & Austra LiepaLeons & Vija LiepaGe LinJinyun LiuPaul LiuXian Liu & Ming DongArun LoboKathy Ann LondonMaurice MacDonaldBo MacInnisJennifer MadansCarolyn MakinsonAlbert MarckwardtJoan Margeson & Kenneth SilkLinda MartinAndrew & Janet MasonWilliam & Karen MasonKeiichiro Matsushita & Uyen Ton- Nu-LeErnest & Adele McCarus

Jane MenkenArnold & Ellyne MontoMichael MooreSeymour MorrisonEva MuellerAnne Firth MurrayLora & Philip MyersIngrid & Antoine NaamanKrishnan NamboodiriLisa NeidertAnne & Frank NemetzMary Beth Ofstedal & Mick CouperPatricia PastorThe Pathfi nder FundAnne PebleySilvia PedrazaJames Franklin PhillipsAmy PientaWilliam PrattSamuel & Winnifred PrestonRAND CorporationAnn RileyKarin RingheimUbaidur RobAlbert & Nanette RogersJohn RossThyne & Andrew RutroughIrvin SattingerDavid & Beatrice SelinHarriet & Marvin SelinLeslie & Virginia SelinHarriet Selin TrustWilliam & Elizabeth SewellLois & Richard ShawAbraham SilvermanYat-Ming SiuHerbert & Dana SmithPamela SmockEllen SolmonConstance & Norman SolomonDavid & Elayne SolomonSpacecraft Components Corp.Jay & Sandy StarkDorothy & John Str&Daniel SuitsJeremiah SullivanChang-Cherng SunTe-Hsiug SunAlfred SussmanRichard SuzmanArland & Shirley ThorntonVanTon & Hoa LeTon ThatRoy TreadwayAmy TsuiSeymour & Florence VeniarLois Verbrugge & Elmer GilbertVirginia VitzthumTimothy WaidmannLinda Waite & Ross StolzenbergFeng Wang & Harion YangSanford WardMartin WarshawMyron WegmanSou-Pen WeiMarshall WeinbergMaxine WeinsteinWestinghouse FoundationCharles Westoff Linda WilliamsRobert & Anne Marie WillisRebeca WongYu Xie & Yijun GuLi-Shou YangLinda Young-DeMarcoBurton & Ellen ZempskyMaris Ziemelis

Donors to PSC Funds Shaping the Field Through Training

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