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• Just how valuable are Yelp and Amazon ratings? Dalton Conley, Henry Putnam University Professor in Sociology, states “Simply put: making rating goods or services as easy as possible, as many e-commerce sites try to do, is counterproductive”. August 01, 2019
• Summer institute advances social science in the digital age Matthew Salganik, Professor of Sociology is the co-founder of the annual institute with Duke University sociologist Christopher Bail. Established to help early career social scientists and data scientists make the most of digital data. July 19, 2019
• Charles Westoff 's research is cited in the New York Times - Opinion Letters - regarding the recent blackout. Charles F.Westoff, Maurice P. During '22 Professor of Demographic Studies, Emeritus; Professor of Sociology, Emeritus July 18, 2019
• Sociologist Matthew Salganik to lead Center for Information Technology Policy Matthew Salganik, Professor of Sociology, has pioneered uses of data and digital technologies in social research, and has been appointed interim director of Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy. July 15, 2019
• Yu Xie,Wins the 2019 ASA Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award Yu Xie, Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Sociology and the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. The Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award recognizes a scholar who has made a career of outstanding contributions to methodology in sociology. July 03, 2019
• Daniela R. Urbina Wins the 2019 ASA Clifford C. Clogg Award The Clifford C. Clogg Award recognizes an outstanding graduate student paper in sociological methodology: “Lasso Regularization for Selection of Log-linear Models: An Application to Educational Assortative Mating” recently published in Sociological Methods and Research by Mauricio Bucca (European University Institute) and Daniela R. Urbina (Princeton Sociology). July 03, 2019
• Federica Querin was awarded the Charles F. Westoff Prize in Demography for her paper entitled, "Family Influences on Fertility: An Extended Family Causal Estimate." The Charles F. Westoff Prize in Demography was established by the Office of Population Research in 1992, to be awarded yearly to a student for excellence in demographic studies. The prize consists of a certificate and a cash award. June 13, 2019
• Mary Lou Delaney graduated summa cum laude from Rider University Congratulations Mary Lou! May 21, 2019
• Columbia University 2019 GSAS Alumni Awardees Announced Matthew Salganik, Professor of Sociology has been honored with an Outstanding Recent Alumni Award from the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. May 09, 2019
• Janet Currie is one of four Princeton professors elected to National Academy of Sciences Janet M.Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School; Chair, Department of Economics; Co-Director, Center for Health and Wellbeing May 06, 2019
• Henry Gomory NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program - 2019 Honorable Mention April 16, 2019
• Hannah Postel NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program - 2019 Award April 16, 2019
• Douglas Massey unanimously elected to be a foreign member of the Academy of Europe, in the Social Science section. Douglas S.Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs; Director, Office of Population Research January 28, 2019
• Eviction Lab examines the intersection of poverty and housing. Matthew Desmond, Professor of Sociology December 11, 2018
• Is Local Social Development Associated with Workforce Composition? A Municipal Analysis of Mexico, 1990–2015 Joshua T. Wassink, NSF - SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellow, shows that in Mexico, between 1990 and 2015, improvements in local social development in terms of educational attainment, housing quality, and access to utilities, were associated with lower rates of subsistence farming and higher rates of formal employment and entrepreneurship. November 30, 2018
• Women most likely to leave labor force after first child, not later births Catherine J.Doren, Postdoctoral Research Associate, using data from the nationally representative 1979-2012 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, has discovered that a woman’s transition to motherhood — the birth of her first child — is the most important point in determining her future work patterns. October 22, 2018
• Hannah Postel co-author of - Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion - published in The American Economic Review An important class of active labor market policy has received little impact evaluation: immigration barriers intended to raise wages and employment by shrinking labor supply. Theories of endogenous technical advance raise the possibility of limited or even perverse impact. We study a natural policy experiment: the exclusion of almost half a million Mexican bracero farm workers from the United States to improve farm labor market conditions. With novel labor market data we measure state-level exposure to exclusion and model the absent changes in technology or crop mix. We fail to reject zero labor market impact, inconsistent with this model. August 31, 2018
• Emilce Santana's research, Situating Perceived Discrimination - published in The Sociological Quarterly This study uses the Latino National Study to explore the relationship between skin color, acculturation, and perceived discrimination across four situations to understand how perceptions of discrimination may function depending on the situation. August 24, 2018
• Matthew Salganik Appointed to Mathematica Policy Research Board of Directors Matthew Salganik, Professor of Sociology August 08, 2018
• Kathryn Edin is the new co-director of the Center for Research on Child Wellbeing. Kathryn Edin, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs August 08, 2018
• Kathryn Edin spoke with @ArthurBrooks about how stories can complicate data. Listen to “Tell Me a Story”. Kathryn Edin, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs August 02, 2018
• Noreen Goldman appointed as visiting scholar for 2018-2019 at The Russell Sage Foundation. Noreen Goldman, Hughes-Rogers Professor of Demography and Public Affairs and Anne Pebley will analyze longitudinal data on Latino health outcomes, focusing on how factors such as documentation status and occupational segregation affect the physical well-being of immigrants and native-born Latinos. February 21, 2018
• Interview with Anne Case Anne C.Case, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Interview - Princeton economist on the cost of AIDS in South Africa, “deaths of despair” in the U.S. and women in economics December 18, 2017
• Betsy Levy Paluck, awarded a 2017 MacArthur Fellowship (the “Genius” Award) Elizabeth LevyPaluck, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School; John Maclean Jr. Presidential University Preceptor. October 11, 2017
• Barriers to accessing abortion services and perspectives on using mifepristone and misoprostol at home in Great Britain James Trussell, Charles and Marie Robertson Professor of Public and International Affairs, Emeritus. Article release today in Contraception Journal finds women in Britain say they are turning to illegal home abortions because they can't get to clinics. September 20, 2017
• Goldman Named Vice President Elect of the Population Association of America Noreen Goldman, Hughes-Rogers Professor of Demography and Public Affairs, was named vice president elect of the Population Association of America (PAA). Her term will begin Jan. 1, 2018. September 12, 2017
• Kristen Matlofsky graduated with High Honors from the Dixon School of Nursing Congratulations Kristen! September 07, 2017
• At the cellular level, a child’s loss of a father is associated with increased stress In a study published July 18 in the journal Pediatrics, a team of researchers, including those from Princeton University, report that the loss of a father has a significant adverse effect on telomeres, the protective nucleoprotein end caps of chromosomes. July 18, 2017
• Juliette Hackett was awarded the The Charles F. Westoff Prize in Demography for her thesis titled: Paths to Polarization: The Development of Abortion Views in Two Generations of Elite American College Students. The Charles F. Westoff Prize in Demography was established by the Office of Population Research in 1992, to be awarded yearly to an undergraduate or graduate student for excellence in demographic studies. The prize consists of a certificate and a cash award. June 05, 2017
• Louis Donnelly is a PAA 2017 Poster Session Winner - The Protective Effects of Housing Assistance Programs on Eviction • Louis Donnelly* Louis J.Donnelly, Postdoctoral Research Associate, CRCW and Sara McLanahan, Princeton University; Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and Irwin Garfinkel, Columbia University May 26, 2017
• Cheng Cheng is a PAA 2017 Poster Session Winner - Women's Education and Household Decision-Making From a Multi-Generational Perspective • Cheng Cheng, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology May 26, 2017
• Janet Currie Receives an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Zurich Janet M.Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School; Chair, Department of Economics; Director, Center for Health and Wellbeing May 25, 2017
• Medical Abortions Obtained Through Online Telemedicine Shown to be Effective, Safe James Trussell, Charles and Marie Robertson Professor of Public and International Affairs, Emeritus May 17, 2017
• Congratulations Anne Case - Newly Elected Fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Anne C.Case, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs April 26, 2017
• Congratulations - Newly Elected Fellow to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Dalton Conley, Henry Putnam University Professor in Sociology April 26, 2017
• Doug Massey recently made a cameo appearance on Adam Ruins Everything in a segment about the proposed border wall. Douglas S.Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs; Director, Office of Population Research February 15, 2017
• Politics & Polls #30: Immigration & Border Control Douglas S.Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs; Director, Office of Population Research February 13, 2017
• Salganik starts Summer Institute for Computational Social Science Matthew Salganik, Professor of Sociology February 10, 2017
• The Genome Factor shows how genomics is transforming the social sciences—and how social scientists are integrating both nature and nurture into a unified, comprehensive understanding of human behavior at both the individual and society-wide levels. Dalton Conley, Henry Putnam University Professor in Sociology and Jason Fletcher, Professor of Public Affairs, Sociology, Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison authored: The Genome Factor: What the Social Genomics Revolution Reveals about Ourselves, Our History, and the Future January 18, 2017
• Marta Tienda Named Chair of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Board of Trustees Marta Tienda, Maurice P. During Professor in Demographic Studies; Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs; Director, Program in Latino Studies. January 06, 2017
• Salganik explores the future of social science research and academic publishing The premise of Matthew Salganik's, Professor of Sociology forthcoming book, "Bit by Bit: Social Science in the Digital Age," is that technological innovation creates new opportunities for social science researchers. November 17, 2016
• Marta Tienda delivered the 2016 Brown Lecture in Education Research, Restoring the Promise In An Age of Diversity and Division Marta Tienda, Maurice P. During Professor in Demographic Studies; Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs; Director, Program in Latino Studies October 25, 2016
• Princeton Family YMCA 2016 Centennial Award Honoree: Thomas J.Espenshade, Professor of Sociology, Emeritus. The YMCA Centennial Award recognizes remarkable individuals in the community who demonstrate outstanding commitment to helping kids gain the skills and confidence they need to reach their potential, from birth to president (or astronaut or doctor or playwright) and beyond. October 21, 2016
• Experiences and characteristics of women seeking and completing at-home medical termination of pregnancy through online telemedicine in Ireland and Northern Ireland: a population-based analysis James Trussell, Charles and Marie Robertson Professor of Public and International Affairs, Emeritus, Abigail Aiken and Rebecca Gomperts find in The International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, that Irish and Northern Irish women completing at-home medical abortions report benefits for health, wellbeing and autonomy. October 17, 2016
• Doug Massey was interviewed by NPR's, On the Media program: A Failure of Imagination. Douglas S.Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs; Director, Office of Population Research August 01, 2016
• Patricia Fernández-Kelly has been selected as one of five finalists for the 2015 C. Wright Mills Award for her book, The Hero’s Flight: African Americans in West Baltimore and the Shadow of the State. Patricia Fernández-Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Sociology. The Society for the Study of Social Problems notes that “this award is one of the most prestigious, coveted, and competitive awards given in the social sciences.” June 28, 2016
• Pregnant women in Latin American countries were more likely to seek an abortion after receiving health alerts about Zika virus, according to a study co-authored by a team of researchers including James Trussell and Abigail Aiken and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. James Trussell, Charles and Marie Robertson Professor of Public and International Affairs, Emeritus June 23, 2016
• Janet Currie conducted two recent studies on the reduced death rates amoung American children. Good News Hidden in the Data: Today’s Children Are Healthier Janet M.Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School; Chair, Department of Economics; Director, Center for Health and Wellbeing June 20, 2016
• Youth with Parents and Household Members in Prison More Likely to Have First Baby Before Marriage Aaron Gottlieb’s research examines how imprisonment of parents and other household members influence a child’s future. Aaron Gottlieb is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology and the Office of Population Research. June 15, 2016
• Dennis Feehan won the award for his Ph.D. dissertation in Demography entitled “Network Reporting Methods.” The Charles F. Westoff Prize in Demography was established by the Office of Population Research in 1992, to be awarded yearly to an undergraduate or graduate student for excellence in demographic studies. The prize consists of a certificate and a cash award. May 31, 2016
• Marta Tienda to Deliver 2016 Brown Lecture in Education Research Marta Tienda, Maurice P. During Professor in Demographic Studies; Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs; Director, Program in Latino Studies; Director, Program in Population Studies May 02, 2016
• Germán Rodríguez was honored with a 2016 service recognition award given by the Population Association of America Germán Rodríguez, Senior Research Demographer April 06, 2016
• Age and Mobility Predict Death Better Than One’s ‘Molecular Clock’ Noreen Goldman, Hughes-Rogers Professor of Demography and Public Affairs; Acting Director, Office of Population Research, and co-authors alumni Dana Glei and Maxine Weinstein find when it comes to predicting death, more rudimentary measures—like a person’s age or a person’s ability to climb stairs or walk a short distance—are much more powerful predictors of survival than certain biomarkers. April 06, 2016
• Janet Currie awarded the 2015 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award Janet M.Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School; Chair, Department of Economics; Director, Center for Health and Wellbeing. This annual award by the American Economic Association recognizes and honors an individual who has furthered the status of women in the economics profession. December 09, 2015
• Celeste Marin won the APHA Population, Reproductive, and Sexual Health Section 2015 Student Scholarship Award For her research on Adolescent reproductive health needs in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya December 08, 2015
• James Trussell awarded the Michael S. Burnhill Memorial Lectureship James Trussell, Charles and Marie Robertson Professor of Public and International Affairs. Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus This annual award by PPFA and ARHP honors innovation and leadership in the field of women’s reproductive health. November 04, 2015
• Colorism and Classism Confounded: Perceptions of Discrimination in Latin America Angela Dixon's paper has won the ASA James E. Blackwell Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award and the Society for the Study of Social Problem's Division of Racial and Ethnic Minorities Outstanding Student Paper Award. October 19, 2015
• Ending the Cycle of Racial Isolation Douglas S.Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs. Director, Office of Population Research. His research demonstrates that good things can happen when the cycle of racial isolation is broken. October 18, 2015
• ASA Section on Methodology's Leo Goodman Award. Matthew Salganik, Professor of Sociology has been presented with this honor for outstanding research within 10 years of his Ph.D. October 01, 2015
• Tienda Named to Population Reference Bureau’s Board of Trustees Marta Tienda, Maurice P. During Professor in Demographic Studies. Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs. Director, Program in Latino Studies.The bureau, based in Washington, D.C., informs people around the world about population, health and the environment to advance the well-being of current and future generations. September 29, 2015
• America’s Immigration Policy Needs Less Emotion and More Reason Douglas S. Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs. Director, Office of Population Research. U.S. policymaking should be rooted in geographic, demographic and economic considerations, not in our hopes and fears. September 25, 2015
• The Historical Demography of Racial Segregation OPR Ph.D. student Angelina Grigoryeva and Martin Ruef published in the June 2015 issue of the American Sociological Review. This article advances scholarship on racial residential segregation by theorizing and empirically examining how the structural bases of the “backyard” pattern vary from other dimensions of segregation. September 17, 2015
• FACULTY AWARD: Metcalf Awarded by Wellcome Fund to Study Population, Disease Dynamics C. Jessica E.Metcalf, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School September 16, 2015
• Segregation Destroys Black Wealth Research by Douglas Massey and Ph.D. student Jonathan Tannen shows that the history of discrimination has taken an enormous toll on black wealth. September 15, 2015
• New Acting Director Noreen Goldman, Hughes-Rogers Professor of Demography and Public Affairs assumed as OPR's acting director September 09, 2015
• Westoff Prize in Demography Charles F.Westoff, Maurice P. During '22 Professor of Demographic Studies, Emeritus and Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, was on hand to deliver the 2015 Westoff Prize in Demography to Sherry H. Li for her senior thesis analyzing determinants of fertility in China. September 01, 2015
• The Truth About Illegal Immigration Douglas S. Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs. Director, Office of Population Research Net immigration to the US from Mexico isn't nearly as high as it was 5-10 years ago. The real number: zero September 01, 2015
• Cellphone Data can Track Infectious Diseases C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School is in the news at Princeton for her article titled "Cellphone data can track infectious diseases". August 21, 2015
• A Response to Trump's Proposal for Immigration Reform Douglas S. Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs. Director, Office of Population Research responds to Donald Trump's recently released proposal for imigration reform in a Foreign Policy article. August 18, 2015
• The Growing Latino Population Marta Tienda was recently interviewed by the Alumni Society for her views on the topic of "The Latino population is growing. Can colleges help Wall Street keep up" August 15, 2015