The National Science Foundation awarded Liz Boyle funding for her project: "The Cost of Rights or the Right Cost? The Impact of Global Economic and Human Rights Policies on Child Well-Being."
July 2009 Archives
New research by Rachel Schurman and co-author William Munro finds two very different outcomes in similar 'anti-biotech' movements of the late 1990s. This research is featured in the latest American Journal of Sociology.
Minnesota Ph.D. graduate Sara Wakefield (2007), now an Asst. Professor at UC-Irvine, is quoted in a July 4, 2009 article published by The New York Times. The article cites Wakefield's dissertation research on the mental health outcomes of Chicago children with imprisoned parents.
Liz Boyle: National Science Foundation, "The Cost of Rights or the Right Cost? The Impact of Global Economic and Human Rights Policies on Child Well-Being." $160,000 8/1/2009-7/31/11.
Liz Boyle, P.I. (with Erika Busse co-Principal Investigator): National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant, "Weaving Threads in the Transnational Family Fabric: Peruvian Women's Role in Intertwining Gender and Ethnicity." 2008-2009.
Jeff Broadbent, P.I. (with Dana Fisher Columbia University, and Katsumi Matsumoto, University of Minnesota Department of Geology, co-Principal Investigators): National Science Foundation, "HSD: Collaborative Research: Social Networks as Agents of Change in Climate Change Policy Making" $719,000 10/01/08-03/31/11.
Penny Edgell, Joe Gerteis and Doug Hartmann, co-Principal Investigators: Edelstein Family Foundation (recurring gift), "American Mosaic Project", ongoing, $500,000 funded to date.
Michael Goldman, P.I. (with graduate student Jin Woong Kang): National Science Foundation doctoral dissertation grant for Jin Woong Kang, University of Minnesota, "North Korean State Micro-Politics", 2009.
Eric Grodsky (with John Robert Warren co-Principal Investigator): Spencer Foundation, "Should Everyone Go to College? Reconsidering the Risks and Rewards of Postsecondary Education in America". $11,000 1/1/2008-8/31/2009
Eric Grodsky as consultant (with Chandra Muller, Catherine Riegle-Crumb and Kelly Raley, University of Texas-Austin): National Science Foundation, "STEM in the New Millennium: Preparation, Pathways and Diversity." $579,000.
Eric Grodsky (with Michal Kurlaender, University of California--Davis, Cathy Horn, University of Houston and Jessica Howell, Sacramento State University, co-principal investigators): U.S. Department of Education, Institute for Education Sciences, "The Effects of Institutional Practices on Postsecondary Trajectories--Matriculation, Persistence and Time to Degree." $460,000
Erin Kelly, P.I. and Phyllis Moen, co-Principal Investigator: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (National Institutes of Health). Phase 2 of Work, Family & Health Network. Flexible Work and Well-Being Center at the University of Minnesota. $5,383,491. 2008-2013.
David Knoke (with Doug Wholey, co-Principal Investigator): National Science Foundation Sociology Program & Innovation and Organizational Change Program, "The Effect of Social Networks and Team Climate on Team Innovation and Client Outcomes in Health Care Teams." $249,999 2007-2009.
David Knoke (with graduate student Dahlia Mani): National Science Foundation doctoral dissertation grant for Dahlia Mani, University of Minnesota, "Network Identification and Conceptualization of Business Groups," $7500 2008-2009.
David Knoke (with graduate student Eric Dahlin): National Science Foundation doctoral dissertation grant for Eric Dahlin, University of Minnesota, "A Multi-Method Study of the Innovation Process in the US Biotechnology Industry." $3000 2008-2009.
Ann Meier: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01), Population Sciences Division, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health for "Social Development into Adulthood" $584,227 2005-2010.
Phyllis Moen: (with graduate student Rachael Kulick) National Science Foundation doctoral dissertation Research Award - Rachael Kulick: "Social Meanings of Home Birth in the United States and the Netherlands." $7,500 2008-2009.
Jeylan Mortimer, P.I. (with Doug Hartmann, Erin Kelly, Carolyn Liebler, Teresa Swartz, Ann Meier, Christopher Uggen, and Rob Warren, co-Principal Investigators): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. HD044138 "Work Experience and Mental Health: A Panel Study of Youth." $1,062,500 5/7/08-4/30/13.
Rob Warren, co-Principal Investigator: National Institute on Aging, NIH, "Aging Together: Brothers and Sisters of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study." $504,084 7/01/09 - 6/31/14.
Rob Warren, co-Principal Investigator: National Institute on Aging, NIH, "The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: As We Age." $27,836 7/01/08 - 6/31/13.
Rob Warren, co-Principal Investigator: Spencer Foundation Collaborative Travel Grant, "Should Everyone Go to College? Reconsidering the Risks and Rewards of Postsecondary Education in America." $11,000 7/01/08 - 6/31/09.
