Congratulations, New Scholars!

Lori Beaman,: Economics
Tim Büthe,: Political Science
Cybelle Fox,: Sociology
John Friedman,: Economics

News

May 2007: Anthony Chen publishes, "The Party of Lincoln and the Politics of State Fair Employment Practices Legislation in the North, 1945-64" in the American Journal of Sociology.
April 2007: Alexandra Kalev's groundbreaking new study that shows employee diversity training does not work is featured in Time Magazine.
August 2006: Naomi Murakawa receives the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association's Race, Ethnicity, and Politics section.
August 2006: Robert Mickey receives the American Political Science Association's E.E. Schattschneider Award for the best doctoral disseration in the field of American Government.
April 2006: Anthony Chen publishes,"The Hitlerian Rule of Quotas: Racial Conservatism and the Politics of Fair Employment Legislation in NY State, 1941-45."

Current Scholar Bios

Michael Anderson received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2006). Michael's dissertation examines the long term effects of preschool intervention, the relationship between job promotions and health, and the effects of light trucks on traffic fatalities. His current projects analyze the relationship between restaurants and obesity, the effects of traffic congestion on heart attacks, and the economic benefits of improving automobile efficiency. As a RWJ Scholar, he continues to study the social and environmental determinants of health outcomes.