Institute for Social Research Next Generation Initiative. 2023 Awardees & Projects
Lauren White

Lauren White
Doctoral Candidate, Social Work and Psychology
Employing Participatory Implementation to Investigate Collaborative Use of Research Evidence to Promote Health Equity for Indigenous Youth in a Reservation Communit

Jasmine Simington

Jasmine Simington
Doctoral Candidate, Sociology and Public Policy
Negotiating homeownership: The Paradox of Heirs’ Property

Neil Christy

Neil Christy
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Economics
Capital Income Taxes and the Distribution of Wealth

Aaron Neal

Aaron Neal
Doctoral Candidate, Clinical Science and Psychology
Determinants of Black Youth Mental Health: Examining the Role of Structural Racis

Suzanne Perkins

Suzanne Perkins
Research Investigator, Institute for Social Research
Child maltreatment cognitive outcomes across the life course

Janet Wang

Janet Wang
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology
Education and Earnings Inequality Among Older Worker

Eugenia Quintanilla

Eugenia Quintanilla
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science
Prosocial Politics: A Theory of Political Engagement and Public Opinion

Shayla Olson

Shayla Olson
Doctoral Student, Political Science
Inconsistent Ambivalence: White Christians’ Responses to Calls for Racial Justice from the Pulpit

Jiaming Soh

Zsigmond Palvolgyi
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Economics
Did decreasing residential segregation reduce the Black–White wealth gap?

Brooke Arterberry

Brooke Arterberry
Research Investigator, Institute for Social Research
Loneliness from young adulthood to midlife

Charles Katulamu

Charles Katulamu
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology
Morals, Beliefs, and the Law: Uncovering the Abortion Realm in Kampala, Uganda

Emma Banchoff

Emma Banchoff
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology
Family formation in times of uncertainty: gender, work, and the transition to adulthood

Junchao Tang

Junchao Tang
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology
Population Census, State Legibility, and Politics of Data in China

Matthew Pesner

Matthew Pesner
Postdoctoral Scholar, Population Studies Center
The Life-Cycle Impacts of Cash Transfers to Poor Children

Weidi Qin

Weidi Qin
Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center
Neighborhood, Social Support, and Inflammation in Older Adults

David Grace

David Grace
Doctoral Candidate, School for Environment and Sustainability
TEffects of Religious Networks on Forest Conservation in the Western Ghats, India

Emily Flores

Emily Flores
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychology
Financial Exploitation among Spanish-speaking older adults

Francy Luna Diaz

Francy Luna Diaz
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science
Latinos’ Unique Information Environments and the Spread of Misinformation

Ignangeli Salinas-Muñiz

Ignangeli Salinas-Muñiz
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science
Islands of the Underrepresented: Public Opinion of Political Status in the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico

Phoebe Henninger

Phoebe Henninger
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science
Partisan Election Administration and its Effect on Voter Confidence

Soobin Choi

Soobin Choi
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communication and Media
Communicating Climate Change Efficacy

Elly Field

Elly Field
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology
How School Choice Policies Shape How Schools and Neighborhoods Experience Racial Demographic Changes Over Time

Kimberly Hess

Kimberly Hess
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology
Representation Matters: Minority Inclusion and American National Identity in K-12 U.S. State Social Studies Standards

Peter Carroll

Peter Carroll
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science
Patronage as Insurance: Precarity, Clientelism and Political Engagement in Africa

Jun Fang

Jun Fang
Doctoral Student, Department of Political Science
Gender Inequalities in Constituency Service Delivery in Authoritarian Regimes: Evidence from China’s Public Restroom Project

Martin Macias Medellin

Martin Macias Medellin
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science
The Politics and Logistics of Police Violence: Evidence from Rio de Janeiro

Victor Rateng

Victor Rateng
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science
Election Observation and Public Confidence in the Outcome of the 2022 General Elections in Kenya

Elly Field

Elly Field
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology
How School Choice Policies Shape How Schools and Neighborhoods Experience Racial Demographic Changes Over Time

Rebecca Wai

Rebecca Wai
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Political Science
Maybe in my backyard: How refugee-host cooperation promotes peace and prosperity

Donor Impact

“This funding is incredibly valuable to me as it will allow me to pursue a new area of qualitative research and develop my grant portfolio and will also advance our SRC survey content.”
– Joelle Abramowitz

“My project will benefit immensely from the funding support by the F. Thomas Juster Economic Behavior Research Award, by providing me with instrumental support to dedicate my time to this data-intensive project that engages with key topics of social science research on wealth, family inequality, and social inequality… Thank you to everyone who has generously donated to this fund; ambitious projects would not be possible without such awards and resources.”
– Davis Daumler

“The funding from this grant will allow me to collect my own data to study my research questions. I will obtain nationally diverse samples of Black Americans and ask questions about their belief in the American opportunity structure, the extent to which they feel discrimination limits their opportunity to succeed and their support for racially redistributive policies. Thank you again for this generous award.”
– Zoe Walker

“I plan to use the award’s funding to pay participants who complete my intervention and survey, including those who participate in the pilot stage of my study. Personally, I am very excited to pursue this research, in part because this is my first opportunity to conduct such a large-scale study. This is only possible through the funding that you provided. Thank you so much for your contribution to the Marans/Chen Award; it will have an indelible mark on my career.”
– Jess Lasoff-Santos

“The Morgan Award is one of the resources that are unique to the University of Michigan. With the Morgan Award, I will be able to devote my productive time to explore my research question full-time. Your generosity has inspired me to help others and to give back to the community. I hope one day I will be able to help future students to achieve their goals just like how you have helped me.”
– Jiaming Soh

“This award will help me conduct more rigorous and innovative research on a topic – work and health disparities – that is of great public health importance. Moreover, I am at a pivotal stage in my career as a researcher, as I begin to establish a track record of leading my own studies and obtaining external funding. This support will help move me toward being an accomplished expert in this field.”
– Margaret Whitley

“Funds from this award will be used to compensate participants who I will plan to interview. Having these funds will allow me to begin this project early this summer, thus helping me move my dissertation forward earlier than expected. I am thankful to the Marshall Weinberg Endowment.”
– Giovanni Román-Torres

“This funding will be incredibly important for the success of this project. Your generous donation allows us field surveys to answer questions that have not yet been answered, or even asked until this point. Thanks to you, I will be able to create and field my own survey for the first time in my career, which will be invaluable to my professional development. Also, since this grant ensures you work with a faculty member affiliated with the ISR, I will be able to work closely with Dr. Kenneth Lowande. As a result, I will not bolster my substantive training, but will also learn how to be a great mentor and co-author from Dr. Lowande. Thank you again for your generosity. This project would not be possible without you.”
– Ciera Hammond

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