People
at the Center
Center Directors

Department of Sociology, Michigan State University
Phone: 773-256-6361
E-mail: bschneid@msu.edu
Interests: Adolescent work and postsecondary plans, school choice, parental involvement in education
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Department of Sociology, University of Chicago
Phone: 773-256-6333
E-mail: l-waite@uchicago.edu
Interests: Intergenerational transfers, demography of the family, aging, labor force
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Core Faculty

Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
Phone: 773-834-2090
E-mail: a-kalil@uchicago.edu
Interests: Occupation and work family conflict

School of Social Services Administration, University of Chicago
Phone: 773-702-1149
E-mail: jlevine@uchicago.edu
Interests: Social Stratification, Gender and the
Labor Market, and Timing of Fertility
Casey Mulligan

Department of Economics, University of Chicago
Phone: 773-702-9017
E-mail: cbm4@uchicago.edu
Interests: Intergenerational mobility; nonpecuniary incentives for behavior

Assistant Professor of Strategy, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
Phone: 773-834-2863
E-mail: damon.phillips@gsb.uchicago.edu
Interests: Law Firm Status and the Identification with Family Law Practice and Attorney Maternity Leave

Department of Sociology, University of Chicago
Phone: 773-256-6331
E-mail: r-stolzenberg@uchicago.edu
Interests: Social
mailto:r-stolzenberg@uchicago.eduinequality; family formation; long-term consequences of schooling for individuals and families

Department of Sociology, University of Chicago
Phone: 773-256-6324
E-mail: yama@src.uchicago.edu
Interests: Social stratification and mobility; quantitative methodology; the life course
Past Postdoctoral Fellows
Alisa Lewin (2003-2006)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Haifa
Karrie Snyder (2004-2006)
Institute for Women, Gender and Health Research, Northwestern University
Carolyn Stuenkel (2002-2003)
Lianne Kurina (2001-2003)
Department of Health Studies (Epidemiology), University of Chicago
Marjorie Schaafsma (2000-2002)
Kimberly Maier (2000-2002)
Measurement and Quantitative Methods program, Michigan State University
Jennifer Schmidt (1999-2002)
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundation, Northern Illinois University
Rachel Gordon (1998-2000)
Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Qin Chen (1998-2000)
University of Chicago
Regina Bures (1998-2000)
Department of Sociology, State University of New York- Albany
Emma K. Adam (1998-2000)
School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
Richard B. Bernard (1998-1999)
Department of Sociology, University of Toronto
Past Graduate Students
Nicholas Dempsey
Department of Sociology, University of Chicago
Allison Deschamps, PhD (2005)
Phillip Hammack, PhD (2006)
University of California- Santa Cruz
Jennifer Hanis-Martin
Department of Sociology, University of Chicago
Lisa Hoogstra, PhD (2002)
National High School Center, Learning Points Associates
Jaeki Jeong, PhD (2004)
Michael Kaufman
Department of Human Development, University of Chicago
Yojin Kim
School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
Doug Lauen, PhD (2006)
Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Yun-Suk Lee, PhD (2002)
Department of Urban Sociology, University of Seoul
Elaine Marchena, PhD (2003)
Sylvia Martinez, PhD (2006)
School of Education and Latino Studies Program, Indiana University
Jennifer Matjasko, PhD (2002)
Human Ecology and Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin
Elizabeth McGhee-Hassrick
Department of Sociology, University of Chicago
Mark Nielsen, PhD (2002)
Chi-Young Koh, PhD (2004)
Korean General Social Survey
Shira Offer, PhD (2006)
Bar Ilan University
Jennifer Schmidt, PhD (1998)
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Northern Illinois University
Carolyn Stuenkel, PhD (2002)
Matthew Weinshenker, PhD (2006)
Department of Sociology, Fordham University
Rustin Wolfe, PhD (2001)
St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Pamela Zuker, PhD (2001)
Center on Noogenic Research, Aspen Institute
Past Center Staff
Demetria Proutsos
Project Administrator (2005-2007)
Lisa Hoogstra
Senior Research Analyst (2002-2006)
Nora Broege
Research Assistant and Data Manager (2003-2006)
Ann Owens
Research Assistant and Project Administrator (2002-2005)
Jason Labate
Project Administrator (2002-2004)
Holly Rice Sexton
Research Analyst and Data Manager (2001-2004)
Allison Atteberry
Research Assistant (2003-2005)
Paul Hanselman
Research Assistant and Website Design (2003-2004)
Mick D'Arcy
Research Assistant
Greg Bok
Research Assistant
Eunice Kim
Research Assistant
Maureen E. Marshall
Research Assistant
Agraja Sharma
Research Assistant
Richard Striano
Research Assistant
Monica Li
Research Assistant
Nathan Sidles
Research Assistant affiliated with center
Precious Johnson
Research Assistant affiliated with center