Michigan’s Population Studies Center

PSC was established in 1961 and has a rich history as an interdisciplinary community of scholars in population research and training. PSC is one of five centers within the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR).

PSC receives core funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (P2CHD041028). The Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP) , which supports research in population health, is part of PSC.

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Research Experiment: Sharing a Family Photo Helps Migrant Workers Elicit Employer Empathy

Research Experiment: Sharing a Family Photo Helps Migrant Workers Elicit Employer Empathy

Could sharing a family photo with an employer make workplace mistreatment less likely to occur? Researchers studying Filipino domestic workers, in collaboration with the Philippine government through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, found that small gestures– providing a small gift of dried mangos and showing a family photo to new employers overseas– reduced mistreatment, increased…

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PSC Small Grants

Private gifts are a true investment in the research and training conducted at the Population Studies Center. They are used to support graduate students, young faculty, and international scholars, and to seed small research projects.

Currently six funds have been established at PSC. Learn more about these funds— those they honor, and the work they support– or browse all PSC Small Grants awarded.

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