David Featherman
Funded Research:
DHB Community Based Building Of Integrated Dynamic Complex Systems For Sustainable Pathways (NSF)
Identifying New Mobility Markets (Ford Motor Company)
Implementation of Ford Megacity Mobility (Ford Motor Company)
Improving the Academic Achievement of Students in Poverty (Spencer Foundation)
School Reform and Beyond (SRB) (Hewlett)
Research Professor, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
Professor, Psychology, University of Michigan.
Professor, Sociology, University of Michigan.
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Dr. Featherman's research interests include aging and the life course, social stratification, and social mobility. His research has spanned the multi-disciplinary fields of demography, social psychology, human development, and gerontology.
Recent Publications
Books
Featherman, David, and Maris A. Vinovskis. 2001. Social Science and Policy Making: A Search for Relevance in the Twentieth Century. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI.
Journal Articles
Featherman, David, Deborah Phillips, and Jinyun Liu. 2004. "Children as an evocative influence on adults' reactions to terrorism." Applied Developmental Science, 8(4): 195-210.
Chapters
Featherman, David, and Robert M. Hauser. 2008. "Prestige or Socioeconomic Scales in the Study of Occupational Achievement." In Social stratification : class, race, and gender in sociological perspective edited by David B. Grusky, Manwai C. Ku and Szonja Szelényi. 202-204. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press.
Featherman, David, and Robert M. Hauser. 2008. "A Refined Model of Occupational Mobility." In Social stratification : class, race, and gender in sociological perspective edited by David B. Grusky, Manwai C. Ku and Szonja Szelényi. 426-436. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press.
PSC Reports
Featherman, David, and Erik Austin . 2008. "Internationalizing the Social Sciences: The Tough Road Ahead." PSC Research Report No. 08-636. April 2008. Abstract. PDF.
PSC blog
Recent resources, events, news
New Publications
Bingenheimer & Geronimus, "Behavior & HIV"
Wildeman, "Imprisonment & Infant Mortality," PSC Research Report
Next Brown Bag
Tues, Dec 1
Arland Thornton & Barb Koremenos
Mobilizing for Human Rights
For live stream
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