International Research Projects by Country

Migrants to the Gulf Cooperation Countries: Values, Behaviors, and Plans (Thornton) 2009-2011.

Regional Labor Market Effects of Trade Policy: Evidence from Brazilian Liberalization (Kovak) 2008-2009.

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Exploring the Determinants of Changes in 20th Century North American Childbearing (Bailey) 2009-2010.

LCLUC SYNTHESIS: Forested Land Cover and Land Use Change in the Far East of the Northern Eurasia Under the Combined Drivers of Climate and Socio-Economic Transformation (Brown) 2012-2015.

From Vulnerability to Sustainability: Vulnerability and Sustainability Development in the Context Climatic and Institutional Changes in Rural China (Brown) 2010-2011.

Multi-Generation Family and Life History Panel Dataset (Leonard) 2009-2012.

Support for co-hosting a conference at Renmin University at International Sociological Committee (RC28) on Social Stratification and Inequality (Xie) 2009-2010.

Conference Presentation at the 2009 RC28 meeting in Beijing China, "The Role of Non-Cognitive Skills in Educational Achievement in Rural China (Lowry) 2009-2010.

Chinese Family Panel Studies (Xie) 2008-2010.

PIRE (Partnerships for International Research and Education) Collaborative Research and Training in Social Context, Population Processes, and Environmental Change (Axinn) 2007-2013.

Research Training in Population Health in China and South Africa (Lam, & Xie) 2006-2012.

Demographic Responses to Community and Family Context (Leonard) 2006-2010.

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Economic Development and Changes in Crime and Risk Behaviors (Morenoff) 2009-2010.

Supplement #1: Channeling Remittances Toward Human Capital Accumulation (Yang) 2011-2013.

Sexual Geographies and HIV Vulnerability Among Transgendered Sex Workers in the Eastern Dominican Republic (Padilla) 2010-2011.

Incentives for Life (Arunachalam) 2009-2010.

Cross-national Variations and Trends in Islamic Fundamentalism (Thornton) 2009-2011.

An In-depth Analysis of the Worldviews of Egyptians (Moaddel).

A Post-Crisis Analysis of the Attitudes and Value Orientations of the Islamic Publics in Egypt, Iran, and Morocco (Moaddel).

In Search of a Sociopolitical Community: The Cases of Egypt, Iran, and Jordan (Moaddel).

Supplement #1: Channeling Remittances Toward Human Capital Accumulation (Yang) 2011-2013.

Stockholm University Visitor Exchange Program 2012 (Pfeffer) 2012.

Wealth and Opportunity in Sweden, the United States, and Germany (Pfeffer) 2011-2012.

The Ghana-Michigan Post-doctoral and Research Trainee NEtwoRK - Investing in Innovation (PARTNER II) (Snow) 2012-2017.

Short course in analysis of census and survey data in Ghana (Lam, Alter, & Snow) 2011-2012.

Ghana-Michigan Postdoctoral and Research Trainee NEtwoRk (PARTNER) Program (Snow) 2010-2012.

Human Resources for Health: A Learning Grant for Capacity Strengthening in Ghana (Snow) 2008-2011.

Prediction and Control: Global Population, Population Science, and Population Politics in the Twentieth Century (Merchant) 2012-2013.

Global Status Hierarchies (continuation) (Dorius) 2012-2013.

National Prestige Score Data Collection (Dorius) 2011-2012.

Remember When It Rained: The Elusiveness of Gender Discrimination in Indian School Enrollment (Zimmermann) 2012-2013.

Cross-national Variations and Trends in Islamic Fundamentalism (Thornton) 2009-2011.

A Post-Crisis Analysis of the Attitudes and Value Orientations of the Islamic Publics in Egypt, Iran, and Morocco (Moaddel).

In Search of a Sociopolitical Community: The Cases of Egypt, Iran, and Jordan (Moaddel).

Cross-national Variations and Trends in Islamic Fundamentalism (Thornton) 2009-2011.

Health Behaviors and Lifestyles in Old Age in the United States and Japan (Krause, & Liang) 2008-2013.

Health and Well Being Among Older-Old in United States and Japan (Liang, Krause) 2004-2011.

World Values Survey in the Arab World: values and social change in comparative perspective (Inglehart) 2010-2011.

In Search of a Sociopolitical Community: The Cases of Egypt, Iran, and Jordan (Moaddel).

Perceptions of Wealth and the Demand for Health (Hoel) 2011-2012.

Determinants of Sharing between Spouses: Experimental Evidence from Rural Kenya (Hoel) 2010-2011.

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Cross-national Variations and Trends in Islamic Fundamentalism (Thornton) 2009-2011.

Experiment on Direct Deposit and Commitments to Save in Malawi (Yang) 2012-2013.

Response of Malawians' Sexual Behavior to Information about HIV Transmission Risks (Thornton, & Kerwin) 2012-2013.

Response of Malawians’ Sexual Behavior to Information about HIV Transmission Risks (Kerwin) 2012-2013.

Perceptions of Violence Against Women in Africa (Pierotti) 2011-2012.

Scaling up Male Circumcision Service Provision (Thornton) 2010-2012.

Unconventional Safer Sex Strategies (Thornton) 2010-2011.

Employee Crime and Monitoring in Malawi (Godlonton) 2009-2010.

Supplement to Biometric and Financial Innovations in Rural Malawi (Yang) 2007-2009.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and birth outcomes in Mexico City (Brown) 2009-2014.

Land Use Adaptation in Agro-Pastoral Communities on the Mongolian Plateau (Brown) 2010-2011.

Grassland Ecosystems and Societal Adaptations Under Changing Grazing Intensity and Climate on the Mongolian Plateau. (Brown) 2009-2013.

A Post-Crisis Analysis of the Attitudes and Value Orientations of the Islamic Publics in Egypt, Iran, and Morocco (Moaddel).

Savings, Subsidies and Sustainable Food Security in Mozambique: 2011 Post-Harvest Survey Supplement (Yang) 2011.

Subsidies, Savings, and Sustainable Food Security: A Field Experiment in Mozambique (Yang) 2009-2013.

Proposal for a workshop on comparative analysis of aging in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (Knodel) 2013.

Documenting Distribution and Trends of Developmental Idealism in Nepali Textbooks (Thornton) 2012-2013.

Measurement of Remittance Use in a Remittance Dependent Economy (Bhandari) 2012-2013.

Measurement of Marital Interactions and Relationship Dynamics in Nepal (Ghimire) 2012-2013.

Data Dissemination and Data Analysis Workshop in Nepal (Bhandari, & Ghimire) 2011-2012.

Perceptions of Family Change and Marital Quality among Nepalis (Allendorf) 2010-2011.

Research Capacity Building for International Social Science Research (Bhandari) 2010-2011.

Marital Processes, Husband-Wife Relationships, and Fertility Behaviors (Ghimire, & Axinn) 2009-2011.

Proposal for Travel and Data Collection: Examining Social Exclusion of Caste and Ethnic Groups in Community Level Collective Action in Nepal (Pradhan) 2009-2010.

Small Grant to Enhance Social Science Research Capacity in Nepal (Ghimire) 2009-2010.

Examining Social Exclusion of Caste and Ethnic Groups in Community Activities in Nepal (Pradhan) 2008-2009.

Ideational Influences on Marriage and Childbearing (Thornton, Axinn, Barber, & Ghimire) 2008-2014.

PIRE (Partnerships for International Research and Education) Collaborative Research and Training in Social Context, Population Processes, and Environmental Change (Axinn) 2007-2013.

Intergenerational Influences on Family Formation in a Changing Social Context (Axinn, Barber, & Thornton) 2007-2013.

Population and Ecology Research Laboratory (PERL) (Axinn).

Cross-national Variations and Trends in Islamic Fundamentalism (Thornton) 2009-2011.

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Reducing Imperfect Information Among Jobseekers in the Philippines (Beam) 2011-2012.

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

World Values Survey in the Arab World: values and social change in comparative perspective (Inglehart) 2010-2011.

LCLUC SYNTHESIS: Forested Land Cover and Land Use Change in the Far East of the Northern Eurasia Under the Combined Drivers of Climate and Socio-Economic Transformation (Brown) 2012-2015.

Saudi National Mental Health Survey - Preparation, Monitoring & Implementation (Heeringa) 2012-2015.

Migrants to the Gulf Cooperation Countries: Values, Behaviors, and Plans (Thornton) 2009-2011.

Cross-national Variations and Trends in Islamic Fundamentalism (Thornton) 2009-2011.

Fertility Timing and Women's Economic Outcomes in South Africa (Lam) 2012-2014.

Impact of Cash Grants among South African Youth (Thornton) 2012-2013.

Intergenerational Linkages and AIDS: The South Africa Old Age Pension and Sexual Vulnerability Among Youth (Burns) 2011-2012.

Fertility, Intergenerational Transfers, and Economic Development in South Africa (Lam, Thornton, & Willis) 2008-2011.

Research Training in Population Health in China and South Africa (Lam, & Xie) 2006-2012.

Cape Area Panel Study (Lam, & Marteleto).

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Stockholm University Visitor Exchange Program 2012 (Pfeffer) 2012.

Wealth and Opportunity in Sweden, the United States, and Germany (Pfeffer) 2011-2012.

Inside the Health and Education Gradient: High School Grades and Health Care Utilization (Nicholas) 2011-2012.

Tanzanians Gender Ideologies and How They Influence Life Chances and Guide Behavior (Pierotti) 2010-2011.

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Proposal for a workshop on comparative analysis of aging in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (Knodel) 2013.

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Going, Going, Gone Bananas: The Effects of Crop Disease (Fitzpatrick) 2011-2012.

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Capacity Building for Lifespan Focused Substance Use Disorder Research in Ukraine (Murphy, Schulenberg) 2012-2017.

Migrants to the Gulf Cooperation Countries: Values, Behaviors, and Plans (Thornton) 2009-2011.

Proposal for a workshop on comparative analysis of aging in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (Knodel) 2013.

Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia (Knodel, & Lam).

Perceptions of Violence Against Women in Africa (Pierotti) 2011-2012.