PSC In The News
Savolainen links antisocial behavior in childhood to disadvantage and poverty in adulthood
Norton et al. put dollar value on relief from chronic pain for Americans age 50+
Seefeldt says TANF restrictions may limit program's help for poor Americans
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Neal Krause wins GSA's Robert Kleemeier Award
U-M awarded $58 million to develop ideas for preventing and treating health problems
Bailey, Eisenberg , and Fomby promoted at PSC
Michigan Population Studies Center
Childhood family structure and economic disadvantage
Deirdre Bloom analyzes how family structure and stability in childhood contribute to intergenerational income mobility.
Unraveling the connection between unintended pregnancy and education
Akilah Wise, Arline Geronimus, and Pamela Smock analyze the links between educational attainment, early education advantage, and unintended pregnancy.
Help for orphans and vulnerable children in Mozambique
Dean Yang leads efforts to evaluate the health, education, and economic benefits of programs aimed at improving the wellbeing of orphaned and vulnerable children - and their households - in Mozambique.
Genetic, social/familial, and environmental predictors of mental health disorders
Bill Axinn, Dirgha Ghimire, and Colter Mitchell explore causal pathways to psychiatric disorders using data from the 20-year-old Chitwan Valley Family Study.
How conditions of international migrant workers impact their children
Dirgha Ghimire leads a new migrant survey component of the FAMELO, comparing working conditions, remittances, and family communication for Nepali migrants to Gulf and non-Gulf States.
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Michigan's Population Studies Center,
established in 1961, 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). More...
PSC receives core funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (R24 HD041028) and the National Institute on Aging (P30 AG012846).
MiCDA, a joint program of PSC & SRC spurs new research on aging