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Jennifer Karas Montez named a 2016-2017 Chancellor’s Citation Award Winner
Jennifer Karas Montez, was announced a 2016-2017 Chancellor’s Citation award winner!
The Chancellor’s Citation awards were first presented to members of the University community in 1979 in recognition of outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and creative work. Over time, the focus of the awards changed to reflect new priorities and institutional directions. This year, Chancellor’s Citations will be presented in four categories: Faculty Excellence and Scholarly Distinction; Outstanding Contributions to the Student Experience and University Initiatives; Excellence in Student Research; and a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Karas Montez will receive her award at the One University Awards ceremony on April 25th at Hendricks Chapel from 5:00-6:30pm.
To learn more go to: One University Awards
M.F.A. Candidates’ Exhibition “Let’s be Dragons” Spans Five Venues in Syracuse, and NYC
The MFA in Collaborative thesis projects, which were previewed at an ASI Brown bag Lunch in February, will be shown April 14-May 14 at the 914Works Gallery, 914 East Genesee St. The opening reception for this show is April 14, 6-8pm. For more information go to http://vpa.syr.edu/news/mfa-candidates-exhibition-lets-be-dragons-spans-five-venues
ASI Winter Newsletter
ASI’s Center for Aging and Policy Studies and the Cornell Population Center Extend their Collaboration
The Aging Studies Institute’s Center for Aging and Policy Studies has recently awarded funding for three projects to continue the interdisciplinary collaboration and research developed as as result of the Center’s prior P30 funding.
The P30 grant from the National Institute on Aging provided support for building collaborative relationships between ASI and the Cornell Population Center. This year Douglas Wolf, PI of the original P30 funding, and Kelly Musick, director of the Cornell Population Center, were able to provide funding for three proposals for faculty involved in this collaboration. The goal of this initiative is to attract new faculty and to advance the partnership between the two institutions.
Project titles and faculty recipients include:
“Religiosity as a Health-Promoting Resource for Custodial Grandparents,” Merril Silverstein, Ph.D., Syracuse University Professor of Sociology and Human Development & Family Science and Cornell University’s Rachel Dunifon, Ph.D., Department of Policy Analysis and Management.
“Trajectories of Student Disadvantage: Unpacking Free/Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility across Childhood,” Katherine Michelmore, Ph.D., Syracuse University Department of Public Administration and International Affairs and Peter Rich, Ph.D., Cornell University’s Department of Policy Analysis and Management.
“SNAP and Labor Market Decision over the Live Course,” Sara Hamersma, Ph.D., Syracuse University Department of Public Administration and International Affairs and Warren Brown, Ph.D., Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research.
Additional information on the research projects can be found here.
ASI welcomes visiting researcher, Anja Steinbach!
The Aging Studies Institute welcomes visiting researcher, Anja Steinbach!
Anja Steinbach, a native of Germany, is living in Ithaca with her family while she is working on various research projects with ASI.
Anja began her academic research with a focus on migration and assimilation. Her doctoral thesis focuses on integration of migrants in Germany. After receiving her PhD, Anja worked on a large-scale research project on families, in which she developed parental questionnaires. This sparked her curiosity in intergenerational relationships and inspired her to pair her newfound interest with her experience in researching migration. Anja went on to research and write about intergenerational relations, particularly in migrant and step-families.
Anja decided to take her sabbatical from teaching in Germany to conduct research in the United States. She is excited about the new experiences this will provide, and looks forward to practicing her English! She chose Syracuse specifically after attending a conference last year at SU on aging and families. She will be working with Merril Silverstein on papers about intergenerational relations. She also hopes to write on ethnic inequalities in education in Germany and the United States.
Anja admires the Aging Studies Institute and the opportunity that it gives her to connect with other academics who share her interests. She is grateful for the ability to research here.
As for her time in New York, Anja is enjoying living in the area with her family. She finds the people to be welcoming and the environment to be relaxing. Her favorite experience so far has been Porch Fest in Ithaca.
You can hear Anja present at ASI Brown Bag on January 20th, 2017 at 12 p.m. in Lyman 314. Her lecture is titled “Older Migrants in Germany”.
Andrew London named Associate Dean of Finance and Administration
Congratulations to Andrew London who was recently appointed associate dean for finance and administration by Dean David Van Slyke. Carol Faulkner from History will be the associate dean for academic affairs. The appointments will take place on January 1, 2017 as Michael Wasylenko will conclude his term as senior associate dean and return as a professor in the Economics Department.
Andrew will be charged with overseeing the School’s financial and budget operations, inclusive of graduate student funding, human resources related to School and department staffing levels, staff personnel matters, facilities and space administration, information and computing technology, career services, and research. The appointment is a 3 year term.
ASI Fall Newsletter
Jennifer Karas Montez appointed “Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies”
Jennifer Karas Montez, assistant professor of sociology has been named a “Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies” to recognize her contributions to the field of Aging Studies. The appointment begins in the academic year 2016-17 and continues through the academic year 2018-19.
The appointment comes with an annual stipend for research support in aging studies. It is made possible by the generous contributions of Gerald B. Cramer ’52, a Syracuse University Trustee Emeritus, member of the Maxwell School Advisory Board and a longstanding supporter of Syracuse University’s Aging Studies Institute.
To learn more go here.
Jennifer Karas Montez featured in New York Times Article
Jennifer Karas Montez recently published article focusing on the differences in women’s mortality across the U.S. States, received coverage in the New York Times article, “New Clues in the Mystery of Women’s Lagging Life Expectancy.”
To read the article click here
Montez, Zajacova, & Hayward. 2016 “Explaining Inequalities in Women’s Mortality between U.S. States” SSM-Population Health 2:561-571