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ASI welcomes visiting researcher, Anja Steinbach!

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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.

 

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

Aging Studies Lecture Series Presented by Manlius Library

In collaboration with the Manlius Senior Centre and the Manlius Informed Series, Manlius Library is proud to present the lecture series from The Aging Studies Institute at Syracuse University.

To see the list of speakers, dates and times, click here.

Madonna Harrington Meyer Awarded the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award by the American Sociological Association

Congratulations to Madonna Harrington Meyer, Chair of Sociology at Syracuse University, who has been awarded the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award by the American Sociological Association (ASA) Section on Aging and the Life Course (SALC). In the announcement, Jeylan Mortimer, Chair of SALC, writes “Your contributions to SALC, through your research, public engagement, and service, have been extraordinary throughout your career.” Madonna will receive the award at the American Sociological Association meetings in Seattle in August, and will give the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Lecture a year later, at the ASA meetings in Montreal.