Abigail Weitzman

Dr. Abigail Weitzman is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the Population Research Center and the Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies. She holds a Ph.D. from New York University and specializes in family dynamics, violence, migration, and public policy.

• Research Focus: Migration patterns, gender inequality, policy impacts on health, longitudinal studies.
• Projects: Founder of the Desplazado en Las Americas (DELAS) study on migrant health in Costa Rica; U.S. research on immigrant policy effects.
• Methodologies: Causal inference, econometrics, qualitative analysis, panel surveys, and mixed-method approaches.

Grants: Funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, Russell Sage Foundation, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Teaching: Offers courses on Forced Migration and Causal Inference, emphasizing empirical analysis and student-driven research.