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Christina J. Diazمشاهده پروفایل

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Rice UniversityUnited States

Immigration
Assimilation
Fertility
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Christina J. Diaz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Rice University, specializing in social demography, immigration, and family formation. Her research focuses on the health and well-being of Latin American immigrants and the cultural, social, and economic impacts of immigration on U.S. society. Prior to joining Rice in 2021, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona's School of Sociology. Education: Ph.D. in Sociology (demography/ecology), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 M.S. and M.A. in Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison and DePaul University B.A. in Sociology, DePaul University, 2007 Research Interests: Dr. Diaz’s work examines immigration’s role in shaping cultural dynamics, educational outcomes, and demographic trends. She investigates how immigrant-origin populations influence U.S. societal structures, including cuisine, language curricula, and family formation patterns. Her research bridges historical and contemporary perspectives, emphasizing the intersection of immigration with health, education, and inequality. Recent Work Trends: Her publications analyze topics like segmented assimilation, educational mobility, and the socioeconomic implications of immigration. Recent work emphasizes methodological rigor (e.g., IV estimates for sibship size) and interdisciplinary approaches, such as linking cultural studies to demographic shifts. Honors & Awards: Reuben Hill Award (National Council on Family Relations, 2017) Student Paper Award (ASA Sociology of Population Section, 2015) Best Poster Award (Population Association of America, 2014) CTE Faculty Fellow (2024–27) Advisory & Teaching Roles: She advises the Hermes Telehealth Committee (2022) and teaches courses on family sociology, immigration, and advanced quantitative methods. Her teaching emphasizes practical skills like statistical modeling (Linear Models, STaRT workshops).

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Dinah Hannafordمشاهده پروفایل

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University of HoustonUnited States

Dinah Hannaford is an Associate Professor in the Comparative Cultural Studies Department at the University of Houston, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. She also serves as the Anthropology Undergraduate Program Director. She holds a Ph.D. from Emory University. Her research focuses on the political economy of intimate life, using ethnographic methods to explore themes like transnational marriage dynamics, global aid work, and gender roles in Senegal. Her work bridges cultural anthropology with critical analyses of globalization and neoliberalism. Key publications include Aid and the Help: International Development and the Transnational Extraction of Care (2023) and Marriage Without Borders: Transnational Spouses in Neoliberal Senegal (2017). She co-edited Opting Out: Women Messing with Marriage Around the World (2022), exploring global feminist critiques of marital norms. Her linguistic expertise in French, Italian, and Wolof supports her ethnographic research. Research themes include international development's impact on domestic labor, digital surveillance in transnational relationships, and the sociopolitical dimensions of migration.

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Giacomo De Giorgiمشاهده پروفایل

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University of MiskolcHungary

Giacomo De Giorgi is a Full Professor of Economics at the University of Geneva’s Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM), affiliated with the Institute of Economics and Econometrics. He previously held roles as Assistant Professor at Stanford University (2006–2013), Visiting Professor at UC Berkeley (2010–2011), Wesley Mitchell Visiting Professor at Columbia University (2012–2013), Research Professor at ICREA-MOVE Barcelona (2013–2014), Senior Economist at the New York Federal Reserve (2014–2016), and currently holds a Visiting Professorship at UC Irvine (since 2018). He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association and a member of BREAD, CEPR, and IPA. Education: Ph.D., University College London. His research focuses on Economic Development, Labour Economics, Household Finance, and Entrepreneurship . Notable contributions include studies on cash transfer programs’ spillover effects, family networks’ impact on education, and credit market dynamics. He co-launched the Virtual Development Economics Seminar Series (VDEV/Channel) in 2020. Recent articles explore lifecycle inequality between racial groups, post-default economic dynamics, and SDG tracking in crises. His work appears in top journals like the American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, and Journal of Development Economics. Awards: Banamex Prize (2020). Teaching includes Development Economics, Labor Economics, and Advanced Econometrics. He has advised numerous institutions and co-authored influential papers on topics like informal firms’ formalization and consumption networks. He is actively involved in interdisciplinary collaborations, presenting globally on themes like refugees’ poverty, farming transitions, and financial crisis narratives.

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Soo-Yeon Yoonمشاهده پروفایل

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Sonoma State UniversityUnited States

Soo-Yeon Yoon is an Associate Professor at Sonoma State University (SSU), specializing in sociology and social demography. Her research focuses on family dynamics, gender equality, and population changes in East Asia, particularly South Korea. Previously, she served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her academic interests include work-family balance, health disparities, and quantitative methods. Key research projects examine gender equality’s impact on fertility rates and marriage patterns in South Korea, alongside comparative studies of East Asian societies during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. She has published extensively in journals such as Asian Population Studies and Journal of Comparative Family Studies . Dr. Yoon’s work bridges theoretical insights with policy implications, aiming to inform decision-makers on family policies and public health strategies. She advises students in general academic areas and maintains an active research agenda exploring demographic transitions and socioeconomic inequalities.

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Mathias Lerchمشاهده پروفایل

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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in LausanneSwitzerland

Mathias Lerch serves as Lecturer and Head of the Urban Demography Laboratory (URBDEMO) at the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL). With expertise spanning population dynamics, urbanization, and demographic estimation, he bridges demography with urban planning and environmental science through interdisciplinary research on mortality, fertility, and migration patterns. His research centers on Population and Development, International Demography, and Urban Demography, examining how socioeconomic and environmental factors interact with demographic change. Methodologically, Lerch specializes in data collection, linkage, quality assessment, and advanced statistical modeling for demographic estimation and multi-regional projection, with particular focus on migration systems, fertility transitions, and mortality disparities in urban contexts. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2017-2025) reveals consistent investigation into migration patterns across rural-urban continua, fertility transitions in developing regions, and mortality outcomes in urban environments. His work demonstrates methodological innovation through multi-regional projection techniques and large-scale dataset integration, significantly advancing demographic estimation practices and policy-relevant insights for urban population growth. Dr. Lerch currently advises PhD students Beckendorff Dorothee and Du Wenxiu while teaching courses including Urban Demography and Border Forensics at EPFL. His advisory work focuses on training the next generation of demographers in quantitative methods and urban population analysis. As head of URBDEMO, Lerch leads a research team developing systemic frameworks for understanding urban population dynamics. The laboratory's work integrates demographic methods with urban studies to address contemporary challenges in urbanization, migration flows, and sustainable city development through innovative data linkage and modeling approaches.

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Taylan Acarمشاهده پروفایل

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Goethe-University FrankfurtGermany

Dr. Taylan Acar is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, focusing on the intersection of gender, socio-economic status, and immigrant backgrounds in parenting norms and childcare practices. His work emphasizes the gendered division of labor, attitudes toward gender equality, and external childcare utilization in Germany. PhD in Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Project: Internalized Gender and Parenting Norms (2025) Research areas: Gender Studies, Sociology of Education, Migration Studies His research spans comparative analyses of educational integration, labor dynamics in healthcare, and socio-political factors affecting family processes. Recent publications highlight discrepancies between gender ideology and childcare practices, while older works address subcontracted labor and feminist reimaginings of neoliberal policies. Scientific awards include the Ferhunde Özbay Best Article Award (Turkish Population Studies Association). His work is funded by Boğaziçi University Research Fund (BAP) and contributes to debates on gender equality, migration integration, and educational equity.

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Golfo Alexopoulosمشاهده پروفایل

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University of South FloridaUnited States

Golfo Alexopoulos is a Professor and Director of the USF Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies at the University of South Florida's School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and an M.A. from Yale University. Her research focuses on Soviet and Russian authoritarianism, Stalinist systems, political violence, and human rights, with a particular emphasis on disinformation and medical exploitation in the Stalinist Gulag. A key work is Illness and Inhumanity in Stalin’s Gulag (2017), examining prisoner dehumanization through archival health records. Teaching spans contemporary Russian politics, comparative authoritarianism, and the Soviet Union. She integrates multimedia and personal experiences, including slides from her time in the USSR during Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin eras. Her advising has supported students entering academia, diplomacy, and international law. Her research also explores Stalin’s disenfranchisement policies and Soviet citizenship through petitions discovered in Siberian archives. Current work links 20th-century Soviet authoritarianism to modern Russian disinformation strategies. She directs the USF Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, fostering interdisciplinary scholarship on global political systems.

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Matthias Sutterمشاهده پروفایل

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Graz University of TechnologyAustria

Matthias Sutter serves as Director at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn while holding part-time professorships at the University of Cologne (10%) and University of Innsbruck (5%). His academic career spans multiple prestigious institutions including the European University Institute in Florence (2013-2014), University of Gothenburg (2007-2013, part-time), University of Cologne (2015-2017, Excellence Chair), and University of Innsbruck (2006-2017). His educational background includes a PhD in economics (1999) and habilitation (2002), both from the University of Innsbruck. Additional academic recognition includes membership in the German National Science Association (Leopoldina) and Academia Europaea. Sutter's research program centers on experimental economics, with particular focus on team decision making processes and the development of economic decision capabilities across different age groups. His work investigates how patience, risk preferences, and social behaviors evolve throughout life, and how these economic preferences impact health and economic success. He has made significant contributions to understanding credence goods markets, where information asymmetry between providers and consumers creates unique market challenges. His experimental approaches combine laboratory studies with field experiments to generate robust insights applicable to real-world economic situations. His publication record demonstrates consistent output in top-tier journals, with recent work spanning diverse topics including energy consumption during crises, workplace climate interventions, vaccination attitudes in polarized environments, and the formation of economic preferences in childhood. The interdisciplinary nature of his research connects economics with psychology, public policy, and organizational behavior, reflecting his broad scholarly impact. Major Awards and Honors: 2017 Hans Kelsen Preis of the Universität zu Köln 2016 Pater Johannes Schasching SJ Preis for dialogue between economy, ethics and religion 2015 Exeter Prize for Research in Experimental Economics 2009 Science Prize of the State of Tyrol 2008 Honorary Prizes from Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse and State of Vorarlberg 2004 Oberbank-Science-Prize Linz Sutter serves as Principal Investigator in the Excellence Cluster 'ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy,' funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG). He holds editorial positions as Associate Editor of 'Management Science,' 'European Economic Review,' and 'Economics Letters,' and serves on the Editorial Boards of 'Experimental Economics' and 'Journal of the Economic Science Association.' His work extends beyond academia through popular science communication, including the best-selling book 'Die Entdeckung der Geduld' (The Discovery of Patience) exploring the importance of patience for health and economic success.

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Javier Villa-Floresمشاهده پروفایل

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Emory UniversityUnited States

Javier Villa-Flores is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University. He holds a PhD in Latin American History from UC San Diego (2001), an MA (1998) from the same institution, and a BA in Sociology from the University of Guadalajara (1990). His research focuses on religion, colonialism, and social history in colonial Mexico, particularly examining the intersections of power, language, and legal systems. His major works include *Dangerous Speech: A Social History of Blasphemy in Colonial Mexico* (2006) and his current project on trust and risk in Bourbon New Spain through analysis of 'crimes of falsity.' He has contributed to journals like *Colonial Latin American Review* and co-edited volumes on archives, emotions, and colonial libraries. Teaching specialties include millenarian movements and religious martyrdom in Latin America. Villa-Flores has held fellowships from institutions including the NEH, Huntington Library, and Max Planck Institute. His work explores how colonial authorities used legal frameworks to enforce social control through concepts like blasphemy, forgery, and perjury, revealing how marginalized groups navigated these systems. Recent publications highlight the role of trust and its betrayal in shaping colonial governance and identity formation. Collaborative projects include special journal issues on archives and edited volumes on emotional history and library destruction. His research bridges historiography with interdisciplinary methods, emphasizing archival material and performative aspects of colonial power.

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Thomas Lemieuxمشاهده پروفایل

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University of British ColumbiaCanada

Thomas Lemieux is a Professor at the Vancouver School of Economics within the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia , where he has been affiliated since 1999. Previously, he taught at MIT and the Université de Montréal. Born in Quebec City, he earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University. Research Interests: His work focuses on labor economics and econometric methods , particularly analyzing earnings inequality , unionization effects , regression discontinuity designs , and educational returns . He employs advanced decomposition techniques to study wage dynamics across gender, immigration status, and sectoral divides. Scientific Awards: Fellow, Royal Society of Canada Fellow, Society of Labor Economists Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Publications: He has published extensively in top journals like the Quarterly Journal of Economics , Econometrica , and Journal of Labor Economics , with recent work examining: Union wage premiums using matched employer-employee data Spillover effects of minimum wage policies Changes in task prices and occupational wages Top income dynamics in Canada Immigrant wage gaps across education sources Regression discontinuity identification challenges Canadian labor market responses to the Great Recession

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Joseph Lamمشاهده پروفایل

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University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States

Joseph Lam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (2012) and specializes in ancient Near Eastern languages and literatures, particularly Hebrew Bible studies, Ugaritic texts, and Semitic linguistics. His research focuses on religious thought, metaphor theory, and ritual practices in ancient Syria-Palestine and Anatolia. Lam teaches courses on Classical Hebrew, ancient Near Eastern history, and religious metaphors, and has authored influential works like Patterns of Sin in the Hebrew Bible (2016). He has received awards including the Schwab Academic Excellence Award (2017) and Lydie T. Shufro Research Fellowship (2017). His current projects explore sacrificial traditions and their connections to sin concepts in ancient Israel. Lam also contributes to public scholarship through courses on Wondrium and academic council roles. Education: Ph.D., University of Chicago (2012); M.A. (2005), M.Div. (2003), and B.A.Sc. (1999) from other institutions. Research interests include Hebrew Bible context, ritual analysis, Semitic languages, and metaphor in religious discourse. Key publications address sin metaphors, Ugaritic literature, and linguistic studies of ancient texts. He maintains affiliations with the Society of Biblical Literature Council and has developed innovative courses on ancient Near Eastern mythologies and religious practices.

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Ben Ostمشاهده پروفایل

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University of Illinois ChicagoUnited States

Ben Ost is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), affiliated with the Department of Economics within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He holds a PhD from Cornell University (2011) and a BA from Grinnell College (2006). His research focuses on labor economics and the economics of education, with specific interests in teacher quality, higher education outcomes, and applied econometric methodologies. Educationally, Ost has contributed to understanding how academic policies like probation systems and honors programs affect student performance and earnings. He has examined generational differences in teacher effectiveness, employer connections in college networks, and omitted variable bias in statistical models. His work frequently employs regression discontinuity designs and value-added modeling to assess educational interventions and labor market dynamics. Key Research Themes: Teacher development, college access policies, human capital formation, and peer effects. Grant Funding: Principal Investigator for $47,000 Spencer Foundation grant and $3,894 OSSR grant. Teaching: Award-winning instructor in graduate microeconometrics, labor economics, and education economics courses. Recognized with the UIC TRP Award (2011-2016), Ost has advised numerous graduate and undergraduate students, serving as committee chair or member for over 20 advisees. His professional service includes peer-review roles for top journals like the Quarterly Journal of Economics and American Economic Review, alongside NSF grant reviewing.

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Erika Leeمشاهده پروفایل

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Harvard UniversityUnited States

Erika Lee is the Bae Family Professor of History and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at Harvard University, serving as Director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. A past president of the Organization of American Historians, she is a leading scholar of U.S. immigration, Asian American history, and xenophobia across the 19th-21st centuries. Her research centers on immigration history, Asian American history, and the intersections of race, xenophobia, law, gender, and society. Lee examines how systemic racism and exclusionary policies have shaped American identity, with particular focus on Asian American experiences and the historical roots of contemporary anti-immigrant sentiment. Lee's recent publications (2020-2024) analyze xenophobia during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Asian discrimination, and immigration policy weaponization. Her work reveals historical patterns connecting past exclusion laws to modern nativist movements while highlighting immigrant resilience and the power of public history. Lee's honors include: American Book Award Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Andrew Carnegie Fellowship Election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Immigrant Heritage Award Pioneer Award from OCA Champion for Justice Award She received the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship for research funding and testified before Congress on anti-Asian discrimination. As a public intellectual, Lee frequently contributes to media discussions on immigration and race through major outlets including the New York Times and CNN. Lee co-founded three digital humanities initiatives: Immigrant Stories (documenting immigrant experiences through digital storytelling), #ImmigrationSyllabus (educational resource on immigration history), and Immigrants in COVID America (tracking pandemic impacts on immigrant communities).

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Steven Jacobsenمشاهده پروفایل

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University of California, Los AngelesUnited States

Dr. Steven Jacobsen is a Professor in the Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he leads the Jacobsen Lab. His work focuses on epigenetic inheritance and gene regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana and mammalian stem cells, utilizing genetic screens, genomics, epigenomics, and biochemical approaches. The lab also pioneers CRISPR-mediated genome editing techniques. University: University of California, Los Angeles Department: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology Research Interests: Jacobsen's research spans multiple interconnected domains in epigenetics, including DNA methylation patterning, histone modification interplay, and transposable element silencing. His team investigates how chromatin structure influences gene expression and epigenetic inheritance, with applications from plant development to human health. Key areas include: CRISPR-based epigenetic modifications RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) mechanisms Chromatin compaction via MORC proteins Histone variant functions in methylation Transposon control in plant genomes Comparative epigenomics across species Advising Legacy: Over two decades, Dr. Jacobsen has mentored 21 former lab members who now hold academic and industry positions globally, including professors at Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Georgia, and Southern University of Science & Technology. His lab's publications reveal a consistent focus on DNA methylation dynamics, chromatin remodeling, and small RNA pathways, with recent work emphasizing CRISPR innovations and structural insights into epigenetic regulators.

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Nathalie Burloneمشاهده پروفایل

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University of OttawaCanada

Nathalie Burlone is a Full Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, specializing in the Public Administration program. Her office is located in FSS7006 with contact number 613-562-5800 extension 2242. She teaches core courses including PAP6511 (Public Policy Theory), PAP9711 (Public Policy), and doctoral seminars in policy analysis. Her educational credentials include: Ph.D. in Public Administration, École nationale d'administration publique (2001) M.A. in Public Policy Analysis, Université Laval (1991) B.A. in Psychology, Université McGill (1989) Professor Burlone's research centers on discourse analysis of policy construction in emotionally charged domains, particularly medical aid in dying, end-of-life care, family policy, and social policy. She examines how narratives frame value-laden decisions and policy evolution, employing qualitative and visual methodologies to dissect the interplay between morality, rationality, and governance structures in public issue formation. Her publication pattern (2007-2020) reveals consistent focus on policy framing mechanisms in contentious areas, especially Canada's medical assistance in dying legislation. She analyzes how competing narratives shape policy development through discourse analysis, bridging theoretical public policy concepts with practical governance applications. Her work increasingly connects community partnership models with policy implementation frameworks. Scientific Awards: No scientific awards documented in source materials She currently supervises six doctoral candidates including Sharma Aurelien (2026 completion), Sarah Borbolla Garcés (2025), and Véronique LeBlanc (2024), guiding research on policy framing in end-of-life and family policy contexts. Her academic leadership extends to co-directing Revue Gouvernance (2015-2025), where she shapes scholarly discourse on Canadian governance. As co-director of Revue Gouvernance since 2015, she leads Canada's premier French-language journal on public policy and governance, fostering academic exchange on policy framing and institutional analysis within Francophone scholarly networks.

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