On May 13, 2010, seven of the nation’s finest social scientists were inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in a ceremony held at the Newseum in Washington DC. Fellows are selected for their outstanding contributions to the social sciences and their sustained efforts to communicate their research beyond academia to the policymaking world and public. The 2010 Fellows include: Larry M. Bartels, Donald E. Stokes Professor of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University; Rebecca M. Blank, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Department of Commerce; Kitty Calavita, Chancellor’s Professor and professor of Criminology, Law & Society and Sociology, at the University of California, Irvine; Sheldon Danziger, Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan; Carol S. Dweck, Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University; Paula England, Professor of Sociology, Stanford University; and Mark Granovetter, Joan Butler Ford Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and professor of Sociology at Stanford University.
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AAPSS President Douglas S. Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, described the scholars as having “used the power of their intellects and their cutting-edge research to address questions of great importance: Does democracy work as advertised? Are we using the right measures to know how many Americans are living in poverty? Do prisoners understand their right to voice grievances? How has welfare reform affected children and youth? How do the mindsets of children affect their ability to deal with setbacks and failure? Are there gender gaps in pay arising from the sex segregation of occupations? And how does the power of social networks affect individuals’ abilities to manage their worlds and succeed economically?”
Each new Fellow was introduced by a distinguished member of the Academy and then proceeded to speak about how his or her research has influenced public policy in ways that were welcomed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]AAPSS Inducts 2010 Fellows of the Academy
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