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2008 Summer Fellows Join Staff
To promote careers in social policy research, particularly for scholars who might otherwise be drawn to government or academe, Mathematica launched its summer fellowship program in 1992. The program supports independent, self-directed research on economic or social problems that affect minority groups. The summer fellows, all of whom are working on a Ph.D., have access to Mathematica researchers, programmers, library staff, data, and other resources to help complete their projects. This year's summer fellows are as follows:
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Andrea Ault, Ph.D. candidate in health policy, Harvard University. Andrea is analyzing trends in racial/ethnic disparities in mental health care. Using data from the 1990-1992 National Comorbidity Study and the 2001-2003 National Comorbidity Study Replication, she is looking at whether the magnitude of racial and ethnic disparities in use of mental health care changed between 1990-1992 and 2001-2003.
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Mindelyn Buford, Ph.D. candidate in sociology, the Johns Hopkins University. Mindelyn is analyzing the social networks that help integrate high-skilled Nigerian and Ghanaian immigrants into education, health, and social services industries.
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Laila Hochhausen, Ph.D. candidate in clinical and community psychology, George Washington University. Laila's research topic involves strategies to increase the likelihood that Latinos and Latinas receive needed mental health treatment services.
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Jayanti Owens, Ph.D. candidate in sociology, Princeton University. Jayanti is looking at the role of academic aspirations in shaping college academic performance.
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Matthew Steinberg, Ph.D. candidate and predoctoral education fellow, University of Chicago. Matthew is evaluating student participation in supplemental educational services in Chicago public schools. |
For more information on the summer fellows program, click here.
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