Seed Grants Awarded in 2003-2004

Laurie DeRose (Sociology)
Support for research and proposal development on effects sub-Saharan Africa fertility and mortality.

Catherine Dibble (Geography)
Support for research and proposal development using the newly developed life-cycle modeling capabilities of the Geograph computational laboratory to model the dynamics of measles outbreaks among linked regions that have different birth rates, and to develop a prototype model of the spread and effects of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Mark Duggan (Economics)
Support research and proposal preparation for a project to investigate the lifetime medical costs of HIV/AIDs patients on Medicaid.

William Falk (Sociology)
Support for research and proposal preparation on the migration of blacks to the South.

John Iceland (Sociology)
Support research and proposal development on the effects of immigration and residential segregation in U.S. metropolitan areas.

John Robinson and Melissa Milkie (Sociology)
Support to collect new national survey data and reanalyze existing national data, on the mental health correlates of being married and being a parent during child-rearing ages.