Associate Professor of Sociology Department of Sociology 2020-Faculty Director, University of Wisconsin Survey Center University of Wisconsin-Madison dykema@ssc.wisc.edu Areas of Research Interest: Survey Research Methods, Questionnaire Design, Quantitative Methods, Social Psychology, SocialDemography/Family, and Emotion and Cognition. More Information
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Max Besbris
Assistant Professor, Sociology Department of Sociology University of Wisconsin-Madison besbris@wisc.edu Areas of Research Interest: Housing policy, discrimination in economic transactions and how changes in the journalism labor market have affected journalism schools, analysis of the online market for rental housing, households' residential mobility and financial security in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. More Information
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Mortality rates for working age adults without a college degree have increased in recent years, driven by rising ‘deaths of despair’ including drug overdose mortality. At the same time, demand for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs among working age adults have increased in recent decades. Research suggests that fading … Continue reading Webinar: The Rise of Industrial Robots and Increased Overdose and Disability Rates: A Story of Automation and Addiction in the U.S.
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