Julie Ober Allen Hermalin Award

Julie Ober Allen’s research seeks to better understand and address the complex interactions between contextual, psychosocial, biological, and behavioral factors involved in stress and coping processes that contribute to disparities in chronic disease among older...

William Axinn Hermalin Award

William Axinn is a research professor at the Institute for Social Research, professor in the Department of Sociology, a faculty affiliate at the Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies and a professor of public policy. He is a sociologist and demographer whose...

Angela Bruns award

Angela Bruns is a scholar of sociology and criminology whose research focuses on how families’ interactions with two social institutions—mass incarceration and the low-wage labor market—impact their health and economic well-being. She teaches courses on gender,...

Uttam Sharma award

Uttam Sharma works on a variety of projects, including the Chitwan Valley Family Study—to apply his economics of education and impact evaluation knowledge and develop additional skills in health science research. Sharma is an expert on the economics of education in...