Donna Ginther is a Roy A. Roberts and Regents[1] Distinguished Professor of economics[2] and the director of the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas.[3] She is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.[4] She is known for her expertise on scientific labor markets, wage inequality, and gender differences in employment outcomes.[5]
Donna Ginther | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Spouse | Rodger Erickson |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | University Scholar Award, 2012, University of Kansas Byron T. Shutz Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012, University of Kansas |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics |
| Institutions | University of Kansas Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Washington University Southern Methodist University |
| Doctoral advisors | Charles Manski |
| Website | https://ipsr.ku.edu/dginther/ |
Biography
editGinther earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1987, Master of Arts in 1991, and a doctorate in economics in 1995, all from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She taught at Southern Methodist University, Washington University in St. Louis, and has been a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.[6][7]
Research
editProfessor Ginther's research focuses on scientific labor markets, gender differences in employment, particularly in academia, and outcomes for children. It has been covered by the popular media, including Science,[8] the New York Times,[9][10] the Economist, and National Public Radio . She has testified before the U.S. Congress on multiple occasions.[11][12]
Selected works
edit- Ceci, Stephen J., Donna K. Ginther, Shulamit Kahn, and Wendy M. Williams. "Women in academic science: A changing landscape." Psychological Science in the Public Interest 15, no. 3 (2014): 75–141.
- Ginther, Donna K., and Robert A. Pollak. "Family structure and children’s educational outcomes: Blended families, stylized facts, and descriptive regressions." Demography 41, no. 4 (2004): 671–696.
- Ginther, Donna K., and Shulamit Kahn. "Women in economics: moving up or falling off the academic career ladder?." Journal of Economic perspectives 18, no. 3 (2004): 193–214.
- Ginther, Donna, Robert Haveman, and Barbara Wolfe. "Neighborhood attributes as determinants of children's outcomes: how robust are the relationships?." Journal of Human Resources (2000): 603–642.
- Ginther, Donna K., Walter T. Schaffer, Joshua Schnell, Beth Masimore, Faye Liu, Laurel L. Haak, and Raynard Kington. "Race, ethnicity, and NIH research awards." Science 333, no. 6045 (2011): 1015–1019.
- Blau, Francine D., Janet M. Currie, Rachel TA Croson, and Donna K. Ginther. "Can mentoring help female assistant professors? Interim results from a randomized trial." American Economic Review 100, no. 2 (2010): 348–52.
References
edit- ^ "Donna Ginther awarded Regents Distinguished Professorship". 28 February 2022.
- ^ "KU Distinguished Professors". The University of Kansas. 2020-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Our Team | Institute for Policy & Social Research". ipsr.ku.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ "Donna K. Ginther". www.nber.org. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Donna Ginther - Gender Summit". gender-summit.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Donna Ginther". NAE Website. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Donna Ginther: Life as a Peripatetic Economist". Newsletter of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession: 1, 13. Summer 2006.
- ^ Mervis, Jeffrey (2019-10-09). "Study identifies a key reason black scientists are less likely to receive NIH funding". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (2011-08-18). "Black Scientists Less Likely to Win Federal Research Grants, Study Reports". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (2012-12-17). "Federal Initiative Aims to Raise Number of Minority Scientists". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Donna K. Ginther". ASM.org. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Donna Ginther to lead IPSR". The University of Kansas. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
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