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Curriculum Vitae ALBERT I. HERMALIN PRESENT POSITION: Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan Research Professor Emeritus, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan ADDRESSES: Population Studies Center Institute for Social Research 2115 Nature Cove Ct, Apt. 102 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4977 426 Thompson St. (734) 973-1949 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106-1248 (734) 763-3264 email: [email protected] EDUCATION: Ph.D., Sociology and Anthropology, Princeton University, 1969 "Homogeneity of Siblings on Education and Occupation," Chair, Frederick F. Stephan M.A., Sociology and Anthropology, Princeton University, 1966 B.Sc., Mathematics and Statistics, City College of New York, 1949 Summer session in survey research methods, sampling, Survey Research Center, Graduate School, University of Michigan, 1950. POSITIONS HELD AND MAJOR DUTIES: Department of Sociology, University of Michigan Professor Emeritus, 1998- Professor, 1978-1998 Associate Professor, 1972-1978 Assistant Professor, 1969-1972 Lecturer, 1967-1969 Population Studies Center, University of Michigan Research Professor Emeritus, 2000- Director, Michigan Exploratory Center on the Demography and Economics of Aging, 1994-1999 Interim Director, 1990-1991 Research Scientist, 1987-1999 Director, 1977-1987 Acting Director, January-June 1974 Associate Director, 1972-1976 Research Associate, 1967-1972 Albert I. Hermalin page 2 Courses Taught: Demography of Aging; Demographic Techniques; Population Problems; Elementary Statistics (undergraduate); Intermediate Statistics (graduate); Social Research Methods; Introductory Sociology; Seminars on Sociology of Education, Surveys in Demographic Research, Evaluation of Family Planning Programs, Issues in Aging Research Recent Research: Studies of mortality and disability trends and differentials in Taiwan. A comparative study of aging in Asia, a multi-year collaborative project with the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Singapore which focuses on the rapid social, economic, and demographic changes underway and their impact on the health and socioeconomic well-being of the elderly and on intergenerational relations more broadly. The study involves new surveys in each country as well as the use of census data, focus groups, and case and village studies. The development of new and more robust methods for the evaluation of family planning programs, an assessment of past approaches, and the adequacy of the necessary database. Earlier Research: Factors associated with changes in fertility and evaluation of family planning programs in Taiwan. Comparative analysis of factors affecting fertility among World Fertility Survey countries. Multilevel analysis of fertility and contraceptive use in Costa Rica and Egypt. Methods of evaluation of family planning programs. Studies of the reliability of survey and community data. Research into racial segregation patterns in the United States; racial differences in family structure and socioeconomic status. Comparative study of homogeneity of siblings on education and determinants of educational attainment, U.S. and Taiwan. Administration: Served as co-director of the Michigan Exploratory Center on Aging, 1994-1999, a P-20 center funded by the National Institute on Aging to promote research on the economics and demography of aging through pilot grants, workshops, and data dissemination. Between 1977-1987 and again in 1990-1991, I was responsible, as director, for day-to-day management and long-term planning of the Population Studies Center, a unit housing 70 faculty, staff, and students. Duties included representing the Center before governmental units, foundations, and university officials; writing proposals for support from university, public, and private sources; updating the support system and managing the needs of faculty, students, and staff; recruitment and personnel decisions. Over the 10- year period from 1977-1987, the total budget of the Center increased from about $600,000 a year to nearly $2,000,000. Institute of Life Insurance, Division of Statistics and Research Statistical Associate, 1949; Assistant Statistical Director, 1954; Assistant Director, 1957; Associate Director, 1963 to September 1964. (Left to enter Princeton as a full-time student.) Major Duties and Responsibilities as Associate Director: (1) Sample surveys of various populations-- design, questionnaire construction, tabulation, analysis. a) Life and health insurance (nation-wide sample surveys); b) savings behavior; c) advertising effectiveness; d) teaching practices. (2) Analysis of data in the fields of insurance, economics, and demography. (3) Responsibility for the development of a broad program of social research including decisions regarding subject matter and scope, development of Albert I. Hermalin page 3 appropriate new publications and appraisal of proposals for support of academic research. (4) Training new employees and supervisory duties connected with the Division's staff of 25 people. Special Education Related to Employment: Have passed first four qualifying examinations of the Society of Actuaries. Have passed the ten qualifying examinations on various facets of life insurance (accounting, law, investment, etc.) to become an Associate, Life Office Management Association. Princeton University Assistant in Instruction, September 1966-January 1967. FELLOWSHIPS: National Institute of Mental Health, Special Fellowship, September 1965-June 1967. Honorary Charles Osgood Fellow, Princeton University, 1965-1966. Honorary Harold W. Dodds Fellow, Princeton University, 1966-1967. Hazel Hopkins Ford Fellow, Princeton University, 1967. Milbank Memorial Fund Fellowship, Office of Population Research, Princeton University, 1964-65 HONORS AND AWARDS: Phi Beta Kappa Magna Cum Laude Bobbs-Merrill Award, Sociology (Princeton), 1966 MERIT Award, National Institute on Aging, 1988 Robert J. Lapham Award, Population Association of America, 1989 Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 1989-90 Faculty Recognition Award, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan, 1989 Keynote Address, Population Association of China, 1994. Research Partnership Award, University of Michigan, 1995-96 Pioneer Award, Global Health Research and Training Center, University of Michigan, 2006. MAJOR FIELDS OF STUDY: Population Problems Statistics Demographic Techniques Sociology of Education Social Research Methods Sociological Theory Albert I. Hermalin page 4 RESEARCH AND PROGRAM GRANTS: Principal Investigator, “Social Environment and Health among Older Chinese.” National Institute on Aging, RO-3 grant, 1/1/97 - 12/31/97. Principal Investigator, "Michigan Exploratory Center on the Demography of Aging," National Institute on Aging, 1994-1999. Principal Investigator, "Rapid Demographic Change and the Welfare of the Elderly," National Institute on Aging, 1994-99. Principal Investigator, "Comparative Study of the Elderly in Four Asian Countries," National Institute on Aging, 1989-1994. Principal Investigator, "Training in the Demography of Aging," National Institute on Aging, 1987-1997. Senior Technical Advisor, EVALUATION Project, USAID Cooperative Agreement (University of North Carolina), 1991-1999. Principal Investigator, "Training in Social and Economic Demography," NICHD, 1978-1997. Investigator, "Social Change, Family and Fertility in Taiwan," NICHD, 1988-1991. Investigator, "Factors in Aging: Continued Development of Research Resources," National Institute on Aging, 1988-1989. Principal Investigator, "Effects of Contextual Factors on Fertility Regulation and on Fertility," NICHD, 1985- 1987. Co-principal Investigator, "Comparative Analysis of World Fertility Survey Data," NICHD, 1983-85; Principal Investigator, 1981-82. Co-Principal Investigator, "The Suitability of 1960's KAP Surveys for Comparative Analysis," The Population Council, 1983. Principal Investigator, "Multilevel Comparative Analysis of the World Fertility Survey," The Rockefeller Foundation, 1983. Principal Investigator, "Comparative Analysis of World Fertility Survey Data," National Academy of Sciences, 1981. Principal Investigator, NICHD, Population Studies Center Core Grant, 1977-87. Co-principal Investigator, "Fertility and Family Planning in Taiwan," NICHD, 1971-76; 1976-77; 1977-79. Project Director, Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation Population Studies Center grants, 1977-87. Project Director, Hewlett Foundation Training Grant for Foreign Students, 1977-87 Project Director, Mellon Foundation grant for Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships, 1977-87. Co-principal Investigator, Sloan Foundation Award, "Cross-disciplinary Activities in Population Studies," 1965-88. Albert I. Hermalin page 5 University of Michigan Rackham Faculty Research Grant, "Homogeneity of Siblings on Education and Occupation," 1976. MILITARY: U.S. Army, 1950-1952, Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, Mathematician in Ballistics Section and Computing Laboratory. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Sociological Association International Union for the Scientific Study of Population Population Association of America Gerontological Society of America Society for the Study of Social Biology PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Member, Editorial Board, Social Biology, 1998- Member, International Advisory Board, Asian Population Studies, 2004-2007 Member, National Academy of Science Panel, "Research Agenda and New Data for an Aging World," 1999-2001. President, Population Association of America, 1993. Chairman, Committee