Russel Sage Foundation

This month the Russell Sage Foundation welcomes eighteen leading social scientists as Visiting Scholars for the 2016-2017 academic year. While in residence, they will pursue research that reflects RSF’s commitment to strengthening the social sciences and applying research more effectively to important social problems.

Several incoming scholars will undertake research on immigration, including an investigation of how low-income Latino parents navigate the family court system, an analysis of how race and gender affect immigrant incorporation in the U.S. today, and a working group that will examine how the Great Recession has affected the second-generation immigrants’ transitions to adulthood. Other scholars will work on projects related to socioeconomic inequality, including a historical study of the relationship between the rise of corporate power and economic inequality, and an investigation of how social relations and personal networks influence the health outcomes of disadvantaged groups. Others in the incoming class will investigate the changing nature of work and the labor force, including a study of precarious scheduling practices in retail firms, and an analysis of how education and skills development influence midlife labor force participation among racially diverse workers.

View the complete list of 2016-2017 Visiting Scholars and descriptions of their projects.