Donna Ginther

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Donna Ginther
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
SpouseRodger Erickson
Children2
AwardsUniversity Scholar Award, 2012, University of Kansas

Byron T. Shutz Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012, University of Kansas
Leading Light Award, 2012, University of Kansas

Public Service Award, 2021, American Society for Cell Biology
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
InstitutionsUniversity of Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Washington University
Southern Methodist University
Doctoral advisorsCharles Manski
Websitehttps://ipsr.ku.edu/dginther/

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]

Biography[edit]

Ginther 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[edit]

Professor 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]

  1. ^ "Donna Ginther awarded Regents Distinguished Professorship". 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "KU Distinguished Professors". The University of Kansas. 2020-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. ^ "Our Team | Institute for Policy & Social Research". ipsr.ku.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  4. ^ "Donna K. Ginther". www.nber.org. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  5. ^ "Donna Ginther - Gender Summit". gender-summit.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  6. ^ "Donna Ginther". NAE Website. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  7. ^ "Donna Ginther: Life as a Peripatetic Economist". Newsletter of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession: 1, 13. Summer 2006.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Donna K. Ginther". ASM.org. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  12. ^ "Donna Ginther to lead IPSR". The University of Kansas. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2020-02-04.


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