IRIS UMETRICS data highlighted in new Research Policy article
Results of a pilot to link the IRIS UMETRICS data set with survey data (the Survey of Earned Doctorates) in order to better describe the doctoral workforce is available online now from Research Policy. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.03.001)
Researcher Spotlight: Matt VanEseltine
Please help us welcome our new Research Investigator, Dr. Matthew VanEseltine, to the IRIS team in Ann Arbor. Matt joins us from the Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS) project at the University of Michigan.
Science highlights working paper by OSU researchers
Valerie Bostwick and Bruce Weinberg’s recent working paper, “Nevertheless She Persisted? Gender Peer Effects in Doctoral STEM Programs” has been getting a lot of coverage, including being featured on the front page of the NBER website and also by Science.
Linking IRIS UMETRICS data to study gender peer effects for STEM PhDs
An NBER working paper by Valerie Bostwick and IRIS co-PI Bruce Weinberg examines outcomes for female PhD students using UMETRICS data, finding that having female peers is important in being successful.
Researcher Spotlight: Valerie Bostwick
Valerie Bostwick is a Postdoctoral Researcher at The Ohio State University whose research focuses on the economics of education. Her recent NBER working paper (DOI:10.3386/w25028) examines outcomes for female PhD students using IRIS UMETRICS data.