Professor of Sociology and Professor of Public Policy (by courtesy)
William Axinn is the Ronald and Deborah Freedman Director of the International Hub at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR), Interim Director of the International Policy Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy,...
When Bill Axinn's parents took him to Nepal in 1976 for their own work in agricultural and social development, he was "pretty upset to be missing seventh grade." Axinn's parents brought him to the then-isolated Chitwan Valley, and he went from being ...
Mental health and marriage timing Decades of research document powerful associations between parents’ characteristics and children’s marital behaviors. “Parental mental health strongly shapes or disrupts family life and long-term opportunities for ch...
Exposure to nearby violence has been shown to increase the onset of alcohol use disorders (AUD), especially in young people. In new research, William Axinn, Ford School professor and research professor at the Survey Research Center and Population Stu...
Examining the worries and behaviors of families in Nepal, Ford School courtesy professor William Axinn and colleagues from the Institute of Social Research and its Program in Society, Population, and Environment were able to tap in to an ongoing 25-y...
The Ford School is delighted to announce that a number of faculty members will join our community this fall. To introduce them to the Ford School community, we’re running weekly Q&As throughout the summer that touch on their policy and personal inter...
Join Prof. William Axinn (Interim Director, IPC), Dr. Amy Beck Harris (Lecturer, Ford School), and Daniel Ellis (Assistant Director, IPC) for a conversation about the current state, and possible future(s), of U.S. foreign assistance.
In this presentation, the Rating Group’s Deputy Director, Tetiana Skrypchenko, will explore her team's work through a health lens, focusing on wartime surveys to plan health-related interventions and policies for families and children.
Join Prof. William Axinn, International Policy Center (IPC) Interim Director, for drop-in office hours to learn more about Prof. Axinn’s work, IPC offerings, and an exciting new Research Assistant opportunity with the Society, Population and Environment (SPE) program.
