Academic Research Centers

Seven Academic Research Centers exemplify NORC’s commitment to the highest standards of academic excellence and research innovation. The relationships among NORC’s Academic Research Centers and the University of Chicago are mutually beneficial in many ways, applying renowned scholarship to practical social science problems. NORC’s core capabilities support faculty research, and its environmentally friendly offices provide university staff with an open, collaborative working environment.

As part of a learning culture, intergenerational project teams enrich learning, scholarship, and discovery. In particular, graduate research assistants at NORC have the tremendous opportunity to apply what they have learned in practical settings. As the next generation of social scientists, they work with experts in various fields and disciplines to conduct world-class empirical research, and NORC benefits from their fresh perspectives, energy, and insights.

Learn more about the work of the Academic Research Centers:

Center for Advancing Research and Communication in STEM
Center on the Demography and Economics of Aging
Center for the Study of Politics and Society
Cultural Policy Center
Joint Center for Education Research
Ogburn-Stouffer Center for the Study of Social Organizations
Population Research Center

Representative Projects

Analyzing the Relationship Among Early Childhood Conditions, Reproduction of Socioeconomic Inequalities and Adult Health Disparities. This project analyzes the relationship between early health conditions, adult socioeconomic attainment, and adult health. The first goal of this study is to document the impact of early health conditions on adult socioeconomic and adult health outcomes. More

Biodemography of Exceptional Longevity in the United States. This project proposes to investigate why some people manage to survive to extreme old age (100+ years) and what are the biological and social correlates of exceptional longevity. These are important issues not only for demographic forecasts of human mortality and population aging, and the policy implications on health-care and pension expenditures, but also for improving our understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of human aging and longevity. The project proposes to explore the effects of early-life living conditions, adult physical characteristics, marriage, and reproductive history on exceptional longevity, and will test a number of related biomedical and social hypotheses.  The project is designed as an interdisciplinary study of exceptional human longevity. To contribute to the research infrastructure for subsequent longevity studies world-wide, a database with integrated, matched information on longevity predictor variables will be developed, and made available to the research community on the Internet. More

Headlines

All News

News UPI.com: Pondering mortality rates after 80, with research from NORC Expert Leonid Gavrilov More
Posted: 2.7.2012 2:03PM
Press Release Odds of Living a Very Long Life Lower than Formerly Predicted More
Posted: 2.6.2012 1:30PM
Published Research "Season of Birth and Exceptional Longevity: Comparative Study of American Centenarians, Their Siblings, and Spouses.", Gavrilov, L.A. and Gavrilova, N.S., 2011 More
Posted: 2.2.2012 10:21AM
Published Research "Search for Mechanisms of Exceptional Human Longevity.", Gavrilova, N.S. and Gavrilov, L.A., 2010 More
Posted: 1.24.2012 10:44AM
Published Research "The Use of Patient Satisfaction Surveys and Alternative Coding Procedures to Predict Malpractice Risk.", Fullam, F., Garman, A.N., Johnson, T.J. and Hedberg, E.C., 2009 More
Posted: 1.3.2012 11:04AM
Published Research "A Longitudinal Assessment of the Impact of Foreclosure on Neighborhood Crime.", Katz, C.M., Wallace, D. and Hedberg, E.C., 2012 (forthcoming) More
Posted: 1.3.2012 10:15AM
Published Research "The Geographic Concentration of Enterprise in Developing Countries.", Felkner, J.S. and Townsend, R.M., 2011 More
Posted: 12.21.2011 9:35AM
Published Research "Mortality Measurement at Advanced Ages: A Study of the Social Security Administration Death Master File.", Gavrilov, L.A. and Gavrilova, N.S., 2011 More
Posted: 12.5.2011 10:08AM
Press Release Robert T. Michael Research Prize Winners Announced More
Posted: 11.2.2011 2:59PM
Published Research "A Comparative Study of the Couple in the Social Organization of Sexuality in France and the United States.", Gagnon, J.H., Giami, A., Michaels, S. and De Colomby, P., 2001 More
Posted: 10.3.2011 12:04PM
Published Research "Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sexual Problems after Early-Stage Breast Cancer Treatment: Results of a French Exploratory Survey.", Brédart, A., Dolbeault, S., Savignoni, A., Besancenet, C., This, P., Giami, A., Michaels, S., Flahault, C., Falcou, M-C., Asselain, B. and Copel, L., 2011 More
Posted: 10.3.2011 11:14AM
Press Release Teaching Artists Found Critical to the Future of Arts Education More
Posted: 9.21.2011 2:06PM
Published Research "Teaching Artists and the Future of Education: A Report on the Teaching Artist Research Project: Executive Summary.", Rabkin, N., Reynolds, M.J., Hedberg, E.C. and Shelby, J., 2011 Download the PDF
Posted: 9.20.2011 2:50PM
Published Research "Teaching Artists and the Future of Education: A Report on the Teaching Artist Research Project.", Rabkin, N., Reynolds, M.J., Hedberg, E.C. and Shelby, J., 2011 Download the PDF
Posted: 9.20.2011 2:43PM
Press Release Robert T. Michael Named Senior Fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago More
Posted: 9.1.2011 9:42PM

News

News Pondering mortality rates after 80, with research from NORC Expert Leonid Gavrilov More
Posted: 2.7.2012 2:03PM
Press Release Odds of Living a Very Long Life Lower than Formerly Predicted More
Posted: 2.6.2012 1:30PM
Press Release Robert T. Michael Research Prize Winners Announced More
Posted: 11.2.2011 2:59PM
Press Release Teaching Artists Found Critical to the Future of Arts Education More
Posted: 9.21.2011 2:06PM
Press Release Robert T. Michael Named Senior Fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago More
Posted: 9.1.2011 9:42PM
News What does 65 mean? More
Posted: 9.1.2011 7:59PM

Events

Publications

"Season of Birth and Exceptional Longevity: Comparative Study of American Centenarians, Their Siblings, and Spouses." Gavrilov, L.A. and Gavrilova, N.S., 2011 More
Posted: 2.2.2012 10:21AM
"Search for Mechanisms of Exceptional Human Longevity." Gavrilova, N.S. and Gavrilov, L.A., 2010 More
Posted: 1.24.2012 10:44AM
"The Use of Patient Satisfaction Surveys and Alternative Coding Procedures to Predict Malpractice Risk." Fullam, F., Garman, A.N., Johnson, T.J. and Hedberg, E.C., 2009 More
Posted: 1.3.2012 11:04AM
"A Longitudinal Assessment of the Impact of Foreclosure on Neighborhood Crime." Katz, C.M., Wallace, D. and Hedberg, E.C., 2012 (forthcoming) More
Posted: 1.3.2012 10:15AM
"The Geographic Concentration of Enterprise in Developing Countries." Felkner, J.S. and Townsend, R.M., 2011 More
Posted: 12.21.2011 9:35AM
"Mortality Measurement at Advanced Ages: A Study of the Social Security Administration Death Master File." Gavrilov, L.A. and Gavrilova, N.S., 2011 More
Posted: 12.5.2011 10:08AM
"A Comparative Study of the Couple in the Social Organization of Sexuality in France and the United States." Gagnon, J.H., Giami, A., Michaels, S. and De Colomby, P., 2001 More
Posted: 10.3.2011 12:04PM
"Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sexual Problems after Early-Stage Breast Cancer Treatment: Results of a French Exploratory Survey." Brédart, A., Dolbeault, S., Savignoni, A., Besancenet, C., This, P., Giami, A., Michaels, S., Flahault, C., Falcou, M-C., Asselain, B. and Copel, L., 2011 More
Posted: 10.3.2011 11:14AM
"Teaching Artists and the Future of Education: A Report on the Teaching Artist Research Project: Executive Summary." Rabkin, N., Reynolds, M.J., Hedberg, E.C. and Shelby, J., 2011 Download the PDF
Posted: 9.20.2011 2:50PM
"Teaching Artists and the Future of Education: A Report on the Teaching Artist Research Project." Rabkin, N., Reynolds, M.J., Hedberg, E.C. and Shelby, J., 2011 Download the PDF
Posted: 9.20.2011 2:43PM
"Demographic Consequences of Defeating Aging." Gavrilov, L.A. and Gavrilova, N.S., 2010 More
Posted: 7.26.2011 7:08PM
"Impact of Climate Change on Rice Production in Thailand." Felkner, J.S., Tazhibayeva, K. and Townsend, R.M., 2009 More
Posted: 7.26.2011 7:08PM
"Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human Longevity: Using Computerized Genealogies and Internet Resources for Human Longevity Studies." Gavrilova, N.S. and Gavrilov, L.A., 2007 More
Posted: 7.26.2011 7:08PM
"Poetry in America: A Summary of the Study." Bradburn, N.M., Parks, K.E., and Reynolds, M.J., 2006 Download the PDF
Posted: 7.26.2011 7:08PM

Job Postings

Contacts

Kathleen E. Parks

(773) 256-6302

Michael J. Reynolds

(773) 256-6053

Veronica C. Wald

(773) 256-6303