Faculty Honors & Awards
Career Awards
Jennifer Karas Montez
(2019) is the recipient of the Milbank Quarterly Early
Career Award by the Interdisciplinary Associates for Population Health
Science (IAPHS).
Madonna Harrington
Meyer, (2019) was named a
University Professor by Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly.
Merril Silverstein (2019) won the Matilda White Riley
Distinguished Scholar Award, Section on Aging and the Life Course
(SALC), American Sociological Association (ASA).
Shannon Monnat (2019) received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Program Thought
Leadership Award in Outreach and Communications.
Gretchen Purser (2016) received the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for
Outstanding Contributions to Teaching, Research and Service, Maxwell School of
Syracuse University.
Madonna Harrington
Meyer (2016) won the Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award, Section on Aging and the Life Course (SALC), American Sociological Association (ASA).
Prema Kurien (2014) won the Contribution to the Field Award,
Asian and Asian American section, American Sociological Association.
Publication Awards
Yingyi Ma
(2019) co-edited book "Understanding
International Students from Asia in American Universities: Learning and Living
Globalization" (Springer 2018) won 2nd Place in the 2019 Best
Award Category, by Comparative and International Education Society Study Abroad
& International Students.
Prema Kurien (2018) Ethnic Church Meets Megachurch: Indian American
Christianity in Motion won
the Book Award on Asian America,
Asia and Asian America section, American Sociological Association.
Gretchen Purser
(2016) Winner of the Best
Scholarly Article Award, American Sociological Association’s
Section on Marxist Sociology for “The Circle of Dispossession:
Evicting the Urban Poor in Baltimore.” Critical Sociology 42(3):
393-415.
Gretchen Purser
(2016) Honorable Mention for the Best Scholarly Article Award, American
Sociology Association’s
Section on Human Rights for “The
Circle of Dispossession: Evicting the Urban Poor in Baltimore.” Critical Sociology 42(3): 393-415.
Madonna Harrington Meyer (2014) Winner,
GSA Kalish Book Award for Grandmothers at
Work: Juggling Families and Jobs, New York, NY: NYU Press.
Jennifer Karas Montez (2014) IPUMS Research Award for paper “Explaining
the Widening Education Gap in Mortality among U.S. White Women” coauthored with
Anna Zajacova, Journal of Health and
Social Behavior 54(2):165-181.
Gretchen Purser (2014) International Book Award, California Series in Public
Anthropology, University of California Press (Theme: “American Inequality”) for
Labor
On Demand: Dispatching the Urban Poor.
Jennifer Karas Montez (2013) Senior Service America Junior Scholar Award, Gerontological Society of
America, for paper “The Socioeconomic Origins of Physical Functioning among
Older U.S. Adults.” Advances in Life
Course Research 18(4):244-256.
Gretchen Purser (2013) John Russo & Sherry Linkon Award for Best Published
Article, Working Class Studies Association for “The Labour of Liminality.” Labour, Capital & Society 45 (1): 10-35.
Prema Kurien (2013) Research
Paper Award from the Asia and Asian American section of the American
Sociological Association for “Decoupling Religion and Ethnicity:
Second-Generation Indian American Christians.” Qualitative Sociology,
Vol 35(4): 447-468.
Janet M. Wilmoth,
Andrew S. London, and Wendy M. Parker (2010). “Military Service and Men’s
Health Trajectories in Later Life.” Journal of Gerontology-Social
Sciences 65B(6): 744-755. Designated the 65th
Anniversary Celebration Article for this issue by the editors of the journal.
Prema Kurien (2009) A Place at the Table: Multiculturalism and the Development of an American Hinduism Distinguished Book Award, Honorable Mention, Sociology
of Religion section, American Sociological Association.
Madonna Harrington Meyer (2007) Market
Friendly or Family Friendly? The State and Gender Inequality in Old Age won
the Gerontological Society of America’s Kalish Book Award.
Andrew London (2006) article
along with Lisa A. Gennetian, Greg Duncan, Virginia Knox, Wanda Vargas,
Elizabeth Clark-Kauffman “How Welfare Policies Affect Adolescents’ School
Outcomes: A Synthesis of Evidence from Experimental Studies” Journal of Research on Adolescence 14
(4): 399-423 was the Winner of the Society for Research on Adolescence’s Social
Policy Award for Best Journal Article.
Prema Kurien (2005) “Multiculturalism
and Ethnic Nationalism: The Development of an American Hinduism.” Social Problems, 51 (3): 362-385 won the
Distinguished Article Award,
Sociology of Religion section, American Sociological Association.
Prema Kurien (2005) “Multiculturalism
and Ethnic Nationalism: The Development of an American Hinduism.” Social Problems, 51 (3): 362-385 won the Distinguished Article Award, Society
for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Prema Kurien (2003) Kaleidoscopic
Ethnicity: International Migration and the Reconstruction of Community
Identities in India. Book Award, Asia and Asian American
section of the American Sociological Association.
Fellowships and Visiting Professorships
Yingyi Ma
(2019-2021) was selected as a Public
Intellectuals Program (PIP) fellow by the National Committee on US-China
Relations. The program is funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
and provides opportunities for workshops and to participate in a research trip
to China.
Edwin Ackerman (2019) Visiting
Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, at Harvard.
Jennifer Karas Montez
(2018-2020) Andrew Carnegie Fellow.
Amy Lutz (2018-2019)
Visiting Fellow, Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University, Sweden.
Merril
Silverstein (2016) James Martin Fellowship, James Martin School,
Oxford University.
Prema Kurien (2014-2015) Dr. Thomas Tam
Visiting Professor, CUNY Graduate Center.
Prema Kurien (2014) Visiting Professor,
Ecole des Hautes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, June.
Gretchen Purser (2013-2014) Visiting Scholar, American Academy of Arts
and Sciences.
Gretchen Purser (2013)
Ethel-Jane Westfeldt Bunting Summer Scholar, School for Advanced Research.
Amy Lutz (2012-2013) Visiting Fellow,
Russell Sage Foundation, New York, NY.
Merril
Silverstein (2010-2013) International
Fellow, Free University of Amsterdam, Department of Sociology.
Jennifer Karas Montez (2011-2013) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Health & Society Scholar, Harvard University.
Gretchen
Purser (2009-2010) President’s Postdoctoral
Fellowship, UC Office of the President.
Merril
Silverstein (2006-2015) Visiting
Professor, Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Prema Kurien (2006-2007) Fellow,
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington D.C.
Amy
Lutz (2006-2007) Social
Science Research Council Research Fellowship with Children of Immigrants
in Schools (CIS) Project, Centre Maurice Halbwachs- CNRS - Ecole Normale
Supérieure, Paris, France.
Janet Wilmoth (2005) Fellow, Gerontological
Society of America.
Prema Kurien (2005-2006) Senior
Short-Term Fellowship, American Institute of Indian Studies, “Transnationalism
and the Mar Thoma Church.”
Madonna Harrington Meyer (2004) Fellow, Gerontological Society of
America.
Amy
Lutz (2002-2004) Spencer Foundation
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Sociology
& Center for Social Organization of Schools.
Cecilia Green (2001-2002) Fellow, Institute of
Commonwealth Studies, University of London.
Prema Kurien (2000-2001) Fellow, Center for the Study of
Religion, Princeton University.
Cecilia Green (2000-2001) NEH-Schomburg Scholars-in-Residence
Fellow, Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
(NYPL).
Prema Kurien (1999-2000) Pew Charitable Trusts, Research
Fellowship.
Merril
Silverstein (1999) Fellow, Fulbright
Senior Scholars Program (Stockholm, Sweden).
Merril
Silverstein (1997) Fellow, Gerontological Society of America.
Merril
Silverstein (1994) Fellow, Brookdale
National Fellowship Program.
Prema Kurien (1994-1996) Postdoctoral Fellowship, New
Ethnic and Immigrant Congregations Project, University of Illinois, Chicago.
Merril
Silverstein (1989-1991) Post-Doctoral
Fellowship, University of Southern California, Andrus Gerontology Center.
National Institute on Aging, Multidisciplinary Training Program in Aging.
Teaching Awards
Jennifer Karas Montez
(2019) Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award, Syracuse
University.
Jackie Orr (2017) Named
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence at Syracuse University.
Prema
Kurien (2016-2017) Inaugural Robert D.
McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence, Maxwell
School, Syracuse University.
Andrew
London (2015) Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award,
The Graduate School, Syracuse University.
Gretchen
Purser (2013) Meredith
Teaching Recognition Award, Syracuse University.
Jackie
Orr (2012)
Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award, The Graduate
School, Syracuse University.
Madonna Harrington
Meyer (2007) Named Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching
Excellence at Syracuse University.
Jackie Orr (2002) Meredith Teaching Recognition Award, Syracuse University.
Janet Wilmoth
(2001) School of Liberal Arts Excellence in Education Award, Purdue University.
Department of Sociology and Anthropology Outstanding Teaching Award, Purdue
University.
Janet
Wilmoth (1999) Teaching for Tomorrow Award,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology Outstanding Teaching Award, Purdue
University.
Janet
Wilmoth (1998) Department of Sociology and
Anthropology Outstanding Teaching Award, Purdue University.
Other Honors
Shannon Monnat
(2019) was appointed as a member of the National Academies of Sciences
Committee on Rising Midlife Mortality Rates and Socioeconomic Disparities.
Yingyi Ma (2019)
was appointed as a member of the National
Committee on US-China Relations.
Rebecca Schewe
(2018-2020) was appointed an O’Hanley Faculty Scholar in the Maxwell School at
Syracuse University for outstanding contributions in
research, teaching, and service.
Shannon Monnat (2018) appointed to the
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Rural Prosperity Index Technical
Expert Panel.
Yingyi Ma (2018)
was elected to the Board of Directors for the North American Chinese
Sociologists Association.
Jennifer
Karas Montez (2017) was awarded the Chancellor’s Citation for Faculty
Excellence and Scholarly Distinction, Syracuse University.
Jennifer Karas Montez
(2016-present) was appointed as the Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar of
Aging Studies, Syracuse University.
Andrew London (2015) was named a Tenth Decade Faculty Scholar (one of three, inaugural), Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Syracuse University.
Yingyi Ma
(2014-2017) Inaugural O’Hanley Faculty Scholar, Maxwell School, Syracuse
University for outstanding contributions in research, teaching, and service.
Merril
Silverstein (2012) Marjorie Cantor
Endowed Chair in Aging.
Janet
Wilmoth (2008) Chancellor’s Award for Public
Engagement and Scholarship, Faculty and Staff Inspiration Award, Syracuse
University.
Merril Silverstein (2008) Dean’s Outstanding Faculty Award, School
of Gerontology, USC.
Andrew London (2004)
Foundation Award for Outstanding Faculty Member (in recognition of
contributions and dedication to fostering a campus climate that is fully
inclusive and supportive of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
community), Syracuse University.
Madonna Harrington
Meyer (2003) was selected as one of two Young Leaders in Social Insurance
by the National Academy of Social Insurance.
Journal
Editorships
Jennifer Karas Montez (2019-2022) Deputy Editor, Demography.
Shannon Monnat
(2016-present) Deputy Editor, Demography.
Merril
Silverstein (2016) Deputy Editor,
Demography.
Merril
Silverstein (2010-2014) Editor, Journal
of Gerontology: Social Sciences (through 2014).
Madonna Harrington
Meyer and Janet Wilmoth (2006) Editors,
Special Issue of Research on Aging.
Leadership in
Professional Associations
Jennifer Karas Montez and Shannon Monnat (2020) will co-chair the 2020 Program Committee of
the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences.
Shannon Monnat (2019-2021) Chair of the
USDA Multistate Committee - W-4001: “Social, Economic and Environmental
Causes and Consequences of Demographic Change in Rural America”.
Prema Kurien (2019) was elected to serve as the (2019-2020)
President-Elect of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. She will
serve as President the year after.
Jennifer Karas Montez (2019-2020) was elected to serve as 2019-2020 Chair-Elect of the ASA Section on Aging and
the Life Course. She will serve as chair the following year.
Andrew London (2018) was elected to serve as
Chair-Elect of the Medical Sociology Section. He will serve as Chair the year
after.
Prema Kurien (2016) was elected to serve as Chair-Elect, Asia and Asian America section, American Sociological Association. She will serve as Chair the year after.
Jennifer Karas Montez (2016-2017) was elected to serve as Chair of the
Youth, Aging, and Life Course Division of the Society for the Study of Social
Problems.
Merril Silverstein (2016) was elected to serve as Chair-Elect, Behavioral and Social
Science Section, Gerontological Society of America.
Andrew London (2014-2016) SSSP Division Chair, Youth, Aging, and the Life Course.