Donna Ginther

Donna Ginther is a University Distinguished Professor of Economics[1] and Director of the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas.[2] She is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.[3] She is renowned for her expertise on scientific labor markets, wage inequality, and gender differences in employment outcomes.[4]

Donna Ginther
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
Spouse(s)Rodger 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
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
InstitutionsUniversity of Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Washington University
Southern Methodist University
Doctoral advisorsCharles Manski
Websitehttp://www.people.ku.edu/~dginther/

Biography

Ginther earned a BA in 1987, MA in 1991, and PhD in Economics in 1995, all from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has taught at Southern Methodist University, Washington University, and has been a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.[5][6]

Research

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,[7] The New York Times,[8][9] The Economist, and NPR. She has testified before the U.S. Congress on multiple occasions.[10][11]

Selected works
  • 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
  1. "Four KU faculty members receive Distinguished Professor status". The University of Kansas. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  2. "Our Team | Institute for Policy & Social Research". ipsr.ku.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  3. "Donna K. Ginther". www.nber.org. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  4. "Donna Ginther - Gender Summit". gender-summit.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  5. "Donna Ginther". NAE Website. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  6. "Donna Ginther: Life as a Peripatetic Economist". Newsletter of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession: 1, 13. Summer 2006.
  7. MervisOct. 9, Jeffrey; 2019; Pm, 2:00 (2019-10-09). "Study identifies a key reason black scientists are less likely to receive NIH funding". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 2020-02-04.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. "Donna K. Ginther". ASM.org. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  11. "Donna Ginther to lead IPSR". The University of Kansas. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2020-02-04.


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