CURRICULUM VITAE
Gretchen S. Donehower
Department of Demography
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720-2120
Phone: 510-642-4707
E-mail: gretchen@demog.berkeley.edu
EDUCATION
PhD
in Demography, University of California at Berkeley (May, 2004)
- Dissertation:
“The Demographic Foundations of Change in U.S. Households in the Twentieth Century”
[.pdf Dissertation
Abstract] [.pdf Dissertation Full Text]
MA
in Statistics, University of California at Berkeley (May, 2003)
- Thesis: “A Statistical Time Series Analysis of a
Howler Monkey Population”
[.pdf Thesis Abstract]
Certificate
of Attendance, Summer Institute in
Survey Research Techniques,
Institute
for Social Research, University of Michigan (August, 2000)
MA
in Demography, University of California at Berkeley (December, 1999)
BA
in Economics and Mathematics, Yale University (May, 1993)
PUBLICATIONS
Claude S. Fischer, Gretchen Stockmayer, Jon Stiles and
Michael Hout (2004). “Distinguishing the
Geographic Levels and Social Dimensions of U.S. Metropolitan Segregation: 1960-2000.” Demography, 41(1):
37-59. [links to online
appendices and earlier draft version]
K. J. Milton, J.
Giacalone, S. J. Wright and G. Stockmayer (Forthcoming in 2004). “Do
Population Fluctuations of Neotropical Mammals Reflect Fruit Production
Estimates? The Evidence from Barro Colorado Island.” in Tropical Fruits and Frugivores: The Search
for Strong Interactions. L. Dew and J.P. Boubli, eds. Kluwer Publishing, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Academic Specialist, Center for the Economics
and Demography of Aging (December, 2005 – present)
Department of Demography at UC Berkeley
Director: Ronald D. Lee
- Participates in ongoing research
projects and coordinates forecasting and simulation tools
developed by Center researchers to facilitate the dissemination of
cutting edge research.
Graduate
Student Researcher, Century of
Difference Project (September, 2001 – August, 2004)
Russell
Sage Foundation and Survey Research Center at UC Berkeley
Under
Principal Investigators Claude
S. Fischer and Michael
Hout
- Analyzed data on residential segregation,
household, community and cultural change in the United States over the twentieth century. Project used Census aggregate- and
micro-level data, large-scale survey data, and demographic
microsimulation. Research will be
compiled in volume to be published in 2006.
Informal
Collaborator, Research on Howler Monkey Demography (Ongoing since January,
2002)
Professor Katharine
Milton
- Formulated and ran statistical analyses on
demographic field data on Howler Monkeys, estimating population parameters
over time and how they related to environmental data on rainfall and food
availability in a neotropical forest environment.
Graduate
Student Researcher, Beyond Six Billion Project (October, 2000 – December, 2000)
Professor Ronald D. Lee
- Ran Monte Carlo simulations to estimate
variability in fertility estimates, for National Research Council report
“Beyond Six Billion: Forecasting the World’s Population,” published in
2000.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Head
Teaching Assistant (January, 2001 – June, 2001)
University of California at Berkeley, Department of Demography
Graduate
Student Instructor (January, 2000 – June, 2000)
University of California at Berkeley, Department of Demography
PRESENTATIONS
“Demographic
Rates and U.S. Household Change, 1900-2000”
Paper
Presented at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Boston,
MA, April, 2004
“Distinguishing
the Levels and Dimensions of U.S. Metropolitan Segregation: 1960-2000” (for
link see PUBLICATIONS above)
Paper
Presented at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, May, 2003
“Household
Change in the U.S.: Demographic versus Other Constraints”
Poster
Presented at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May, 2002
“Exposure,
Behavior and Preference: A Framework for Analyzing Fertility Change”
Poster
Presented at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May, 2002
“Has
Increased Awareness of Infertility Contributed to Increases in Infertility
Rates?”
Poster
Presented at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, March, 2001
AWARDS
Outstanding
Graduate Student Instructor Award (Academic Year 2000-2001)
Graduate
Student Instructor Teaching and Resource Center, University of California at Berkeley
Poster
Session Award (March, 2001)
Population
Association of America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
Four-Year
Graduate Student Trainee Fellowship (September 1998 – May 2002)
National
Institute of Child
Health and Human Development
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Statistician (September, 2004 – December, 2005)
Scientific Learning, Inc., Oakland, CA
- Designed and conducted experiments and performed statistical analyses to
evaluate and enhance the impact of the company's software programs on student achievement in
language and literacy. Monitored and evaluated research on
educational interventions and social programs to raise awareness
of the company's research in the education community.
Consulting
Associate and Team Leader (April, 1996 – May, 1998)
Cambridge
Associates, Inc., Boston, MA
- Managed research, data collection and analysis
and client service for institutional investment consulting clients. Managed work flow and professional
development for team of six consulting associates.
Mathematics
and English Teacher and Teacher Trainer (September, 1993 – December, 1995)
His
Majesty’s Government/U.S.
Peace Corps, Nepal
- Taught fourth and sixth grade students
mathematics and English in rural Nepalese school. Trained secondary-level mathematics
teachers in new mathematics curriculum.
Wrote, field-tested and revised curricula for Nepalese national
teacher training effort.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Advanced
programming and statistical analysis ability in Stata, S-Plus and MS
Excel. Competent in SAS and SPSS. Programming experience in C+. Experienced in Windows and Unix/Linux
platforms. Word processing in MS Word
and mathematical typesetting in Latex.