Steven Ruggles

Contact Me

ruggl001@umn.edu
612-624-4081

MN Population Center
50 Willey Hall

225 19th Ave S

Affiliations

• History
• Minnesota Population Center
• Sociology
• American Studies

Links

• Publications web page
• Curriculum Vitae
• Historical data infrastructure projects

Educational Background & Specialties

Educational Background

• Ph.D.: University of Pennsylvania, 1984.

Specialties

• U. S. census research
• U. S. social history
• historical demography
• history of the family

Courses Taught

• Hist 5011 - Quantitative Methods for Historical Research
• Hist 5854 - Themes in American Social History: Demographic Perspectives on the American Family
• Hist 1301 - History of the American Empire 1607-1877
• Hist 3979 - History of Population

Research & Professional Activities

Research

• see http://www.pop.umn.edu/~ruggles:

Awards

• Scholar of the College, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, 2005
• Robert J. Lapham Award, Population Association of America, for contributions to the application of demographic knowledge to policy issues, 2003
• Distinguished McKnight University Professor, 2000
• William J. Goode Distinguished Book Award, American Sociological Association, 1989
• Named “King of Quant.“ Wired Magazine, 1995
• American Historical Review best article on American history published in 1994 (nominee for ABC-CLIO America: History and Life Award), 1994
• Allen Sharlin Memorial Award, Social Science History Association, for best publication in the field of social science history, 1988
• McKnight-Land Grant Professorship, McKnight Foundation and University of Minnesota, 1987
• Warren E. Miller Award, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2009
• Platinum Medallion, Delta Airlines, 2009
• Regents' Professorship, University of Minnesota, 2008