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Steven Ruggles
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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