Theodore P. Gerber Professor

Department of Sociology University of Wisconsin-Madison

8128 Sewell Social Science Building 1180 Observatory Drive

Madison, WI 57306-1393

phone: (608) 262-5033 fax: (608) 262-8400

e-mail: tgerber@ssc.wisc.edu Education Ph.D. (Sociology) University of California, Berkeley, 1995 M.A. (Sociology) University of California, Berkeley, 1991 B.A. (High Honors, Comparative Literature/Social Science) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

1987 Professional Positions Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, July 2005-current Director, Wisconsin Russia Project, September 2016-current Director, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia, University of Wisconsin, August

2014-August 2018; (previously August 2007-August 2011) Visiting Professor, Center for Advanced Research in the Social Sciences, Juan March Institute,

Madrid, Spain, August 2011-July 2012. Director of Title VI Evaluation, International Institute, University of Wisconsin, September

2010-current. (Developed and implemented survey-based evaluations of Title VI-funded National Resource Centers at the University of Wisconsin).

Faculty Director, Social Science Computing Co-operative, University of Wisconsin, September

2006-August 2011 Associate Director for Academic Affairs, Center for Demography and Ecology, University of

Wisconsin, Madison, September 2004-August 2006 Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, June 2003-July 2005 Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona, July 2002-June 2003 Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona, August 1999-June 2002

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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Oregon, September 1995-July 1999 Contractor, Jacobs Engineering, January 2014-December 2015 (Developed and implemented

research design for qualitative evaluation of the Chemical Security Program of the US Department of State in Yemen.)

Consultant on Social Statistics, Survey Research, and Russian Science, Lawrence Livermore

National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, June 2001-January 2014. (Developed and implemented survey, focus group, and interview studies evaluating US Department of State programs in Russia, Ukraine, Iraq, and the Philippines)

Consultant on Survey Research in Russia, Democracy International, Washington DC, October

2011- June 2012. (Developed and implemented survey and focus group studies of public opinion for USAID relating to elections, views of human rights, civic attitudes, political memory, and other current issues in Russia)

Consultant on Social Statistics and Survey Research in Russia, Center for Strategic and

International Studies, Washington, DC, July 2001-September 2011. (Developed and implemented survey, focus group, and interview studies of public opinion on issues relating to human rights, civic attitudes, political memory, human trafficking, gender relations, and other current issues in Russia and Estonia)

Data Analysis Consultant, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, May-September 1995 Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Hannah S. Chapman and Theodore P. Gerber. “Foreign Media Broadcasts as a Tool of Soft

Power: Opinion Formation and Issue Framing Effects of Russian News in Kyrgyzstan.” International Studies Quarterly. Forthcoming.

Qian He and Theodore P. Gerber. “Origin-Country Culture, Migration Sequencing, and Female

Employment: Variations among Immigrant Women in the United States.” International Migration Review. In press. Published online, DOI: 10.1177/0197918318821651.

Yuliya Kosyakova and Theodore P. Gerber. “Adult education, stratification, and regime change:

upgrading and sidestepping in Russia, 1965-2005.” Sociology of Education. Vol. 92, no. 2, pp. 124-49, 2019.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Can Sociology Help Democracy Assistance Programs?” Contexts. Vol. 17,

no. 2, pp.76-8, 2018. Hannah S. Chapman, Kyle Marquardt, Yoshiko Herrera, and Theodore P. Gerber. “Xenophobia

on the Rise? Temporal and Regional Trends in Xenophobic Attitudes in Russia.” Comparative Politics. Vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 381-94, 2018.

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Theodore P. Gerber and Hannah S. Chapman. “Familiarity Breeds Contempt? Knowledge and

Understanding of Democracy, Support for Democratization, and Global City Residence in Russia.” Democratization. Vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 481-503, 2018.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Public Opinion on Human Rights in Putin-Era Russia: Continuities,

Changes, and Sources of Variation.” The Journal of Human Rights. Vol. 16, no. 3, 2017, pp. 314-331.

Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Does Russian propaganda work? Survey evidence from

four post-Soviet countries.” The Washington Quarterly. Vol. 39, no 2, Summer 2016, pp. 79-98.

Karine Torosyan, Theodore P. Gerber, and Pilar Gonalons-Pons. “Migration, Household Tasks,

and Gender: Evidence from the Republic of Georgia.” International Migration Review. Vol. 50, no. 2, 2016, pp. 445-474.

Jane Zavisca and Theodore P. Gerber. “The Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Political Effects

of Housing in Comparative Perspective.” Annual Review of Sociology. Vol. 42, July 2016, pp. 347-367.

Zoltan Lippenyi and Theodore P. Gerber. “Inter-generational micro-class mobility during and

after socialism: The power, education, autonomy, capital, and horizontal (PEACH) model in Hungary.” Social Science Research. Vol. 58, no 1, 2016, pp. 80-103.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Foreign Policy and the United States in Russian Public Opinion.”

Problems of Post-Communism. Vol. 62, no. 2, 2015, pp. 98-111. Theodore P. Gerber. “Beyond Putin? Nationalism and Xenophobia in Russian Public Opinion”

The Washington Quarterly. Vol. 37, no. 3, Fall 2014, pp. 113-34. Theodore P. Gerber and Jonas Radl. “Pushed, Pulled, or Blocked? The Elderly and the Labor

Market in Post-Soviet Russia.” Social Science Research. Vol. 45, 2014, pp. 152–169. Theodore P. Gerber and Karine Torosyan. “Remittances in Georgia: Correlates, Economic

Impact, and Social Capital Formation.” Demography. Vol. 50, no. 4, August 2013, pp.1279-1301.

Theodore P. Gerber and Brienna Perelli-Harris. “Maternity Leave in Turbulent Times: Effects

on Labor Market Transitions and Fertility in Russia, 1985-2000.” Social Forces. Vol. 90, no. 4, June 2012, pp. 1297-1322.

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Marina Zaloznaya and Theodore P. Gerber. “Migration as Social Movement: Theorizing Voluntary Group Migration.” Population and Development Review. Vol. 38, no.2, 2012, pp. 359-84.

Theodore P. Gerber. “The Structural Perspective on Postsocialist Inequality: Job Loss in

Russia.” Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. Vol.30, March 2012, pp.17-31. Brienna Perelli-Harris and Theodore P. Gerber. “Non-marital Childbearing in Russia: Second

Demographic Transition or Pattern of Disadvantage?” Demography. Vol. 48, no 1. February 2011, pp. 371-42.

Theodore P. Gerber and Olga Mayorova. “Getting Personal: Networks, Institutions, and

Stratification in the Russian Labor Market, 1985-2001.” American Journal of Sociology. Vol.116, no.3, November 2010, pp. 855-904.

Theodore P. Gerber and Danielle Berman. “Entry to Marriage and Cohabitation in Russia, 1985-

2000: Trends, Correlates, and Explanations.” European Journal of Population. Vol. 26, no. 1, March 2010, pp. 3-30.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Security through Sociology: The North Caucasus

and the Global Counterinsurgency Paradigm.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. Vol. 32, no. 9, September 2009, pp.831-51.

Theodore P. Gerber and Deborah Y. Ball. “Scientists in a Changed Institutional Environment:

Measures and Correlates of Subjective Adaptation in Russia.” Social Studies of Science. Vol. 39, no. 4, August 2009, pp. 529-67.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sin Yi Cheung. “Horizontal Stratification in Post-Secondary Education:

Forms, Explanations, and Implications.” Annual Review of Sociology. Vol. 34, 2008, pp. 299-318.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Casualty Sensitivity in a Post-Soviet Context: Russian Views of the Second Chechen War, 2001-2004.” Political Science Quarterly.

Vol 123, no. 1, Spring 2008, pp.38-69. Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Police Violence and Corruption in Russia: A

Case of Predatory Policing?” Law and Society Review. Vol 42, no. 1, March 2008, pp. 1-43.

Theodore P. Gerber and Danielle Berman. “Heterogeneous Condom Use in Contemporary

Russia.” Studies in Family Planning. Vol. 39, no. 1, March 2008, pp.1-17. Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “The Putin Generation: Us and Them.” The

Washington Quarterly. Vol. 31, no. 2, March 2008, pp. 131-150.

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Reprinted in Alexander T. J. Lennon and Amanda Kozlowski (eds.) Global Powers in the

21st Century: Strategies and Relations. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2008, pp.249-72. Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “Activist Culture and Transnational Diffusion:

Social Marketing and Human Rights Groups in Russia.” Post-Soviet Affairs. Vol. 23, no. 1, January-March 2007, pp. 50-75.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Regional Economic Performance and Net Migration Rates in Russia,

1993-2002.” International Migration Review. Vol. 40, no.3, August 2006, pp. 661-97. Theodore P. Gerber. “Getting Paid: Wage Arrears and Stratification in Russia.” American

Journal of Sociology. Vol. 111, no.6, May 2006, pp.1816-70. Theodore P. Gerber and Olga Mayorova. “Dynamic Gender Differences in a Post-Socialist

Labor Market: Russia, 1991-1997.” Social Forces. Vol.84, no.4, June 2006, pp. 2047-76.

Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “Failing the Stalin Test: Young Russians and their

Dictator.” Foreign Affairs. Vol. 85, no. 1, January/February 2006, pp. 2-10. Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “Soviet Nostalgia: An Impediment to Russian

Democratization.” The Washington Quarterly. Vol. 29, no.1, Winter 2005-06, pp.83-96. Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Crisis Among Crises Among Crises: HIV/AIDS

in the Eyes of Russian Health Care Experts.” Problems of Post-Communism. Vol. 52, no. 4. July/August 2005, pp.28-41.

Deborah Y. Ball and Theodore P. Gerber. “Russian Scientists and Rogue States: Can Western

Assistance Reduce the Proliferation Threat?” International Security. Vol. 29, no. 4. Spring 2005. pp.55-70.

Reprinted in Michael E. Brown, Owen R. Coté Jr., Sean M. Lynn-Jones and Steven E.

Miller (eds.) Going Nuclear: Nuclear Proliferation and International Security in the 21st Century. MIT Press. 2006.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Les droits de l'Homme et la guerre en

tchétchénie.” [Human Rights and the War in Chechnya.] Pouvoirs. no.112. January 2005, pp. 79-91. In French. (Rachel Bouyssou, trans.)

Theodore P. Gerber and Michael Hout. “Tightening Up: Declining Class Mobility during

Russia’s Market Transition.” American Sociological Review. Vol. 65, no. 5. October 2004, pp. 677-703.

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Theodore P. Gerber. “When Public Institutions Fail: Coping With Dysfunctional Government in Post-Soviet Russia.” Contexts. Vol. 3, no. 1, Winter 2004, pp.18-28.

Theodore P. Gerber and David R. Schaefer. “Horizontal Stratification of College Education in

Russia: Temporal Change, Gender Differences, and Labor Market Outcomes.” Sociology of Education. Vol. 77, no. 1, January 2004, pp.32-59.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Loosening Links? School-To-Work Transitions and Institutional Change in

Russia Since 1970.” Social Forces. Vol. 82, no. 1, September 2003, pp. 241-76. Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Russian Public Opinion on Human Rights and the

War in Chechnya.” Post-Soviet Affairs. Vol. 18, no. 4, October-December 2002, pp. 271-305.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Structural Change and Post-Socialist Stratification: Labor Market

Transitions in Contemporary Russia.” American Sociological Review. Vol. 67, no. 5, October 2002, pp. 629-59.

Reprinted in David Inglis and John Bone (eds.) Social Stratification: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences. London: Routledge, 2006. Theodore P. Gerber and Deborah Y. Ball. “The State of Russian Science: Focus Groups With

Nuclear Physicists.” Post-Soviet Affairs. Vol. 18, no. 3, June-September 2002, pp.183-212.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Grazhdane Rossii o pravakh cheloveka.”

[Russians on Human Rights]. Monitoring Obshchestvennogo Mneniia: Ekonomicheskie i Sotsial'nye Peremeny. No. 58. March/April 2002, pp.26-31. In Russian (A. Leonova, trans.)

Reprinted in Pravozashchitnik. No.2, April-July 2002, pp.4-15. Theodore P. Gerber. “The Selection Theory of Persisting Party Advantages in Russia: More

Evidence and Implications.” Social Science Research. Vol. 30, no. 4, December 2001, pp.653-71.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Paths to Success: Individual and Regional Determinants of Entry to Self-

Employment in Post-Communist Russia.” International Journal of Sociology. Vol. 31, no. 2, Summer 2001, pp.3-37.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Soviet Scientists at the Crossroads of Profession and Politics: A Study in

Professional Class Ambivalence.” The Politics of Social Inequality (formerly Research in Political Sociology). Vol. 9, 2001, pp.356-414.

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Theodore P. Gerber. “Market, State or Don't Know? Education, Economic Ideology, and Voting in Contemporary Russia.” Social Forces. Vol. 79, no. 2, December 2000, pp.477-521.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Educational Stratification in Contemporary Russia: Stability and Change

in the Face of Economic and Institutional Crisis.” Sociology of Education. Vol. 73, no.3, October 2000, pp.219-46.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Membership Benefits or Selection Effects? Why Former Communist

Party Members Do Better in Post-Soviet Russia.” Social Science Research, Vol. 29, no.1, March 2000, pp.25-50.

Theodore P. Gerber and Michael Hout. “More Shock Than Therapy: Market Transition,

Employment, and Income in Russia, 1991-1995.” American Journal of Sociology, Vol.104, no.1, July 1998, pp.1-50.

Deborah Y. Ball and Theodore P. Gerber. “The Political Views of Russian Field-Grade

Officers.” Post-Soviet Affairs, Vol.12, no.2, April-June 1996, pp.155-80. Theodore P. Gerber and Michael Hout. “Educational Stratification in Russia During the Soviet

Period.” American Journal of Sociology, Vol.101, no.3, November 1995, pp.611-60. Oleg Kharkhordin and Theodore P. Gerber. “Russian Directors' Business Ethic: A Study of

Industrial Enterprises in St. Petersburg, 1993.” Europe-Asia Studies, Vol.47, no.7, November 1994, pp.1075-1108.

Book chapters Jane Zavisca and Theodore P. Gerber. “Experiences of Homeownership and Housing Mobility

after Privatization in Russia.” In Caroline DeWilde and Richard Ronald (eds.). Housing Wealth and Welfare. Edward Elgar Press. 2017.

Jonas Radl and Theodore P. Gerber. “Work Beyond Pension Age in Russia: Contextual

Conditions Labor Market Dynamics.” In Simone Scherger (ed.) Comparative Perspectives on Work Beyond Retirement Age. Palgrave Macmillan. 2015.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Changing Family Formation Behavior in Postsocialist Countries:

Similarities, Divergences, and Explanations.” Chapter 9 in Nina Bandelj and Dorothy Solinger (eds.), Socialism Challenged, Socialism Vanquished: China and Eastern Europe, 1989-2009. Oxford University Press. 2012.

Theodore P. Gerber. “School Discipline, Math/Science Achievement, and College Aspirations in

Contemporary Russia.” Chapter 7 in Richard Arum and Melissa Velez (eds.) Improving

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Learning Environments in Schools: Lessons from Abroad. Stanford University Press. 2012.

Yanjie Bian and Theodore P. Gerber. “Class Structure and Class Inequality in Urban China and

Russia: Effects of Institutional Change or Economic Performance?” Chapter 3 in John Logan (ed.) New Trends in Urban China. London: Blackwell. 2007, pp.66-88.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Russia: Growing Inequality, Institutional Change, and Economic Crisis.”

Chapter 12 inYossi Shavit, Richard Arum, and Adam Gamoran (eds.) Stratification in Higher Education. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2007, pp. 294-320.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Three Forms of Emergent Self-Employment in Post-Soviet Russia: Entry

and Exit Patterns By Gender.” Chapter 9 in Richard Arum and Walter Mueller (eds.) The Return of Self-Employment. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004, pp. 277-309.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Joining the Winners: Self-Employment and Stratification in Post-

Communist Russia.” Chapter 1 in Victoria Bonnell and Tom Gold (eds.) The New Entrepreneurs of Europe and Asia: Patterns of Business Development in Russia, Eastern Europe, and China. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, 2002, pp.3-38.

Competitively Awarded Grants (PI on all grants, unless otherwise noted) 2018-22 Title VI National Resource Center grant, Center for Russia, East Europe, and

Central Asia (CREECA). US Department of Education. $1,024,000 for four years. 2022-22 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships grant, CREECA. US

Department of Education. $1,456,000 for four years. 2018-19 “Firms, Kinship and Economic Growth in Kyrgyz Republic.” (co-PI, with Paul

Dower). UKAID, Economic Development and Institutions (EDI) Program. 55,000 British Pounds.

2016-20 “Building on Existing Strengths: Expanding and Reinforcing Excellence in

Russia-Focused Social Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.” Carnegie Corporation of New York. Initial award: $1 million awarded for a two-year project (2016-18) to enhance social science research and graduate education on Russia at the University of Wisconsin. Renewed at $900,000 for 2018-20. Total award: $1.9 million.

2015 Add-on award, supplemental funding for “Homeownership and Societal

Stability,” Minerva Initiative, Department of Defense (with Jane Zavisca, University of Arizona), $188,761.

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2013-18 “Homeownership and Societal Stability.” Minerva Initiative, Department of Defense (with Jane Zavisca, University of Arizona). Five-year, four-country project. $2.9 million.

2011-14 Collaborative Research: Housing Status and Life Course after Privatization in

Russia. National Science Foundation (with Jane Zavisca, University of Arizona), $209,999.

2010-14 Title VI National Resource Center grant, Center for Russia, East Europe, and

Central Asia (CREECA). US Department of Education. Initial award: $1,232,916 for four years; reduced in 2011 by approximately $160,000 due to federal budget cuts.

2010-14 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships grant, CREECA. US

Department of Education. $1,456,000 for four years. 2009-10 “Migration and Stratification in Contemporary Georgia: Individual, Household,

and Regional Perspectives.” Title VIII Research Competition, University of Delaware. (Co-PI with Karine Torosyan, International School of Economics in Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia.) $21,450.

2003-4 “Internal Migration Dynamics in Russia, 1985-2001: Determinants, Motivations,

and Consequences.” National Council for East European and Eurasian Research, $34,000.

2001-3 “Stratification and Migration Dynamics in Russia, 1985-2002: The Impact of

Market Transition.” National Science Foundation, $154,454. 2000 “Education, Inequality, and Social Change in Russia.” National Academy of

Education/Spencer Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship, $45,000 2000 Summer Research Grant Development Stipend, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Research Institute, University of Arizona, $4000 1999 IREX Short-Term Travel Grant (for research in Russia), $3000 1997 “Survey of Employment, Income, and Attitudes in Russia.” National Science

Foundation, $37,029 1997 Summer Research Award, University of Oregon, $4,000 1996 IREX Short-Term Travel Grant (for research in Russia), $3,000

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Magazine and Online articles Theodore P. Gerber. “Stalled Social Mobility in Post-Soviet Russia.” Current History. Vol. 117,

no. 801. October 2018, pp.256-65. Theodore P. Gerber and Jane R. Zavisca. “The Kremlin blamed our work when it declared

Russia’s most respected polling firm a ‘foreign agent.’” The Monkey Cage. The Washington Post. September 17, 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/09/17/the-kremlin-blamed-our-work-when-it-declared-russias-most-respected-polling-firm-a-foreign-agent/

Beth Mitchneck, Jane Zavisca, and Theodore P. Gerber. “Europe’s forgotten refugees: the

humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.” Foreign Affairs. August 24, 2016. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2016-08-24/europes-forgotten-refugees-0

Theodore P. Gerber. “Grounds for (a little) optimism? Russian public opinion on human rights.”

OpenDemocracy. January 18, 2016. https://opendemocracy.net/openglobalrights/theodore-p-gerber/grounds-for-little-optimism-russian-public-opinion-on-human-right.

Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “What 18 Focus Groups in the Former Soviet Union

Taught Us about America’s Image Problems.” The Wilson Quarterly. Summer 2015. http://wilsonquarterly.com/quarterly/summer-2015-an-age-of-connectivity/what-18-focus-groups-in-former-ussr-taught-us-about-americas-pr-problems/.

Reprinted as “We are Losing Hearts and Minds in the Former Soviet Empire,”

Newsweek. August 2, 2015. http://www.newsweek.com/we-are-losing-hearts-and-minds-former-soviet-empire-358989. Also reprinted on the Russia Direct website and in the Kyiv Post.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Russia-related Research and Graduate Training in the United States.”

NewsNet: News of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. August 2015, 55:4, pp. 1-3.

Theodore P. Gerber. “A solemn anniversary in Kiev.” The Mobilizer: Newsletter of Peace

Action-Wisconsin. March 2015, 38:3, pp. 2-3. Book Reviews Theodore P. Gerber. Book review of Matthew Light, Fragile Migration Rights: Freedom of

Movement in Post-Soviet Russia. Contemporary Sociology. In Press. Theodore P. Gerber. Book review of David Satter, It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never

Happened Anyway: Russia and the Communist Past. Journal of Cold War Studies. Vol.15, no.1, 2013, pp.180-2.

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Theodore P. Gerber. Book review of John H. Goldthorpe, On Sociology, Second Edition,

Volumes I and II. Contemporary Sociology. Vol. 37, No. 1, January 2008, pp. 71-3. Theodore P. Gerber. Book review of Kevin T. Leicht (ed.) Research in Social Stratification and

Mobility, Volume 19: The Future of Market Transition. Contemporary Sociology. Vol. 33, No. 5, September 2004, pp. 539-40.

Theodore P. Gerber. Book review of Debra A. Javeline, Protest and the Politics of Blame: The

Russian Response to Unpaid Wages. American Journal of Sociology. Vol.110, No. 1, July 2004, pp.243-5.

Theodore P. Gerber. Book review of Clifford C. Clogg, Scott R. Eliason, and Kevin T. Leicht.

Analyzing the Labor Force: Concepts, Measures, Trends. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. Vol. 56, No. 4, July 2003, pp.745-7.

Theodore P. Gerber. Book review of Lisa A. Kirschenbaum. Small Comrades: Revolutionizing

Childhood in Soviet Russia, 1917-1932. American Journal of Sociology. Vol. 107, No. 2, September 2001, pp. 527-9.

Theodore P. Gerber. Book review of Joseph C. Hermanowicz. The Stars are Not Enough:

Scientists–Their Passions and Professions. American Journal of Sociology. Vol. 105, No. 2, September 1999, pp.596-8.

Theodore P. Gerber. Book review of R.Erikson and J.Jonsson (eds.) Can Education be

Equalized? The Swedish Case in Comparative Perspective. American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 103, No. 2, September 1997, pp.525-6.

Other Publications Op-Eds Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “The Soviet Past in Russia’s Present.” Vedomosti.

October 30, 2010 (in Russian). Reprinted as “Coming to Terms with the Soviet Past” in the Moscow Times (in English), November 15, 2010.

Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “The Putin Generation.” Op-Ed. Die Welt.

February 17, 2008. (In German, translated by Wieland Freund and Daniel Eckert.) Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “The Putin Generation's Enemy #1.” Op-Ed. The

Washington Post. August 3, 2007. Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “Stalin’s Hip Factor: By the Numbers.” Op-Ed.

The Los Angeles Times. February 19, 2006.

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Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “Putin’s Policies Fail the Test, So Schoolchildren Suffer.” Op-Ed. The Toronto Globe and Mail. September 3, 2004.

Theodore P. Gerber, Sarah E. Mendelson, and Grigory Shvedov. “Listen to the Russians.” Op-

Ed. The Washington Post. August 24, 2004. Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Moscow’s Military Malaise.” Op-Ed. The

Financial Times. September 11, 2002. Deborah Y. Ball and Theodore P. Gerber. “Russian Democracy's New Recruits.” Op-Ed. The

Washington Times. December 12, 1995. Policy Memos and Reports Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca, “Geopolitical Remittances: Russian Soft Power and

Kyrgyz Labor Migration.” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo. Forthcoming. Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Civic Activism, Political Participation, and

Homeownership in Four Post-Soviet Countries.” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo #505. January 2018.

Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Political and Social Attitudes of Russia’s Muslims:

Caliphate, Kadyrovism, or Kasha?” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo #468. April 2017. Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Housing and Political Grievances in Post-Soviet

Eurasia.” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo #415. January 2016. Theodore P. Gerber. The State of Russian Studies in the United States: An Assessment by the

Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES). July 2015. http://www.aseees.org/news-events/aseees-news-feed/report-state-russian-studies-us

Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Pro et Contra: Views of the United States in Four

Eurasian Countries.” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo #354. September 2014. Theodore P. Gerber. “New Media, Political Information, and Opposition Views in Russia: A

Cautionary Note Based on Survey Evidence.” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo #279. September 2013.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Bolstering Exchange Programs to Link University Education with Liberal

Views in Russia: A Different Perspective on Democracy Assistance.” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo #211. September 2012.

Heather A. Conley and Theodore P. Gerber. Russian Soft Power in the 21st Century: An

Examination of Russian Compatriot Policy in Estonia. Center for Strategic and International Studies. 2011.

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Theodore P. Gerber, Heather A. Conley, and Lucy Moore. “Estonia and Russia through a Three-

Way Mirror: Views of the Post-Soviet Generation.” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo #145. May 2011.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Caught in Between: Citizenship, Identity, and

Young Ethnic Russians in Estonia.” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo #62. September 2009.

Deborah Yarsike Ball and Theodore P. Gerber. “Will Russian Scientists Go Rogue? A Survey on

the Threat and the Impact of Western Assistance.” Policy Memo #357. Program on New Approaches to Russian Security. Center for Strategic and International Studies. December 2004.

Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “Up For Grabs: Russia’s Political Trajectory and

Stalin’s Legacy.” Policy Memo #296. Program on New Approaches to Russian Security. Center for Strategic and International Studies. December 2003.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Strong Public Support for Military Reform in

Russia.” Policy Memo #288. Program on New Approaches to Russian Security. Center for Strategic and International Studies. June 2003.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Young, Educated, Urban, and Anti-American:

Evidence from Survey Data.” Policy Memo #267. Program on New Approaches to Russian Security. Center for Strategic and International Studies. December 2002.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Russians Support NGOs But Not Parties:

Implications for Donors.” Policy Memo #256. Program on New Approaches to Russian Security. Center for Strategic and International Studies. December 2002.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “How Russians Think About Chechnya.” Policy

Memo #243. Program on New Approaches to Russian Security. Center for Strategic and International Studies. January 2002.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “The Disconnect in How Russians Think about

Human Rights and Chechnya: A Consequence of Media Manipulation.” Policy Memo #244. Program on New Approaches to Russian Security. Center for Strategic and International Studies. January 2002.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “How Russians Think About Human Rights.”

Policy Memo #221. Program on New Approaches to Russian Security. Center for Strategic and International Studies. January 2002.

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Theodore P. Gerber and Deborah Y. Ball. “From Crisis To Transition: The State of Russian Scientists Based on Focus Groups With Nuclear Physicists.” Policy Memo #220. Program on New Approaches to Russian Security. Center for Strategic and International Studies. January 2002.

Theodore P. Gerber. “The Development of Self-Employment in Russia.” Policy Memo #186.

Program on New Approaches to Russian Security, Council on Foreign Relations. February 2001.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Russia’s Population Crisis: The Migration Dimension.” Policy Memo

#118, Program on New Approaches to Russian Security, Harvard University. January 2000.

Publicly Available Data Sets Theodore P. Gerber. Survey of Stratification and Migration Dynamics in Russia, 1985-2001.

[Computer file]. ICPSR04206-v1. Moscow, Russia: Vserossiiskii Tsentr Izucheniia Obshchestvennogo Mneniia (VTsIOM) [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], July 2006.

Theodore P. Gerber. Survey of Employment, Income, and Attitudes in Russia. Codebook,

Technical Report, and Machine-Readable Data File. Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. Study Number 2732. The University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Ann Arbor, MI. April 1999.

Other Awards 2011 Kellett Mid-Career Award, University of Wisconsin 2010 Honored Instructors Award, Division of University Housing, University of

Wisconsin (in recognition of instruction in Sociology 170, Fall 2010). 2008 Inducted into the Sociological Research Association 2008-12 Marrett Letters and Science Faculty Fellow, University of Wisconsin 2007-8 Resource Fellow, Open Society Institute Europe Foundation 2005-7 Vilas Associate Award, University of Wisconsin 1997-8 Nominated for Mortar Board Professor of the Month 1991 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, UC Berkeley 1987 High Honors, University of Michigan

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1987 Phi Beta Kappa Refereed Professional Conference Presentations (last 10 years) Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca, “Mixed migrant experiences, ethnic hierarchies, and

geopolitical remittances: Focus groups with returnees from Russia.” Population Association of America, Austin, TX, April 12, 2019.

Theodore P. Gerber, Jane Zavisca, and Jia Wang. “Housing and Inequality in Four Post-Soviet

Countries.” Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC 28) of the International Sociological Association, Frankfurt, Germany, March 22, 2019.

Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca, “Kyrgyz migrants’ experiences in Russia: human capital

formation, work experience, and living arrangements.” Second International Research and Practical Conference, "Migration processes and their influence on the socio-economic and demographic development of the Russian Far East,” Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia, June 5, 2018.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Russian public opinion: digging beneath the apparent pro-Putin

consensus.” Association of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Chicago, IL, November 10, 2017.

Yulia Kosyakova and Theodore P. Gerber. “Adult Education, Inequality, and Regime Change:

The Case of Soviet and Postsoviet Russia.” Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC 28) of the International Sociological Association, Columbia University, New York City. August 2017.

Theodore P. Gerber, Jia Wang, and Jane Zavisca. “Does Housing Status Affect Fertility

Intentions? Evidence from Three Post-Soviet Countries.” Population Association of America. Chicago, IL, March 2017.

Theodore P. Gerber and Hannah Chapman. “Two Comparative Lenses on Trust in Institutions in

Putin-Era Russia: Temporal Dynamics and Contrasts with Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan.” Association of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Washington, DC, November 2016.

Hannah Chapman and Theodore P. Gerber. “Soft Power and the Media: Russia’s Media Strategy

in the Near Abroad.” American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, September 2016.

Theodore P. Gerber, Qian He, and Jane Zavisca. “The Transition to Adulthood in Turbulent

Times: Patterns and Social Structuring in Post-Soviet Russia.” American Sociological Association, Seattle, WA, August 2016.

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Nadine Lauren Anderson, Jane Zavisca, and Theodore P. Gerber. “Controlling the Home:

Ownership and Household Structure in Four Post-Soviet Countries.” American Sociological Association, Seattle, WA, August 2016.

Hyungjun Suh, Jane Zavisca, and Theodore P. Gerber. “Housing and Social Capital in Russia.”

American Sociological Association, Seattle, WA, August 2016. Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Public Opinion on Civic Activism in Russia, Ukraine,

Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan.” Association of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Philadelphia, PA, November 2015.

Jane Zavisca and Theodore P. Gerber. “Your Place or Mine? Asymmetric Ownership and

Housing Inequality among Russian Couples.” Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC 28) of the International Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 2015

Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Housing and Divorce in Russia: 1992-2013.” Population

of Association of America, San Diego, CA, April 2015. Theodore P. Gerber. “Bark without a bite? The breadth, depth, and political consequences of

hostility toward immigrants and minorities in Russia.” American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA, August 2014.

Theodore P. Gerber and Jonas Radl. “Employment and Household Income Dynamics among the

Elderly in Russia, 2000-2012: Insights from Longitudinal Data.” Population Association of America, Boston, MA, May 2014.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Dimensions of Electronic Political Engagement: New Media, Old Media

and Public Opinion in Russia’s Contested Election Season of 2011-12.” American Sociological Association, New York City, August 2013.

Zoltan Lippenyi and Theodore P. Gerber. “Intergenerational Micro-class Mobility During and

After Socialism: The Power, Education, Autonomy, Capital, and Horizontal (PEACH) Model in Hungary.” Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC 28) of the International Sociological Association, Brisbane, Australia, July 2013.

Karine Torosyan and Theodore P. Gerber. “Migration, Household Tasks, and Gender in the

Republic of Georgia.” Population Association of America. New Orleans, LA, May 2013.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Ethnic and Other Sources of Ideational Cleavage: Divided Historical

Memory among Youth in Estonia.” American Sociological Association, Denver, CO, August 2012.

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Theodore P. Gerber. “Market Transition and Market Consolidation: Class Differences in

Earnings, Russia 1991-2010.” Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC 28) of the International Sociological Association, Hong Kong, May 2012.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Change and Continuity Where We Least Expected: Stratification and

Family Formation in Post-Soviet Russia.” Presidential panel, American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV, August 2011.

Sunnee Billingsley, Theodore P. Gerber, and Oxana Sinyavskaya. “Red Belt Fertility: The Role

of Regional Variation in Benefits, Gender Attitudes, Inflation, and Political Ideology in Russia.” Population Association of America. Washington, DC. March 2011.

Theodore P. Gerber and Karine Torosyan. “Remittances in Georgia: Correlates, Economic

Impact, and Social Capital Formation.” Population Association of America. Washington, DC. March 2011.

Theodore P. Gerber and Jack DeWaard. “Economic and Non-Economic Internal Migration: The

Case of Russia, 1985-2001.” American Sociological Association. Atlanta, Georgia. August 2010.

Theodore P. Gerber. “School Discipline, Math/Science Achievement, and College Aspirations in

Contemporary Russia.” World Congress of Sociology, Goteborg, Sweden, July 2010. Theodore P. Gerber and Christine R. Schwartz. “Assortative Mating in Russia, 1993 and 2007:

Forms, Trends, and Implications for Inequality.” Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC 28) of the International Sociological Association, Beijing, China, May 2009.

Brienna Perelli-Harris and Theodore P. Gerber. “Maternity leave in Russia: Policies and effects

on labor market transitions and childbearing.” Population Association of America, Detroit, MI, April 2009.

Marina Zaloznaya and Theodore P. Gerber. “Voluntary Group Migration: Theoretical

Considerations and Case Study.” American Sociological Association. Boston, MA. August 2008.

Brienna Perelli-Harris and Theodore P. Gerber. “Non-Marital Fertility in Russia: Second

Demographic Transition or Low Human Capital?” Population Association of America, New Orleans, April 2008.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Earnings Inequality in Russia, 1991-2004: Temporal and Regional

Variations.” Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC 28) of the International Sociological Association, Brno, Czech Republic, May 2007.

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Theodore P. Gerber and Sin Yi Cheung. “Labour Market Returns to Post-Secondary Education

in Hong Kong, 1981-2001: Variations By Field and Place of Study.” Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC 28) of the International Sociological Association, Brno, Czech Republic, May 2007.

Theodore P. Gerber and Brienna Perelli-Harris. “Gender Effects on Labor Market Outcomes in

Russia, 1985-2001: Institutional Change, Family Structure, and Regional Variation.” Population Association of America, New York, NY, March 2007.

Invited Scholarly Lectures/Presentations/Workshops (Since 2002) Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. Homeownership, the middle class, and political-economic

ideology: modernization theory revisited in four post-Soviet countries. PONARS academic workshop, Higher School of Economics, St.Petersburg, Russia, March 14, 2019.

Theodore P. Gerber, “Homeownership, regime support, and civic engagement in post-Soviet

societies.” Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, December 12, 2017. Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Housing and Inequality in Post-Soviet Societies.”

University of Minnesota, November 6, 2017. Theodore P. Gerber. “Research and Graduate Training on Russia in American Universities: State

of the Field.” Presentation to the Boards of Directors of the US-Russia Foundation and the US-Russia Investment Fund, New York City, October 25, 2017.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Political Aspects of Housing Status in

Four Post-Soviet Societies.” University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 10, 2017.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Researching Public Attitudes in Russia: Empirical and Policy-related

Aspects.” Summer school on human rights and civil society, International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, July 17, 2017.

Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Civic activism, political participation, and

homeownership in four post-Soviet countries.” PONARS academic workshop, Kharkiv, Ukraine. June 18, 2017.

Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Labor migrant experiences in Russia: Views from back

home.” Conference on Eurasian Migration, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, May 26. 2017.

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Hannah Chapman and Theodore P. Gerber. “Foreign Media Broadcasts as a Tool of Soft Power: Agenda Setting and Issue Framing Effects of Russian News Consumption in Kyrgyzstan.” Conference on Russian Media Influence, George Washington University. May 3, 2017.

Theodore P. Gerber and Jia Wang. “Self-employment in post-Soviet Russia.” Workshop on

“Self-Employment in Historical Perspective,” International Institute for Social History, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 15-16, 2016.

Theodore P. Gerber. “The Effects of Demography on Education and the Labor Market in

Russia.” German Council on Foreign Affairs, Berlin, July 1, 2016. Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Political and Social Attitudes of Russia’s Muslims:

Caliphate, Kadyrovism, or Kasha?” George Washington University, April 24, 2016. Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Housing and Inequality in Four Post-Soviet Countries.”

Columbia University, March 24, 2016. Theodore P. Gerber, “Economic and Social Incorporation of Immigrants in Russia: Perceptions

and Reality.” El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City, March 4, 2016. Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca, “Soviet Legacies and Regime Support: Housing, Ideology,

and Nationalism in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan.” George Washington University, February 24, 2016

Theodore P. Gerber and Jane Zavisca. “Russian Soft Power in Eurasia: Successes, Failures, and

Challenges for U.S. Policy” Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC, September 16, 2015.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Assessing the Impact of Title VI Centers: The Global Learning Outcomes

at Wisconsin (GLOWS) Survey.” Technical Workshop for Title VI Project Managers, Washington, DC. March 27, 2015.

Theodore P. Gerber and Hannah Chapman. “Familiarity Breeds Contempt? Whether and How

Russians Understand 'Democracy' and Why It Matters for Theories of Mass Support for Democratization.” Kings College, London, England. February 20, 2015.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Attitudes toward the United States, Russia, and Civil Society in Four

Eurasian Countries: Focus Group Data from 2014.” Nazarbaev University, Astana, Kazakhstan. October 8, 2014.

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Theodore P. Gerber. Roundtable panelist on the teaching of quantitative methods to undergraduate university students. Conference on QM teaching. Cardiff University, United Kingdom. June 28, 2013.

Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. “Data and Design: Lessons from a Decade of

Survey Work in Russia.” USAID, Washington DC, April 26, 2012. Theodore P. Gerber. “Russia on the Verge of Politics: Survey Data from a Contested Election

Season.” USAID, Washington, DC. April 25, 2012 Theodore P. Gerber. “Dimensions of Electronic Political Engagement in Russia Today.” Higher

School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. March 6, 2012. Heather A. Conley and Theodore P. Gerber. “Russian Soft Power in the 21st Century: An

Examination of Russian Compatriot Policy in Estonia.” Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tallinn, Estonia, and Carnegie Europe, Brussels, Belgium, September 2011.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Changing Labor Market Structure and Inequality in Post-Socialist

Russia.” Conference on “Sources of Inequality Across the Globe.” Juan March Institute, Madrid, Spain, October 22-23, 2010.

Theodore P. Gerber. “The Missing Link? Higher Education and Civic Attitudes in

Contemporary Russia.” Conference on “Higher Education and Civil Society: a New Social Mission of the University,” Smolnyi University, St. Petersburg, Russia, October 14-15, 2010.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Russian Public Attitudes Toward History and Contemporary Issues.”

Invited lecture at the “Memorial Society,” Moscow, Russia, September 24, 2010. Theodore P. Gerber and Karine Torosyan. “Remittances in Georgia: Correlates, Economic

Impact, and Social Capital Formation.” Conference on Institutional Transition in the Emerging Market Economies of the Balkans and the Caucasus. Sofia, Bulgaria. June 30-July 1, 2010.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Russians, History, and Contemporary Issues: Part II” Conference on

New Approaches and Lessons Learned in Overcoming Absent Memory.” Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 28-30, 2010.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Evaluating NRCs Using Student and Alumni Surveys: Goals, Challenges,

and Plan.” Symposium on Evaluation of International Programs, US Department of Education, Washington, DC, June 10, 2010.

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Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “Russians and Their History: Knowledge, Demand and Demography.” Conference on Next Steps in Overcoming Absent Historical Memory. Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 2-4, 2010.

Theodore P. Gerber. Three-Day Workshop on Log-linear Models for Contingency Tables,

Department of Sociology, Tel Aviv University, Israel, January 24-26, 2010. Theodore P. Gerber. “Changing Family Formation Behavior in Postsocialist Countries:

Similarities, Divergences, and Explanations in Comparative Perspective.” 1989: Twenty Years After Conference, UC Irvine, Laguna Beach, CA, Nov. 6-7, 2009.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Young Russians on Russia’s Place in the World.” Russia/Eurasia Forum,

Harvard University, October 2009. Theodore P. Gerber and Sarah E. Mendelson. 2008. "Young Russian Women on Procreation,

Trafficking, and Prostitution: Myths, Reality, and Policy Implications." Public presentation at the Carnegie Center, Moscow, Russia, July 23, 2008.

Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “A Survey Study of Russian Women on

Trafficking: Awareness, Vulnerability, and Concern.” Conference on Trafficking of Women in Post-Communist Europe, Stanford University, April 17-18, 2008.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Birth and Death in Russia.” Panel presentation (with Nicholas Eberstadt),

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC, February 8, 2008. Government Reports and Briefings Briefed officials from the US Department of State and other government agencies about current

challenges facing the Russian government and Russian public opinion. Washington DC, August 11, 2016.

Briefed US government officials at an Analytical Exchange on Russia: Internal Political

Dynamics 2016. US Department of States. June 14, 2016. Briefed EUCOM on current Russian public opinion on the Putin administration and the United

States. Via teleconference. November 6, 2015. Briefed (with Jane Zavisca) the SMA network on the topic: “How effective is Russian soft

power?” Via teleconference. July 16, 2015. Briefed (with Jane Zavisca) the Minerva/SMA network on public opinion toward the United

States and Russia in four Eurasian countries. Via teleconference. September 4, 2014.

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Briefed (with Deborah Ball) senior officials at the Office of Proliferation Threat Reduction, United States Department of State, on the effectiveness of the Biosecurity Engagement Program in the Philippines based on survey results. Washington, DC. November 6, 2013.

Theodore P. Gerber. Key Findings from the Duma and Presidential Election Surveys. Report

prepared on behalf of Democracy International, submitted to USAID/Russia. June 2012. Briefed staff of the United States Embassy to Russia on the results of surveys on public opinion

toward the 2012 presidential election, anti-government protests, attitudes toward the United States and specific foreign policy issues, and other topics. Moscow, Russia, June 4, 2012.

Theodore P. Gerber. Comprehensive Omnibus Survey Report. Report prepared on behalf of

Democracy International, submitted to USAID/Russia. May 2012. Briefed staff of the United States Embassy to Russia on the results of surveys on public opinion

toward the 2012 presidential campaign, anti-government protests, and longer-term political issues. Moscow, Russia, March 7, 2012.

Theodore P. Gerber. Duma Election Survey: Key Findings. Report prepared on behalf of

Democracy International, submitted to USAID/Russia. February 2012. Briefed staff of the United States Embassy to Russia on the results of surveys on public opinion

toward the 2011 Duma elections and the ensuing anti-government protests. Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2012.

Briefed (with Deborah Ball) senior officials at the Office of Proliferation Threat Reduction,

United States Department of State, on the effectiveness of US-funded programs for Iraqi scientists based on survey results. Washington, DC. June 6, 2011.

Briefed staff of the USAID Moscow Mission on the potential uses of survey data for the purpose

of designing and assessing interventions in Russia. Moscow, Russia, September 23, 2010.

Briefed (with Deborah Ball) senior administration of the Science and Technology Centers of

Ukraine as part of a delegation from the US State Department on the effectiveness of US-funded programs for Ukrainian scientists based on survey results, Kiev, Ukraine, February 22, 2008.

Briefed (with Deborah Ball) senior officials at the Office of Proliferation Threat Reduction,

United States Department of State, on the effectiveness of US-funded programs for Ukrainian scientists based on survey results. Washington, DC. September 28, 2007.

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Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) officials from the United States Department of State and USAID on how young men in the North Caucasus view political, social, and economic issues. Washington, DC. December 19, 2006.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) officials from the United States Department of State on youth

attitudes toward democracy and activism in Russia. Washington, DC. September 30, 2005.

Theodore P. Gerber. “Internal Migration Dynamics in Russia, 1985-2001: Determinants,

Motivations, and Consequences.” Report submitted to the National Council on Eurasian and East European Research. September 2005.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) Congressional staff members, on Russian youth attitudes toward

political institutions and the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. United States Congress, Washington, DC. May 10, 2005.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) officials from the United States Agency for International

Development on the attitudes of Russian youth toward democracy, public institutions, and other issues. United States Embassy, Moscow, Russia, October 4, 2004.

Briefed (with Deborah Ball) the Coordinating Committee of the International Science and

Technology Centers on the effectiveness of its programs to help Russian scientists, Moscow, Russia, April 2, 2004.

Briefed (with Deborah Ball) senior officials at the Office of Proliferation Threat Reduction,

United States Department of State, on the effectiveness of US-funded programs for Russian scientists based on survey results. Washington, DC. December 11, 2003.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) the Deputy Chief of Mission and other consular staff members

on how Russian officials and health professionals view the HIV/AIDS crisis in Russia, United States Embassy, Moscow, September 12, 2003.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) officials from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and

Ministry of Defense on Russian attitudes toward democracy, human rights, political institutions, and military reform. Paris, France, July 31, 2003.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) officials from the United States Department of State on Russian

attitudes toward democracy, NGOs, and political institutions. Washington, DC, June 4, 2003.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) Congressional staff members, on Russian public attitudes

toward human rights, NGOs, and military reform. United States Congress, Washington, DC. April 9, 2003.

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Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) officials from the United States Agency for International Development on new data regarding Russian public attitudes toward human rights, NGOs, the war in Chechnya, and military reform. United States Embassy, Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2003.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) officials from Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on how the

Russian public views military reform and the war in Chechnya. Stockholm, Sweden, March 19, 2003.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) officials from the United States Department of State on Russian

attitudes toward human rights NGOs, political parties, military reform, and war in Chechnya. Washington, DC, October 3, 2002.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) the United States Ambassador the Russian Federation on

Russian public attitudes toward human rights, the war in Chechnya, and human rights organizations. United States Embassy, Moscow, Russia, July 23, 2002

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) officials from the United States Agency for International

Development on Russian public attitudes toward human rights and the war in Chechnya. United States Embassy, Moscow, Russia, February 11, 2002.

Briefed (with Sarah Mendelson) officials from the United States Department of State on Russian

attitudes toward human rights and war in Chechnya. Washington, DC, January 4, 2002. Theodore P. Gerber and Deborah Y. Ball. Feedback for the ISTC From Focus Groups With

Russian Physicists. Report submitted to Andrew A. Hood, Senior Coordinator for Science Centers Program, Office of Proliferation Threat Reduction, Department of State, Washington, DC. January 2002.

Community/Guest Lectures and Media Appearances Interviewed about anti-corruption protests in Russia on BBC World News Today, March 26,

2017. Interviewed about US government investigations of Russian election meddling on

WSAW/WSAX-TV, CBS-Fox, Wasau, Wisconsin. March 3, 2017. “Russia: Challenges facing the new US administration.” Lecture to the Bascom Hill Society,

University of Wisconsin-Madison, February 28, 2017. Featured guest on the topic of Russian election meddling on the Kathleen Dunn Show,

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 17,2017.

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Interviewed about Russian election meddling, “Here of Earth with Frederica Freyberg,” Wisconsin Public Television, December 16, 2016.

“Russia and the 2016 US election: Cyberwar and the prospects for future conflict” Organized

and moderated a public panel discussion on behalf of the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia and the Wisconsin Union Directorate. February 22, 2017.

“Russia: Resurgent or Reckless?” Member of a panel discussion hosted by the James Madison

Society, University of Wisconsin-Madison, September 27, 2016. “Russia and the Near Abroad.” Public lecture, St. Norbert’s College, De Pere, Wisconsin, March

25, 2015. “One Year Later: The Ukrainian Crisis.” Organized and moderated a public panel discussion on

behalf of the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia and the Wisconsin Union Directorate. March 23, 2015.

Interviewed on “Live@5” news show (channel 3 of the local Madison, WI CBS affiliate) about

the shooting down of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, July 17, 2014. "Ukraine: Crimea, Russian Military Intervention, and Options for International Responses."

Public Roundtable Panelist. Center for Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, March 10, 2014.

“Russian Women at the Intersections of Work, Family, and Sex.” Lecture at the Wisconsin

International Outreach Consortium’s summer teacher workshop, “Women and Democracy around the World.” Madison, WI, August 15, 2013.

“Chechnya Since 1990,” Panel presentation, sponsored by the Center for Russia, East Europe,

and Central Asia, Madison, WI, April 30, 2013. Interviewed on “Live@5” news show (channel 3 of the local Madison, WI CBS affiliate) about

the recent history of Chechnya, April 19, 2013. “Russian Youth: Hopes and Fears in a Troubled Society.” Public presentation (with Sarah E.

Mendelson), World Affairs Council, Houston, TX, April 13, 2011. “Looking East, Looking West, Looking Back: Young Russians on their Country’s Government

and History.” Lecture for the Brown County Chapter of the UW Alumni Association, Green Bay, WI, April 5, 2010.

“Russia Update: Issues and Challenges.” Lecture in the “Global Hot Spots” Series, sponsored by

the UW Alumni Association. October 15, 2009.

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Featured Interview, “Here on Earth with Jean Feraca,” Wisconsin Public Radio, July 23, 2009 “New Looks at Old Empires.” Panel presentation for the Board of Visitors, College of Letters

and Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison. April 23, 2009. Moderator and Discussant at showing of the film, “Belarusian Waltz,” sponsored by Wisconsin

Public Television, August 5, 2008. “The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Russia: Trajectory, Consequences, and Challenges.” Lecture at the

2008 Summer Teachers’ Institute of the Office of Resources for International and Area Studies, University of California Berkeley, July 31, 2008.

Featured interview on “The Human Rights Show” about the current situation in Russia. KPFT

90.1 FM, Houston. July 12, 2008. “Russia and the US: Similarities and Differences in an Analytical and Biographical

Perspective.” Keynote Address at “A Day in Russia,” High School outreach event sponsored by the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, UW Madison, April 8, 2008.

“The Putin Generation: How Russian Youth See Their World.” Public presentation (with Sarah

E. Mendelson), World Affairs Council, Houston, TX, January 9, 2008. Featured interview on “At Issue with Ben Merens” about the naming of Vladimir Putin as

“Person of the Year” by Time Magazine. Wisconsin Public Radio, Ideas Network, December 19, 2007.

“Focus on AIDS: A Personal, Political, and Scientific Struggle.” Panel presentation sponsored

by UW Student Global AIDS Campaign Forum, December 2005. “Chechnya Teach-In.” Public presentation sponsored by the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe,

and Central Asia. University of Wisconsin, Madison, September 2004. “Current Public Opinion About Chechnya in Russia.” Presentation to the University of Arizona

Chapter of Amnesty International, Tucson, AZ, January 2003. “Perspectives on Russia Today.” Lecture to the Sunbelt World Trade Association, Tucson, AZ,

April 2002. “Russia Today.” Lecture to the Great Decisions Group, Tucson Jewish Community Center,

March 2002. “The Russian Economy.” Lecture, Seniors’ Achievement Through Growth and Education,

University of Arizona, November 2001.

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“Report Card on Russia.” Lecture to the Great Decisions Group, Country Club of La Cholla,

Tucson, AZ, May 2000. Interviewed about inequality in Russia on the Doug Henwood Show, WBAI, New York City,

April 9, 1998. “Economic and Political Developments in Russia Since the Fall of the USSR.” Lecture,

Learning in Retirement, Continuing Education Program, University of Oregon. May 1997.

Other Professional Activities Editorial Board Member, American Sociological Review, January 2003-December 2005, January

2012-December 2014 Consulting Editor, American Journal of Sociology, August 2006-July 2008 Editorial Board Member, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, January 2010- Editorial Board Member, Post-Soviet Affairs, July 2010- Editorial Board Member, Sociological Research, 2002-2005 Advisory Board Member, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, 2017- Board of Directors, National Council for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Research, 2010- Faculty Advisory Board, Department of Political Science and Sociology, European University of

St.Petersburg, 2012- Selection Committee, Social Science Research Council Eurasia Program, January 2006-2010 Director, Workshop on Quantitative Methods for Social Scientists Studying Eurasia, Social

Science Research Council, Madison, WI, August 2012 Advisory Board Member (elected), Research Committee on Social Stratification of the

International Sociological Association (RC28). July 2014-June 2018 Advisory Council Member (elected), Section on Poverty, Inequality, and Mobility, American

Sociological Association, 2010-11 Davis Center Book Prize Committee, American Association for Advancement of Slavic Studies,

2008-2009

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Invited Participant, US/Russia Civil Society Summits (C2C), Moscow, Russia, July 2009, and

Washington DC, June 2010 International Faculty Advisory Committee (IFAC), Nazarbaev National University, Astana,

Kazakhstan, March 2011- Anonymously reviewed articles for the American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological

Review, Annual Review of Sociology, Demographic Research, Demography, Economics of Transition, European Journal of Population, European Sociological Review, International Journal of Public Health, International Migration Review, Journal of Politics, Laboratorium, Law & Society Review, Political Research Quarterly, Population Studies, PostSoviet Affairs, Problems of Post Communism, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Social Forces, Social Science Research, Sociological Forum, Sociological Methods and Research, Sociology of Education, Sociological Perspectives, Work and Occupations.

Other reviewing activity: numerous research proposals for the National Science Foundation, the

Economics Education and Research Consortium, the Army Research Office, and the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, textbooks for Sage Publications and Mayfield Publishers.

Research Advisor for the Multidisciplinary Research and Intermediation Project of the Global

Development Network (by invitation) Research Advisor and Steering Committee Member for the Bridging Research and Policy Project

of the Global Development Network (by invitation) Expert Resource Person for the Economics Education and Research Consortium (by invitation) Expert lecturer, NES Center for the Study of Diversity and Social Interaction Russian Economic

School, Moscow, Russia. Winter Schools: December 2014 (Suzdal, Russia), December 2015 (Vladivostok, Russia); Summer School: June 2015 (Ulan-Ude, Russia)

Best Graduate Student Paper Award Committee, Section on the Sociology of Education,

American Sociological Association, 2002 and 2006 Organizing Committee, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, 2006. Session Organizer: Social Stratification and Mobility Sessions, Pacific Sociological Association

(PSA) Annual Meetings, Portland, OR April 1999; Social Stratification and Mobility Sessions, PSA Annual Meetings, San Francisco, CA, April 1998; New Approaches to Market Transition Session, World Congress of Sociology, Goteborg, Sweden, July 2010; Special Session on Citizenship and Nationality Issues in the Former Soviet Union,

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American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia 2010; Labor Markets, Human Capital, and Inequality, Population Association of America, Boston, MA 2014.

Courses Taught University of Wisconsin (2003-current ):

Sociology 170, Population Problems: Population and Society in Contemporary Russia (first-year) seminar and core course of a First-year Interest Group)

Sociology 360, Statistics for Sociologists Sociology 361, Statistics for Sociologists II Sociology 496, Population and Society in Contemporary Russia Sociology 633, Social Stratification Sociology 923, Social Stratification (Graduate Seminar)

Sociology 952, Advanced Statistics: Log-linear, Latent Class, and Finite Mixture Models (Graduate Seminar)

Sociology 971, Migration and Migrants (Graduate Seminar) University of Arizona (2001-2003): Sociology 274, Social Statistics Sociology 315, Political Sociology Sociology 450, Social Inequality Sociology 570A, Advanced Social Statistics (Graduate-Level) University of Oregon (1995-1999): Sociology 512, Intermediate Quantitative Methods (Graduate-Level) Sociology 513, Advanced Quantitative Methods (Graduate-Level) Sociology 451/551, Social Stratification Sociology 465/565, Political Sociology HC 305, Honors College Social Science: Politics and Society Student Committees/Mentoring University of Wisconsin (2003- ) Completed Ph.D. Dissertation Committees: Danielle Berman (chair), Jack DeWaard (chair),

Dana Garbarski (chair), Pilar Gonalons (chair), Nicole Kraus (chair), Jonathan Latner (chair), Brian An, Megan Andrew, Ana Cristina Collares, Erika Cottrell, Christina Diaz, Jeremy Fiel, Karl Frederick, John Fulton, Shaun Golding, Seong Wan Han, Laura Heideman, Daniel Long, Carolina Milesi, Pablo Mitnik, Jeronimo Muniz, Kyle Rearick, Kimberly Turner, Yu Wang, Galina Belokurova (Political Science), Hannah Chapman (Political Science), Jessica Mason (Anthropology), Kyle Marquardt (Political Science), Mark Lawrence Shrad (Political Science), Steven Wilson (Political Science)

Current Ph.D. Dissertation Committees: Qian He (chair) Master’s Committees: Danielle Berman (chair), Lena Etuk (chair), Dana Garbarski (chair),

Qian He (chair), Nicole Kraus (chair), Jonathan Latner (chair), Yu Wang (chair), Jill Bowdon, Paul Hanselman, Devin Hargrove, Megan Shoji, Kimberly Turner, Marina

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Zaloznaya, Brian Pikaard, (Russian and East European Studies), Katia Chernyshev (Russian and East European Studies), Mary DiPuglio (Russian and East European Studies), Steven Johnson (Russian and East European Studies), Matt Larson (Russian and East European Studies).

Prelim Committees: Sociology of Education (January 2004, August 2007), Political Sociology (January 2009), Social Stratification (August 2004, January 2005, August 2005, January 2006, August 2006, January 2007, August 2007, August 2008, January 2010, August 2010, January 2011, August 2011, January 2012, August 2012, January 2013, August 2014, August 2016)

Independent Studies: Brian An, James Benson, Jessica Hoffman (undergraduate), Nicole Kraus, Stacey Milacek, Anat Yov-Tom

Graduate Advisees: Rengin Aktar, Danielle Berman, Jack DeWaard, Dana Garbarski, Qian He, Jonathan Latner, Pilar Gonalons-Pons, Nicole Kraus, Jia Wang, Michael Van Landingham, Yuliya Nemykina

University of Arizona (1999-2003) Ph.D.Dissertation Committees: Michelle Budig, Leslie Gates, Olga Mayorova, Wade Roberts Oral Prelim Committees: Tim Bartley, Brad Koch, Richard Pitt, James Roebuck Written Prelim Committees: Brad Koch, Richard Pitt, James Roebuck, Rachel Starks Master’s Thesis Committees: Jessica Collett (chair), Kate O’Neill (chair), Keith Bentele, George

Hobor, Brad Koch, Nancy Martin, Alan Schussman, Stephan Sholz Honors Contracts: Olivia Izdebski, Leah Ruggieri, Kelly Ward Summer Mentor for Christina Romero, McNair Scholars Program (2001) Independent Study: Brian Hewlett

University of Oregon (1995-1999) Comprehensive Exam Committees: Edward Akhmetshin, Craig Helmstetter (2), Leontina Hormel, Niame, Toshihiko Murata, Sally McMillan (Department of Communications) Master’s Thesis Committee: Christopher Syrnyk (Deptartment of Russian) Honors Thesis Committee: Shonna Butler, Alice Wheeler, Katie Wood Independent Studies: Edward Akhmetshin, Stephan Bandas, Leontina Hormel Departmental Service Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin 2017-18 Academic Standing Committee

2016-17 Associate Professor Review Committee Undergraduate Awards Committee

2015-16 Assistant Professor Review Committee Academic Standing Committee Budget Committee

2014-15 Academic Standing Committee Budget Committee

Graduate Program Review Committee

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2013-14 Recruitment Committee 2012-13 Graduate Exchanges Committee (chair)

2010-11 Assistant Professor Review Committee (chair) 2009-10 Post-tenure Review Committee 2008-9 Recruitment Committee 2007-8 Post-tenure Review Committee 2007-8 Graduate Funding Committee (chair) 2006-8 Budget Committee 2006-07 Associate Professor Review Committee 2005-06 Assistant Professor Review Committee 2003-05 Graduate Admissions Committee Department of Sociology, University of Arizona: 2002-03 Recruitment Committee 2001-02 Colloquium Series Coordinator 2000-02 Executive Committee (elected) 1999-2001 Undergraduate Studies Committee Department of Sociology, University of Oregon: 1997-9 Founder and Coordinator, Works-in-Progress Colloquium Series

1997-8 Admissions and Awards Committee 1996-8 Executive Advisory Committee (elected) 1996-7 Q-Exam Committee University Service University of Wisconsin 2017-18 Search Committee, International Studies faculty hire

2015 Selection Committee, Summer Graduate Student Research Awards, International Institute

2014 Search Committee, Associate Dean of International Studies 2010- Director of Evaluation of Title VI NRCs, International Institute 2010-11 Nazarbayev University Steering Committee

2010-11 Russian Flagship Program Steering Committee 2009-10 Chair, Committee for the Program Review of Political Science 2009-10 Grad Student Summer Travel Awards Committee, International Institute

2008-11 International Institute Advisory Committee 2007-11 Director, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia

2007-11 International Institute Academic Planning Council 2007-8 Fulbright Selection Committee 2007-8 Selection Committee, International Institute Research Grants 2006-11 Faculty Director, Social Science Computing Co-operative 2006-9 Faculty Advisor, Wisconsin Migration Research Group (student

organization) 2003-12 University of Wisconsin Survey Center Steering Committee

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2004-6 Associate Director for Academic Affairs, Center for Demography and Ecology

2004-5, 6-11 Administrative Council, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia 2004-5 , 6-11 FLAS Committee, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia

University of Oregon 1998-9 Summer Research Award Committee 1998-9 Social Science Instructional Lab Committee 1995-9 Russian and East European Studies Committee 1997-8 REES Curriculum Committee 1997 Panelist, Academic Job Search Workshop, UO Career Center Professional Memberships American Sociological Association Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section Population Section International Sociological Association Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC 28) Population Association of America Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (by invitation) Sociological Research Association (by invitation) Foreign Languages French (proficient), Russian (proficient), Spanish (basic)