Donna K Ginther
- Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor
Contact Info
1460 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66045
Biography —
Dr. Ginther joined KU in 2003 after serving as a a research economist and associate policy adviser in the regional group of the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In addition to her faculty position at KU, Dr. Ginther also is Director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research.
Her research interests include scientific labor markets, gender differences in employment outcomes, wage inequality, science policy, and investments in children. She has received research funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Dr. Ginther has testified before the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education of the U.S. House of Representatives, and she has advised the National Academies of Science, the National Institutes of Health, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation on the diversity and future of the scientific workforce.
Dr. Ginther is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Learn more about Donna Ginther on the Institute for Policy & Social Research website.