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Duncan Thomas
Professor of Economics
Economics
Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708
314 Social Sciences Bldg, Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708
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Selected Grants
Duke/UNC ADAR Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2024 - 2029
Novel olfactory-based approach to measure risks of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in diverse populations
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill ·
2025 - 2026
Longer Term Effects of a Natural Disaster on Health and Socio-Economic Status
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill ·
2020 - 2026
Cardiovascular Health Effects of the Great Recession
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of California - Los Angeles ·
2018 - 2025
Longer Term Effects of a Natural Disaster on Health and Socio-Economic Status
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill ·
2020 - 2025
Biomarker Cross-Calibration to Investigate International Health Inequalities
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of California - Los Angeles ·
2017 - 2020
The Evolution of Well-Being among Older Adults after a Disaster
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2008 - 2020
Longer Term Effects of a Natural Disaster on Health and Socio-Economic Status
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2007 - 2019
Longitudinal Evidence on the Longer Term Impacts of Environmental Change on Population Health and Nutrition
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Wellcome Trust ·
2016 - 2019
Health and Well-Being after Large Scale Shocks: Causal Pathways in Developing Countries
Research
Co-Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2015 - 2017
Integrative Pathways to Health and Illness
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System ·
2011 - 2017
Longitudinal Study of Older Adults and their Families in Mexico
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2008 - 2014
Doctoral Dissertation Research in Economics: Experimenting with methods that will cut the costs of attrition
Fellowship
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2012 - 2014
Preferences and Economic Decision-Making
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2005 - 2012
Second and Third Waves of the Mexican Family Life Survey
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2005 - 2012
Economic Well-being in the Aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Fellowship
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2009 - 2011
