William McAllister - Incite at Columbia University

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William McAllister, Columbia University, is former Director of the Mellon Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellows Program and a Senior Research Fellow at Incite.

McAllister’s recent research uses methods of trajectory analysis to study the lives of homeless people and the effects of policies and programs on their lives. He is also analyzing the relationship between experimentally designed research and policymaking and program design and carrying out a long-term study on transformations in the recruitment structure of the U.S. state.

His research has appeared in the American Behavioral Scientist, American Journal of Public Health, Social Services Review, among other journals, and has been funded by NSF and NIH, among other government agencies, and by Langeloth and JP Morgan Chase, among other foundations and nonprofits.

Projects

  • go to Facing Whiteness
    Facing Whiteness
    Exploring how Americans who identify as white understand their own racial and ethnic identities. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Chicago Media Project
  • go to Measuring Liberal Arts
    Measuring Liberal Arts
    Using a novel dataset to measure of the degree to which American colleges and universities offer a liberal arts education. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
  • go to Mellon Interdisciplinary Fellows
    Mellon Interdisciplinary Fellows
    Bringing together over 200 graduate students in interdisciplinary training across the humanities and sciences. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
  • go to Obama Presidency Oral History
    Obama Presidency Oral History
    Creating a comprehensive oral history of the Obama years with over 450 officials, activists, organizers, and extraordinary people from all walks of life. Funded by Columbia University's Office of the President

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