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Credit: Fred Stucker
Sara Markowitz with Karim Arnold, first
vice president of the University
College-Newark Alumni Association, as
she receives the Henry J. Browne
Teaching Excellence Award at last year’s
annual Distinguished Alumni Awards
Dinner.
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Sara Markowitz, associate professor of economics in Newark, believes that economic forces and public health matters are inextricably linked. Markowitz was honored recently by her colleagues for her research in this area when she was named the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ 2005-06 Hosford Scholar. As a Hosford Scholar, Markowitz has the opportunity to pursue her research in greater depth this semester and present her findings to her colleagues during a special lecture.
The Hosford Scholars program was established in 2004 in recognition of former FAS-N Dean David Hosford’s commitment to academic excellence. Hosford Scholars are chosen annually from members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences who demonstrate the Hosford legacy: excellence in scholarship, teaching and service.
The Hosford honor is just one of several that Markowitz has received for her work. During the 2004-05 academic year, she received both the Adam Smith Award in Mental Health Policy and Economics Research and the Rutgers University Board of Trustees Fellowship for Excellence in Research. She also received the 2005 University College-Newark Henry J. Browne Teaching Excellence Award.
Markowitz earned her doctorate in economics from the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. She completed her master’s degree in economics at City University of New York’s Hunter College and received her bachelor’s degree in economics and English from Rutgers.
Markowitz is studying the effects of increases in the prices of cigarettes, alcohol and other products that teens buy on substance abuse patterns. Her examination of the link between alcohol policies and youth suicides appeared in the Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, and earned her the Adam Smith Award. The study revealed a link between raising beer taxes and a reduction in suicide rates in young male populations.
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