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Hal Salzman, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate
Research on graduate student unionization and unionization of MD residents of hospitals

Hal Salzman, Ph.D. is a sociologist and Professor at the E.J Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the J.J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University. His research focuses on STEM education and workforce supply, international testing, globalization of science and engineering, S&E workforce education and development, skill requirements, and technology. He has conducted a number of studies of the IT industry, on both software design and work practices, and on science and engineering work force issues. His research has been funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Kauffman Foundation, Microsoft, and Russell Sage Foundation, among others. Publications include: Engineers in the Global Economy, Richard Freeman and Hal Salzman (eds.) National Bureau of Economic Research/University of Chicago Press.