Faces of ICPSR: Maggie Levenstein

Maggie in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

As a University of Michigan Research Professor and Director of ICPSR, Maggie Levenstein loves data, dancing, and making social science better. Get to know Maggie:

Where do you work and what is your job title?

University of Michigan, ICPSR Director, Professor, and Research Professor

What is a favorite memory or instance you have working with ICPSR? What makes ICPSR a great place?

ICPSR is a great place to work because the ICPSR staff are mission driven. They love serving our members and the social science community because they believe that better data and better social science will help us build a better world.

Where are you from?

I grew up in Cambridge, Mass. I have lived in Michigan for almost 40 years.

What is your favorite part of working with ICPSR?

Data Jeff!

How long have you worked with ICPSR?

Eight years

What do you do when not at work?

Dance and yoga

What have you read/viewed/listened to/etc. recently?

The Light Pirate is the best novel I have read recently.

What might surprise us about you?
My five minutes of fame: The Coolest Rock Show in Ann Arbor.

Thanks, Maggie! Learn more about joining ICPSR as part of the team: open jobs at ICPSR

 

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