Oct 24 1984
Mac and Cheese Tuna Casserole Chilli (Patty) Quiche Tacos Taco casserole Soufflé Beef roast Pork roast Cheese Fondue Sour cream pork chops Lasagna Moussaka Steaks Hamburgers Mushroom soup Liver and onions Stuffed mushrooms Split pea soup Lentil soup Cherry duck Hunan beef with black beans Beef stew Fried chicken Crepes Baked chicken Fried and baked […]
Feb 5 1982
In 1982, while working for Applied Management Sciences, I took the lead on a project to provide statistical consulting services to the US Treasury. In that capacity I directed a project for the Office of the President to establish standards for the hundreds of US Government loan programs. I directed a variety of additional projects […]
Oct 30 1981
In Washington, I would take Carolyn to sports events on weekends while Patty slept in. She gymnastics and field hockey. When we moved to Oakland she did swimming.
Jun 8 1981
Edward Finnegan died after multiple heart attacks. I never related well to my father. There was never any sign he liked me at all, There was never a kind word. He demand obedience and respect. I was short on both. He was given to baiting and beating me. There was an angry […]
Dec 11 1980
In December 1980 I moved to Washington to take a position at Applied Management Sciences. I served first as statistician then as project director on a large number of federal policy studies. The company averaged about 160 employees with very high turnover. It was at AMS I obtained the skills and connections that created the […]
Dec 9 1978
I was awarded a PhD in Sociology with specialties of quantitative research methods, the sociology of science, deviance, and social theory. My dissertation committee consisted of Neil Smelser (chair), Charles Glock, and Reinhold Bendix. My PhD examining committee consisted of Charles Glock (chair), Paul Feyerabend, Troy Duster, Robert Bellah. My biography on the Sociology Department […]
Jul 7 1978
Worked at TIES-Teaching Innovation and Evaluation Services as Director of Teaching Evaluation. Provided a wide range of services including: Sociology- Summary reports on teaching evaluation, consulting for Distinguished Teaching Award, grant proposal preparation. Engineering-Questionnaire analysis for incoming student knowledge, data analysis for course evaluations. Computer Science-Self-paced course evaluation, support for study of woman and computer […]
Oct 29 1984
My Washington Education: The Politics of Research
From the late 1970’s through 1990 I conducted numerous public policy related studies. This post relates stories of how politics and research mixed and ended with my exile from Washington. Only a distinct minority of studies in which I was involved are the subjects of the following stories. Research in Berkeley Disabled in Science NSF Grant: […]
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By Daniel • Washington, Work