Carey Assistant Professor to Receive Up to $75,000 From JHU Catalyst Awards Program
Thirty-seven early-career Johns Hopkins faculty members have been chosen to receive up to $75,000 from the university’s new Catalyst Awards program to pursue their research and creative endeavors. Carey Business School Assistant Professor Mario Macis was one of researchers chosen to receive the award. Macis was recognized for his work on the intersection of economics and bioethics.
JHU President Ronald J. Daniels announced the Catalyst Awards program earlier this year along with Provost Robert C. Lieberman and the deans and directors of the academic divisions. It is part of a $15 million commitment to faculty-led research over three years.
“The university’s leadership is excited to make a substantial investment in these scholars and scientists at a critical moment in their careers when start-up funds and external support can be challenging to secure,” Daniels said in a statement. “This group possesses a remarkable depth of intellect, creativity, and passion, and it will be thrilling to see their ideas unleashed.”
According to his bio on the Carey website, Macis is an Assistant Professor in the research track with expertise in the areas of labor and human resources economics, health economics and experimental economics. He joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2010. Prior to joining Carey, he was Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. Mario Macis is also Associate Faculty at the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). Since 2012, he is co-Editor of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Labor and Organizations & Markets Abstracts eJournals.
“We have a wealth of talent among our faculty, whether they work in labs or studios, on city streets or surrounded by nature,” Lieberman says. “This program is an important opportunity to nurture their talent and help them take the next steps in their careers.”
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