In Memoriam: Douglas Krupka (1974-2010)
Alumnus Douglas Krupka, MPP'99, PhD’04, passed away in his sleep June 23, 2010, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 36 years old.
Krupka worked as an assistant research scientist at the University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy (IRLEE) and a research fellow for the Institute of the Study of Labor (IZL) in Bonn, Germany. As an urban and regional economist, Krupka specialized in the dynamics of neighborhood change, the determinants of an area’s attractiveness to firms and workers, and residential sorting. In addition to his studies, he shared his expertise with Harris School as an invited speaker at academic workshops.
From 2007 to 2009, he was a senior research associate at IZL after spending three years at the economics department of Georgia State University in Atlanta. He majored in history and music at the University of Virginia.
He leaves behind his wife Erin and two children. A memorial service is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, June 26. More information for can be obtained from Muehlig Funeral Chapel in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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