Nathalie Williams (Ph.D. 2009) has been recognized with the ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award for her 2009 dissertation titled Living With Conflict: The Effect of Community Organizations, Economic Assets, and Mass Media Consumption on Migration During Armed Conflict (advisor: William Axinn)  The ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award is the highest award given by the UM Rackham Graduate School to doctoral students.  Dr. Williams is currently a post-doctoral scholar at the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.