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Ferilskrá Ingu Dóru Sigfúsdóttur

Menntun

2004     PhD in Sociology, Pennsylvania State University

1999     MA in Sociology, University of Iceland

1993     Partial degree in Psychology, University of Iceland

1991     BA in Political Science, University of Iceland


Starfsferill

2004 - 2009   Founding Dean, School of Health and Education, Reykjavik University

2007 - 2009   Special Advisor to Minister of Health Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson

2004 - present   Assistant Professor (2004-2007), Associate Professor (2007-2009), Professor (2009-present), Reykjavik University

1999 - present   Founder and director of research at the Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis, an organisation with emphasis on youth research, education and innovation

2005 - present   Project director for the research part of the ECAD - Youth in Europe Project. An international project carried out in cooperation with capitals, cities and states in Europe, based on key learnings from the Youth in Iceland project (see below)
The project is funded by Actavis and under the guardianship of the President of Iceland

2004 - 2005   Project director,: An Evaluation of Scholarly Work at the University of Iceland,  Ministry of Education

1997 - 1999   One of two project directors of the National Science Council project Basic science in Iceland; Appraisal, Prospects and Policy

1997 - 1998   Special project for Minister of Education Björn Bjarnason

1996 - 1998   Researcher at the Icelandic Institute for Educational Research

1996 - 2000   Part-time teacher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Iceland

Fall 1995   Special project for Minister of Finance Fridrik Sophusson

Summer 1995   Special project for Minister of Education Björn Bjarnason

1994 - 1995   Assistant to Minister of Education Ólafur G. Einarsson

1993 - 1994   Assistant to Prime Minister Davíd Oddsson

1993 - 1994   Researcher at the Icelandic Institute for Educational Research

1990 - 1993   Journalist at daily Morgunbladid

1989 - 1990   Director of the Student Council, University of Iceland

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Rannsóknir

2005 - present   Project director for the research part of the ECAD - Youth in Europe Project. An international project carried out in cooperation with capitals, cities and states in Europe, based on key learnings from the Youth in Iceland project (see below).
The project is evidence based. A cross-sectional survey is carried out at three time points in 2006, 2008 and 2010 among adolescents in 15 European cities. Based on findings from these surveys preventive work against the use and distribution of drugs, will be carried out in the cities.

1999 - present   Founder and CEO of the Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis, a research institute focusing on youth research, science studies and science policy.
Built a nationwide, annually updated, database on various aspects of health and  behaviour among school-age children and adolescents and directed research, based on this database, which is used by local and national government bodies in Iceland in their policy making.

1999 - present   Project director of Youth in Iceland, a cross-sectional populations based study carried out on a yearly basis among young people between 10 and 20 years of age in Iceland.

1996 - 2001   Member of the committee Nordic Youth Research Information (NYRI), under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers. In connection with this, chair of a committee that organised an international conference on youth research held in 
Iceland in June 1998.

1996 – 2001   Iceland´s Youth Research Correspondent for the Council of Europe.

1999 - 2005   Project director in Iceland for ESPAD (European School Survey Project of Alcohol and other Drugs). A cross-sectional survey carried out among adolescents in 30 European countries.


Viðurkenningar og styrkir

2001 - 2004   Grant for doctoral studies, Pennsylvania State University
2001   Fulbright Scholarship
          Award from the Thor Thors foundation
          Grant from Búnaðarbanki Íslands
1999   MA with Distinction, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
1987   Valedictorian at graduation from Reykjavik High School (Menntaskolinn i 
Reykjavik). Awards for best performance in Mathematics, Spanish, German, English and French at graduation


Sérsvið

Félagsfræði menntunar og vísinda

Tengsl við atvinnulíf

2005   A member of a committee on quality standards and measures in education, under the auspices of the Ministry of Education

1999   A member of the Icelandic organisational committee, overseeing academic matters, for the conference Women and Democracy at the Dawn of a new Millennium sponsored by the governments of the United States and Iceland

1998 - 1999   A consultant to the Wage Terms Committee on the arrangement of professors by wage categories according to work results

1998 – 2001   Representative of the Ministry of Finance on the Liquor and Substance use Prevention Council

1998 – 2000   Chairperson of a committee of professionals in educational research and teaching, according to a parliamentary resolution

1997 – 1998   Chairperson, Equal Rights Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Education

1996 – 1997   Policy Formulation Committee, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Education, for reconsidering the national curricula of primary and secondary schools

1996 – 1997   School Board, Sund Higher Secondary Grammar School, chairperson

1996 – 1998   Committee, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Education, for improving women´s position in sports

1996 – 2001   Consultative Committee on Nordic Youth Research Information

1996 – 2001   Youth Research Correspondent for the Council of Europe

1995 – 1996   Editorial board of the magazine 19. júní (also 1992 and 1993)

1995 – 1997   Committee, under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance, for reconsidering laws concerning the rights and duties of state employees

1994 – 1995   Committee, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Education, on racial prejudice

1991 – 1993   State Youth Council, chairperson

1990 – 1994   Reykjavik Child Welfare Council

1990 – 1994   Board of Directors for the Midtown Health Care Centre

1990 – 1994   Board of Directors of Child Care, reserve member

1989 – 1990   Vaka, Association of Democratic Students, chairperson

1989 – 1991   Public Information Committee, University of Iceland

1988 – 1990   Board of Directors of the Student Council, University of Iceland

1996 – 1997   Employee of the Administrative Committee, University of Iceland 


Þjónusta

2004-2009 Founding Dean of the School of Health and Education at the University of Reykjavik.

2004-2005 Project director of the Ministry of Education project: An Evaluation of Scholarly Work at the University of Iceland

1999-  Founder and director of research at the Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis, a non-profit organisation with special emphasis on youth research, education and innovation. Built a nationwide, annually updated, database on various aspects of health and behaviour among school age children and adolescents and built evidence based research, based on this database, which is used by local and national government bodies in Iceland in their policy making

1997-1999 One of two project directors of the National Science Council project, Basic science in Iceland; Appraisal, Prospects and Policy

1997-1998 Special project for Minister of Education Björn Bjarnason

1996-1998 Researcher at the Icelandic Institute for Educational Research

1996-2000 Part-time teacher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Iceland

Summer 1995 Special project for Minister of Education Björn Bjarnason

Fall 1995 Special project for Minister of Finance Fridrik Sophusson

1994-1995 Assistant to Minister of Education Ólafur G. Einarsson

1993-1994 Assistant to Prime Minister David Oddsson

1993-1994   Researcher at the Icelandic Institute for Educational Research

1990-1993 Journalist at the daily Morgunbladid

1989-1990 Director of Student Council, University of Iceland


Útgáfur

2005  (With Bryndis Björk Ásgeirsdottir, Allyson Macdonald and Irwin Feller)
  An Evaluation of Scholarly Work at the University of Iceland. The Ministry of Education, 139 pp. Reykjavik.
  
2000   (with Thorolfur Thorlindsson).
Grunnvísindi á Íslandi.
Basic research in Iceland, - Policy and Problems.  The Icelandic Research Council, 260 pp. Reykjavik.

(With Thorolfur Thorlindsson, Kjartan Olafsson and Vidar Halldorsson).
Tómstundaiðkun íslenskra unglinga; Niðurstöður rannsókna á tómstundaiðkun íslenskra unglinga í félagslegu samhengi.
Young People’s Lifestyle and Leisure Activities, 230 pp. Reykjavik.

1998 (with Thorolfur Thorlindsson, Jon Gunnar Bernburg og Vidar Halldorsson)
Vímuefnaneysla ungs fólks: Umhverfi og aðstæður.
The Social Circumstances of Substance Use among Icelandic Adolescents. Icelandic Institute for Educational Research, 184 pp.
 
1994 (with Thorolfur Thorlindsson and Thorlakur Karlsson)
Um gildi íþrótta fyrir íslensk ungmenni.
 The Social Context of Sport Participation among Youth  in Iceland. Icelandic Institute for Educational Research. 161 pp.

Peer-reviewed papers

2007 (With Alfgeir L. Kristjansson and John P. Allegrante.)
 Health Behaviour and Academic Achievement in Icelandic  School Children. Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, 22 (1): 70-80.

 (With Thorolfur Thorlindsson and Thoroddur Bjarnason)
 Religion: Divine Support and Strain (accepted for publication in Social Compass).

 (With Gisli H. Gudjonsson, Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson and Bryndis Björk Asgeirsdottir). Custodial Interrogation and False Confession. A National Survey among Icelandic Youth. Personality and Individual Differences, 41. 49-59.

 (With Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson, Gisli H. Gudjonsson, Atli Vidar Bragason and Elsa Kristjansdottir)
 The Role of Violent Cognition in the Relationship between Personality and the Involvement in Violent Films and Computer Games. Personality and Individual Differences, 41: 381-392.

(With Thorolfur Thorlindsson and Thoroddur Bjarnason)
Individual and Community Processes of Social Closure: A Study of Adolescent Academic Achievement and Alcohol Use (accepted for publication in Acta Sociologica).

 (With Gisli H. Gudjonsson, Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson and Bryndis Björk Asgeirsdottir).
 Custodial Interrogation: What are the background Predictors of False Confession? (Accepted for publication in Personality and Individual Differences).

(With Alfgeir L. Kristjansson and John. P Allegrante).
Academic Achievement among Adolescents: The Relationship and Impact of Body Mass index, Health Behaviors, and Self-Esteem (under review in Journal of Youth and Adolescence).

 
 (With Alfgeir L. Kristjansson).
 Parental Influences on Academic Achievement among Icelandic Adolscents (forthcoming).
 
 (With Bryndis Björk Asgeirsdóttir, Gisli H. Gudjonsson and Jon Fridrik Jonsson)
 Trends in depression, anxiety and visits to health care specialists: A population study among Icelandic adolescents (forthcoming).

2005 (With Thoroddur Bjarnason, Thorolfur Thorlindsson and M.R. Welch)
 Familial and Religious Influences on Adolescent Alcohol Use: A Multi-Level Model of Students and School Communities. Social Forces, 84 (1): 375-390.

2004 (With George Farkas and Eric Silver)
 The Role of Depressed Mood and Anger in the Relationship between Family Conflict and Delinquent Behavior. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 33 (6): 509-522.

2002 (With Thoroddur Bjarnson)
Nordic Impact: Article Productivity and Citation Patterns in Sixteen Nordic Sociology Departments. Acta Sociologica. Vol. 45(4), pp. 253-267.
(Reprinted 2004 as a book chapter in Íslensk félagsfræði: Landnám alþjóðlegrar fræðigreinar (eds. Thoroddur Bjarnason and Helgi Gunnlaugsson) Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan).

1999   Staða stúlkna og pilta í íslenskum grunnskólum.
Out of school effects on gender differences in school achievement. Samfélagstíðindi, pp. 47-57. Reykjavík

1997 Námsbraut í almennum þjóðfélagsfræðum: Áfangi að stofnun nýrrar deildar.
The Rise of Social Science in Iceland: A Sociology of Knowledge Perspective. Íslensk félagsrit  (Journal of Icelandic Sociology), pp. 3-43.
(Reprinted 2004 as a book chapter in Íslensk félagsfræði: Landnám alþjóðlegrar fræðigreinar (eds. Thoroddur Bjarnason and Helgi Gunnlaugsson) Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan).

Under reveiw

2007

(With Alfgeir L. Kristjansson and John. P Allegrante). Academic Achievemnt among Adolescents: The Relationship and Impact of Body Mass index, Health Behaviors, and Self-Esteem (under review in Health Education & Behavior).
(With Bryndis Björk Asgeirsdóttir, Gisli H. Gudjonsson and Jon Fridrik Jonsson). Trends in depression, anxiety and visits to health care specialists: A national study among Icelandic adolescents (revise and resubmit in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health).
(With Bryndis Bjork Asgeirsdottir, Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson and Gisli Gudjonsson). A Model of Sexual Abuse and Suicidal Behavior: The Role of Emotions as Mediating Factors (revise and resubmit in Journal of Youth and Adolescence).

Reports

1997-2006         First author or co-author of approximately 110 reports based on the research and database of Rannsoknir & Greining.  Many of these have provided the foundation for policy making of various local and national government bodies in Iceland. The following reports are examples.

2005   (with Alfgeir Logi Kristjansson and Bryndis Björk Ásgeirsdóttir)
Viðhorf til nýbúa á Íslandi: Rannsókn meðal nemenda í 9. og 10. bekk grunnskóla á Íslandi vorið 1997, 2000 og 2003. (Attitudes towards foreigners in Iceland). Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis.

2004    (with Bryndis Björk Ásgeirsdóttir)
Áhættuhegðun ungra ökumanna. (Risk behaviour among young drivers) Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis.

2003 (With Stefán Hrafn Jónsson, Þóroddur Bjarnason, Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir and Jón Sigfússon. Vímuefnaneysla íslenskra unglinga: Niðurstöður rannsókna á vímuefnaneyslu nemenda í 10. bekk grunnskóla 1995–2003. Reykjavík: Áfengis- og vímuvarnaráð.

(with Svandís Nína Jónsdóttir, Stefán Hrafn Jónsson, Bryndis Björk Ásgeirsdóttir and Hera Hallbera Björnsdóttir)
Utanskólarannsókn: Félagsleg staða ungmenna utan framhaldsskóla og samanburður við jafnaldra þeirra í framhaldsskólum.(Social Circumstances of Icelandic “out-of-school” youth). Reykjavik Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis.

2002   (with Thoroddur Bjarnason and Bryndis Björk Ásgeirsdóttir)
Sjálfsvíg og sjálfsvígstilraunir meðal íslenskra ungmenna: Sjálfsvígstilraunir meðal íslenskra framhaldsskólanema árin 1992 og 2000 og alþjóðlegur samanburður á sjálfvígstíðni meðal 15-24 ára ungmenna 1951-2000. (Suicides and suicidal attempts among Icelandic high school students). Landlæknisembættið (Directorate of Health). 40 pp.

(with Svandís Nína Jónsdóttir, Hera Hallbera Björnsdóttir and Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir)
Börnin í borginni. Líðan og samskipti í skóla, félagsstarf og tómstundir og vímuefnaneysla: Könnun meðal nemenda í 5. – 10. bekk grunnskóla í Reykjavík vorið 2001. (Children in Reykjavik city. Well-being and social bonding, leisure activities and substance use: Survey among 5th and 10th graders in districts of Reykjavik. Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis.

2001 (with Bryndis Björk Asgeirsdottir and Holmfriður Lydia Ellertsdóttir)
Vændi á Íslandi og félagslegt umhverfi þess. (The social circumstances of prostitution among Icelandic adolescents.)
Centre for Social Research and Analysis and The Ministry of Justice. 96 pp. 


(with Guðbjörg Daníelsdóttir and Bryndis Bjork Asgeirsdottir). Mat á sveitafélagaverkefni SÁÁ 1997 og 1998.
[Evaluation of the SÁÁ community project 1997 and 1998].
Reykjavik: Áfengis- og vímuvarnarráð. Icelandic Drug Prevention Council. 104 pp.

2000  (with Thoroddur Bjarnason, Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir, Thorolfur Thorlindsson and Jón Gunnar Bernburg). Ofbeldi meðal íslenskra unglinga: Aðstæður og umhverfi. Ministry of Justice and the Icelandic Red Cross.

(with Bryndis Bjork Asgeirsdottir)
Heilsuefling í skólum í Kópavogi; Stöðumat.
[Evaluation of European Network of Health Promoting Schools in Kopavogur]. Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis.
 53 pp.

(with Antoinette Nana Gyedu-Adomako and Bryndis Bjork Asgeirsdottir)
Social conditions of immigrant youth in Iceland.
Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis.
44 pp.
(with Bryndis Bjork Asgeirsdottir)
Líðan og heilsa unglinga; Niðurstöður rannsókna á högum og aðstæðum unglinga í Kópavogi.
[Health and well being of adolescents in Kopavogur]. Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis. 48 pp.

1999 (with Thoroddur Bjarnason)
 Þróun vímuefnaneyslu íslenskra unglinga: Þróun vímuefnaneyslu meðal íslenskra unglinga. Reykjavík: Áfengis- og vímuvarnaráð.

(with Bryndis Bjork Asgeirsdottir)
Vímuefnaneysla unglinga í Reykjavík; Niðurstöður rannsókna á vímuefnaneyslu nemenda í Reykjavík skipt eftir hverfum.
[Substance Use among Young People in the City of Reykjavík]. Icelandic Centre for Social Research and Analysis.  52 pp.
 
Other non-peer reviewed publications

2004 Kynjamunur í árangri og líðan barna í grunnskólum (Gender differences in academic performance). Tímaritið Uppeldi, 3. tbl.

 (with Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir)
 Mikilvægi tónlistarnáms fyrir íslensk ungmenni (Organized Music Instruction for Icelandic adolescents as a Preventive Factor).
Tímaritið Uppeldi, 2. tbl.

2000  (With Simon Sigvaldason) Dissemination of Knowledge Within the Legal Community Article, pp. 243-255, in a Festschrift in honour of Þór Vilhjálmsson, former Supreme Court Judge. Reykjavík

1998 Drenge og piger i den islandske grundskole, pp. 78-88, Skolen i Norden (also published in Finnish)

Presentations at international conferences  
Youth in Iceland: Evidence based policy making: Presentation given at the conference organized by the City of Reykjavik in relation to the ECAD project, Reykjavik, 8 April 2005.

The Social Context of Gender Differences in Academic Achievement among Icelandic Adolescents. A talk given at a conference arranged by the Nordic Committee of Ministers, Helsinki, 12 December 2004.

How should we evaluate research performance at Universities? Talk given at a meeting organized by the Association of University Professors, at the University of Iceland, 24 February, 2004.

Evidence based policy making: The link between research, policy and practice in preventing substance use among Icelandic Adolescents. Presentation given at the conference Storbyens Hjerte og Smerte, Oslo, 17 August 2003.

The social context of gender differences in academic achievement among Icelandic adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Anaheim, California, 18-22 August 2001. 
 
Social Closure, Parental and Peer Networks: A Study of Adolescent Scholastic Achievement and Alcohol Use. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Washington, D.C., 12-16 August 2000.

The Social Context of Psychological Distress among Icelandic Adolescents. Paper presented at the NYRIS 7 (Nordic Youth Research Information) conference in Helsinki, 10 June 2000.

Basic science in Iceland, progress and performance. Talk given at a conference held by the Icelandic Research
Council and the Ministry of Education in Iceland, 30 November 1999.

  (Along with Stefán H. Jónsson and Thórdís J. Sigurdardóttir).
  Youth resistance to peer pressure, an example based on   
  Hashish use. Talk given at a conference on youth studies, Nordic Youth Research Symposium, in Tønsberg, Norway, 17 August 1996.

Presentations at International Conferences
 Substance Use Prevention Strategy for 15- and 16-Year-Old Adolescents:  The Icelandic Model. The 19th IUHPE World Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 10-15 2007.

Linking Research, Policy and Practice. The 14th ECAD Mayors Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, May 10 – 11 2007. 
Youth in Iceland: Evidence based policy making: Presentation given at the conference organized by the City of Reykjavik in relation to the ECAD project, Reykjavik, 8 April 2005.
The Social Context of Gender Differences in Academic Achievement among Icelandic Adolescents. A talk given at a conference arranged by the Nordic Committee of Ministers, Helsinki, 12 December 2004.
How should we evaluate research performance at Universities? Talk given at a meeting organized by the Association of University Professors, at the University of Iceland, 24 February, 2004.
Evidence based policy making: The link between research, policy and practice in preventing substance use among Icelandic Adolescents. Presentation given at the conference Storbyens Hjerte og Smerte, Oslo, 17 August 2003.
The social context of gender differences in academic achievement among Icelandic adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Anaheim, California, 18-22 August 2001.  
Social Closure, Parental and Peer Networks: A Study of Adolescent Scholastic Achievement and Alcohol Use. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Washington, D.C., 12-16 August 2000.
The Social Context of Psychological Distress among Icelandic Adolescents. Paper presented at the NYRIS 7 (Nordic Youth Research Information) conference in Helsinki, 10 June 2000.
Basic science in Iceland, progress and performance. Talk given at a conference held by the Icelandic Research. Council and the Ministry of Education in Iceland, 30 November 1999.
(With Stefán H. Jónsson and Thórdís J. Sigurdardóttir). Youth resistance to peer pressure, an example based on Hashish use. Talk given at a conference on youth studies, Nordic Youth Research Symposium, in Tønsberg, Norway, 17 August 1996.  


  


Annað

Presentations at national conferences  

Rannsóknir í háskólastarfi: Grundvöllur framþróunar. (University Research: Basis of Progress). Talk given at a symposium on Funding of University Research held by Reykjavik University and University of Iceland, Reykjavik University, 29 April 2007. 

Félagsauður á Íslandi: Forsenda framfara í nýju þjóðfélagsumhverfi? (Social Capital in Iceland: A prerequisite for societal success?). Talk given at a conference on Social Capital and its importance in policy making, held by the City of Reykjavik, 30 April 2004.

Evidence based policy making in public health. Talk given at a conference organized by the Icelandic Public Health Association, 4 Mai 2004.

Stress in Adolescents´lives: The link between stress, mental health and delinquency. Presentation of Phd dissertation at a meeting organized by the Icelandic Public Health Institute, 7 Mai 2004.

Social science in Iceland: Performance and Progress. Talk given at the 30th Anniversary of the Social Science Faculty at the University of Iceland, 8 October 2000.

 An evaluation of basic science. Talk given at the annual meeting of the Icelandic’s Research Council, 27 April 1999.

 Substance use among Icelandic adolescents. Talk given at the annual meeting of the teachers association at Gardabaer High School, 9 November 1999.

 Youth in Iceland. Four talks given at the following meetings with principals of elementary schools in Reykjavik; 27 September 1999, 5 October 1999, 12 October 1999, 15 October 1999.

The family – research findings. Talk given at a conference about the status of the family in a modern society, sponsored by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Reykjavik, 8 April 1999.

 Young people's substance use. In the wake of publication
of the book, The Social Circumstances of Substance Use among Icelandic Adolescents. Six talks given at the following meetings; of Reykjavik Rotary Club 11 March 1998, Midtown Rotary Club 16 March 1998, Kopavogur Rotary Club 17 March 1998, Seltjarnarnes Rotary Club 27. March 1998, Gardabaer Rotary Club 30 March 1998 and Hafnarfjördur Rotary Club 2 April 1998.

The boys are punished, while the girls feel ashamed. Talk given at a conference about the status of boys in school, sponsored by the Committee of Equal Rights and Ministry of Culture and Education, at Grand Hotel 27 November 1997.

 Collaboration between family, school and cohort group on preventive measures. Talk given at an educational convention organized by the Ministry of Education, National Library, 5 October 1996.

New ways in equal rights affairs. Talk given at the national convention of the Independence Party, 12 October 1994. 

  Women's battle at a crossroads. Talk given at a conference of Independence Party Women, Hotel Borg, 22 October 1994.

  Relation of the use of substances in various ways to behaviour and the health of youth. Talk given at the Sund Higher Secondary Grammar School, 7 November 1993.

  Sports, health, substance use. Talk given in Gardaskóli School in Gardabaer, 25 October 1993.

Mental health of children in school. Talk given at a conference held by the Child Welfare Association, Holiday Inn, 25 September 1993.