Cory Anderson , Ph.D.

I study the plain Anabaptists (Amish, Mennonite, etc.) in areas of culture, demography, health, theory, and law. These populations are growing—some exponentially—almost completely from high birth rates and low attrition. As this growth is almost entirely in rural North America, plain Anabaptists will profoundly transform non-urban areas in the coming decades.

Across my ~50 research publications, I have mobilized originally compiled datasets to answer research questions, both theoretical and applied. As I’m focused on a population, I engage with many research subject-areas. Similarly, I strategically employ various methods, including quantitative, qualitative, spatial, archival, and critical. In academic networks, I have advanced cross-disciplinary collaborations and co-developed new knowledge networks, including the Amish & Plain Anabaptist Studies Association and Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies.