Faculty in Demography Training Program

Headshot of David Abler wearing round glasses suit and tie in front of a light-colored wall.

David Abler, Ph.D.

Associate Head, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
Professor, Demography
Email:
d-abler@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-8630
Office:
207B Armsby Building
Headshot of Yubraj Acharya with dark hair wearing a suit and red tie.

Yubraj Acharya, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Administration
Email:
yua36@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-6898
Office:
601L Ford Building
Headshot of David Almeida in a brown dress shirt and jacket wearing glasses.

David Manuel Almeida, Ph.D.

Professor, Human Development and Family Studies / Demography
Email:
dma18@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-0438
Office:
403 Biobehavioral Health Building
Headshot of David Baker with thin-rimmed glasses wearing a black shirt.

David P. Baker, Ph.D.

Professor, Education Policy Studies / Sociology and Criminology
Email:
dpb4@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-0955
Office:
310 A Rackley Building
Headshot of Katerina Bodovski with blonde, curly hair wearing a blue top and necklace.

Katerina Bodovski, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Education Policy Studies / Demography
Email:
kxb918@psu.edu
Tel:
814-867-1865
Office:
310F Rackley Building
Headshot of Soo-yong Byun with dark hair wearing circular glasses and a light-blue dress shirt.

Soo-yong Byun, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Education Policy Studies / Demography
Email:
szb14@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-1626
Office:
302 F Rackley Building
Headshot of Guangqing Chi with short black hair, black rimmed glasses, wearing a blue and white striped shirt.

Guangqing Chi, Ph.D.

Director, Computational and Spatial Analysis Core (CSA)
Professor, Rural Sociology / Demography / Department of Public Health Sciences
Email:
gchi@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-8245
Office:
803 Oswald Tower
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Sarah A. Damaske, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Population Research Institute (PRI)
Associate Professor, School of Labor and Employment Relations / Sociology and Criminology / Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Email:
sad32@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-9090
Office:
614 Oswald Tower
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Jonathan Kyle Daw, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Email:
jud36@psu.edu
Tel:
814-753-1329
Office:
705 Oswald Tower
Headshot of Francis Dodoo wearing a black beanie hat in a casual setting.

Francis Dodoo, Ph.D.

Liberal Arts Professor, African Studies / Sociology and Criminology / Demography
Email:
duf2@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-2240
Office:
713 Oswald Tower
Headshot of Diane Felmlee in a library with mid-length, brown hair wearing a patterned jacket.

Diane Helen Felmlee, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Email:
dhf12@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-5509
Office:
506 Oswald Tower
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Andrew Fenelon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Sociology, School of Public Policy
Email:
atf129@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-4856
Office:
331 Pond Laboratory
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Christopher S. Fowler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Geography / Demography
Email:
csfowler@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-1782
Office:
321 Walker Building
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Erica Frankenberg, Ph.D.

Professor, Education Policy Studies / Demography
Email:
euf10@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-5862
Office:
207C Rackley Building
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Michelle Frisco, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminology / Demography
Email:
mlf112@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-5507
Office:
717 Oswald Tower
Headshot of Jennifer Glick with short brown hair, a black polka-dot shirt and a cardigan.

Jennifer E. Glick, Ph.D.

Director, Population Research Institute (PRI)
Arnold S. and Bette G. Hoffman Professor, Sociology and Criminology / Demography
Email:
jeg115@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-4719
Office:
601B Oswald Tower
Headshot of Stephen Goetz with light hair wearing glasses, a blue shirt and red tie.

Stephen J. Goetz, Ph.D.

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education / Demography
Email:
sgoetz@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-4664
Office:
207C Armsby Building
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Steven Andrew Haas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Email:
sah49@psu.edu
Tel:
814-867-2830
Office:
604 Oswald Tower
Headshot of Melissa Hardy with long, brown hair wearing glasses and black top.

Melissa Hardy, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Email:
mah38@psu.edu
Tel:
814-867-4337
Office:
502 Oswald Tower
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John Iceland, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Sociology and Criminology / Demography
Email:
jdi10@psu.edu
Tel:
(814) 867-2821
Office:
1002 Oswald Tower
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Rukmalie Thalani Jayakody, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies / Demography
Email:
rxj9@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-2659
Office:
210 Health & Human Development Building
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Leif Jensen, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Distinguished Professor, Rural Sociology / Demography
Email:
lij1@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-8642
Office:
110A Armsby
Headshot of Valarie King with mid-length, brown hair wearing a light blue sweater.

Valarie King, Ph.D.

Professor, Human Development and Family Studies / Sociology and Criminology / Demography
Email:
vek1@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-8716
Office:
415 Oswald Tower
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Derek Allen Kreager, Ph.D.

Liberal Arts Research Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Email:
dak27@psu.edu
Tel:
814-867-0217
Office:
913 Oswald Tower
Headshot of Laszlo Kulcsar outside with short, light brown hair wearing a blue dress shirt.

Laszlo Kulcsar, Ph.D.

Professor, Rural Sociology / Demography
Email:
lzk68@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-5461
Office:
103 Armsby
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Nancy Kay Luke, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Email:
nk110@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-8867
Office:
702 Oswald Tower
Headshot of Liying Luo outside with mid-length, dark hair and wearing a necklace and white v-neck.

Liying Luo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Email:
lzl65@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-0147
Office:
714 Oswald Tower
Headshot of Molly Martin with glasses and short, brown hair wearing a black jacket over a white shirt.

Molly A. Martin

Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminology / Demography
Email:
mam68@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-5508
Office:
513 Oswald Tower
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Stephen A. Matthews, Ph.D.

Director, Demography
Liberal Arts Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Professor, Department of Geography / Anthropology / Demography
Email:
matthews@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-9721
Office:
507 Oswald Tower
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Susan Marie McHale, Ph.D.

Director, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Distinguished Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Professor, Demography
Email:
mchale@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-2663
Office:
114 Henderson Building
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Paul L. Morgan, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Educational Disparities Research (CEDR)
Harry & Marion Royer Eberly Fellow and Professor, Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education
Professor, Education Policy Studies / Demography
Email:
plm17@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-9740
Office:
301E Rackley Building
Headshot of Selena Ortiz with long dark hair wearing earrings and an orangish brown top.

Selena E. Ortiz

Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Administration / Demography
Email:
seortiz@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-8041
Office:
601L Ford Building
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Léa Pessin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Sociology / Demography
Email:
lpessin@psu.edu
Tel:
814-826-3987
Office:
603 Oswald Tower
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Heather Randell, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Rural Sociology / Demography
Email:
hrandell@psu.edu
Tel:
814-867-0107
Office:
110-A Armsby Building
Headshot of Asher Rosinger in front of a staircase with short, dark hair wearing a suit and tie.

Asher Yoel Rosinger, Ph.D.

Ann Atherton Hertzler Early Career Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Assistant Professor, Anthropology / Demography
Email:
axr579@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-5220
Office:
110 Biobehavioral Health Building
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Alexis R. Santos, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies / Demography
Email:
ars39@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-9718
Office:
102 Health & Human Development Building
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Mary Katherine Shenk, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Anthropology / Demography
Email:
mks74@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-1045
Office:
318 Carpenter Building
Full shot of Jeremy Staff outside with short brown hair wearing a brown suit jacket.

Jeremy Staff, Ph.D.

Professor, Sociology and Criminology / Demography
Email:
jus25@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-4560
Office:
917 Oswald Tower
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Brian Clemens Thiede, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education / Demography
Email:
bct11@psu.edu
Tel:
814-865-2561
Office:
111A Armsby Building
Headshot of Jenny Van Hook in front of a bookshelf with blonde hair wearing a grey shirt.

Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Ph.D.

Roy C. Buck Professor, Sociology / Demography
Email:
jxv21@psu.edu
Tel:
814-867-2276
Office:
706 Oswald Tower
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Ashton Michael Verdery, Ph.D.

Harry and Elisa Sichi Early Career Professor, Social Data Analytics / Sociology / Demography
Email:
amv5430@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-5385
Office:
712 Oswald Tower
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Scott Thomas Yabiku, Ph.D.

Programming Director, Computational and Spatial Analysis Core (CSA)
Professor, Sociology / Demography
Email:
sty105@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-0145
Office:
306 Oswald Tower
Headshot of Katherine Zipp with long brown hair, glasses, and black top.

Katherine Y. Zipp, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
Email:
kyz1@psu.edu
Tel:
814-863-8247
Office:
0112F Armsby Building