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About MPRC

The Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC) is a multidisciplinary center dedicated to population-related research and housed in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Our primary goal is to draw together leading scholars from diverse disciplines to support, produce, and promote population-related research. The cross-disciplinary research interests of our faculty allow the MPRC to continually grow and make a unique contribution to the field of population studies. The MPRC’s members include faculty from the departments of African American Studies, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Anthropology, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics, Family Studies, Geography, Human Development, the Joint Program in Survey Methodology, the School of Public Policy, and Sociology. : : MORE

MPRC Research Themes

The Center’s research focuses on four key areas: (a) family and fertility ?including marriage, parenting and intergenerational relationships; (b) social and economic inequality; (c) health processes and aging; and (d) data and methods for population research. Learn more about the types of projects being conducted as they relate to the four themes by clicking on one of the research profiles below:

Family and Fertility

Research Profile:  AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY
Research Profile:  EXPLAINING FAMILY CHANGE


Social and Economic Inequality

Research Profile:  RACIAL INEQUALITY IN THE MILITARY
Research Profile:  RACIAL DISPARITY AND THE DEATH PENALTY


Health Processes and Aging

Research Profile:  GEOGRAPHIC MODELING OF DISEASES
Research Profile:  STRESS AND HEALTH AMONG OLDER PEOPLE


Data and Methods for Population Research

Research Profile:  EMPLOYEE-EMPLOYER MATCHED DATABASES
Research Profile:  LONGITUDINAL EMPLOYER-HOUSEHOLD DYNAMIC


Announcements

Sandra Hofferth, Associate Director of MPRC, has been nominated to the Vice Presidency of the Population Association of America.

ATTENTION RESEARCHERS! New NIH requirement for publication on PubMed Central database. A good primer can be found at the Cornell Libraries web site.

Researchers plan for 2008 Annual Workshop on Crime and Population Dynamics, Baltimore MD, June 2-3.

Associate Suzanne Bianchi has been awarded the Stuart A. Rice Award for Career Achievement by the District of Columbia Sociological Society.
 

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Upcoming Events

06/2/2008:

2008 Annual Workshop on Crime and Population Dynamics

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Maryland Population Research Center
0124N Cole Student Activities Building (#162)
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-6403
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