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Rachel Franklin, Ph.D.
- Senior Lecturer
College Park, Maryland 20742
Education:
- PhD, Geography, University of Arizona, AZ, 2007
- MA, Western European Studies, Indiana University, IN, 1996
- B.A., French and Political Science, Indiana University, IN, With Distinction, 1994
- Degré d’Etudes Françaises Université de Strasbourg, France, 1993
Biography:
Rachel Franklin is a Senior Lecturer at the University Of Maryland School of Public Policy. Prior to holding this position she was Deputy Director at the Association of American Geographers and a Demographer in the Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Recent Accomplishments
As a population geographer, Franklin is primarily interested in explanations of fertility and mobility variations across space, with an emphasis on empirical applications. Methodologies used in her research typically include spatial regression modeling, regional analytical tools, and GIS. Recent work has addressed the internal migration of the young and educated within the U.S., the use of migration data from the American Community Survey, and regional fertility adjustments in Italy.
Funded Research
N/A
Future Plans
Current work includes research on quantitative measures of racial/ethnic diversity at U.S. colleges and universities, as well as a paper in development on the changing job market for academic geographers over the last twenty years.