Demography
Families and Relationships
Health and Life Courses
Quantitative Methods
Social Inequality
Social Institutions and Culture
Social Networks
Urban, Community, and Spatial Sociology
Demography
Penn State offers the unique opportunity for students to earn a Graduate School awarded dual-Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography.
The Demography program was ranked in the top five population science graduate training programs in the United States by the 2009 U.S. News and World Report. Multi- and inter-disciplinary learning is a hallmark of the Penn State program which offers seven dual-degrees in Demography (i.e. Sociology and Demography, Anthropology and Demography, Health Policy Administration and Demography, etc.). The program provides in-depth and systematic training with a curriculum that features a rich offering of 39 seminars in cutting-edge population science issues. The Department of Sociology has great depth in faculty mentors in Demography with 18 faculty holding dual academic rank in both Sociology and Demography.
Learn more about the Graduate Program in Demography, including complete curriculum and course information along with a description of the extensive facilities and resources as well as research program emphases.
Demography Faculty
 David BakerProfessor of Sociology, Education, and Demography dpb4@psu.eduAffiliated Faculty, Population Research Institute (PRI) Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyEducationSocial Institutions and Culture |
 Sarah DamaskeRoy C. Buck Professor of American Institutions and Sociology, Labor and Employment Relations, and Women's Studies 814-865-9090Associate Director, Population Research Institute (PRI) sarahdamaske@psu.edu Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyFamily and RelationshipsHealth and Life CourseLabor MarketsQualitative MethodsSocial Inequality |
 Jonathan (“JD”) DawAssociate Professor of Sociology and Demography jddaw@psu.eduSociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyFamily and RelationshipsHealth and Life CourseQuantitative MethodsSocial InequalitySocial Networks |
 Diane FelmleeDistinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography 814-863-5509dhf12@psu.edu Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyFamily and RelationshipsQuantitative MethodsSocial InequalitySocial Networks |
 Sarah FontAssociate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy saf252@psu.eduCo-Funded Faculty, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) Sociology Tenure Track Faculty Child Abuse and NeglectChild and Family PolicyDemographyFamily and RelationshipsSocial Inequality |
 Cleothia FrazierAssistant Professor of Sociology and Demography cjf6191@psu.eduCo-Funded Faculty, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyFamily and RelationshipsHealth and Life CourseSocial Inequality |
 Michelle FriscoDepartment Head, Department of Sociology and Criminology mlf112@psu.eduProfessor of Sociology and Demography Co-Funded Faculty, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) Sociology Faculty OfficersTenure Track Faculty DemographyFamily and RelationshipsHealth and Life Course |
 Jennifer GlickArnold S. and Bette G. Hoffman Professor in Sociology and Demography 814-863-4719Affiliated Faculty, Population Research Institute (PRI) Associate Director, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) Co-Funded Faculty, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) jeg115@psu.edu Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyFamily and RelationshipsImmigration and IncorporationMigration |
 Steven HaasDirector of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) in Sociology 814-867-2830Professor of Sociology and Demography sah49@psu.edu Sociology Faculty OfficersTenure Track Faculty DemographyHealth and Life CourseSocial InequalitySocial Networks |
 Jessica HoAssociate Professor of Sociology and Demography 814-863-2387Co-Funded Faculty, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) jessica.ho@psu.edu Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyHealth and Life CourseQuantitative MethodsSocial Inequality |
 John IcelandDistinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography jdi10@psu.eduSociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographySocial Inequality |
 Derek KreagerAssociate Head, Department of Sociology and Criminology 814-867-0217Liberal Arts Professor of Criminology and Sociology Co-Funded Faculty, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) dak27@psu.edu Criminology Faculty OfficersTenure Track Faculty Corrections and ReentryCriminology and Criminal JusticeDemographyHealth and Life CourseSocial Networks |
 Nicole KreisbergAssistant Professor of Public Policy and Sociology nicolekreisberg@psu.eduCo-Funded Faculty, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyImmigration and IncorporationLabor MarketsSocial Inequality |
 Liying LuoAssociate Professor of Sociology and Demography liyingluo@psu.eduAssociate Director, Center for Social Data Analytics (C-SoDA) Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyQuantitative Methods |
 Molly A. MartinProfessor of Sociology and Demography 814-863-5508 Chair, Dual-Title Graduate Program in Demography mam68@psu.edu Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyFamily and RelationshipsHealth and Life CourseSocial Inequality |
 Jeremy StaffProfessor of Sociology, Criminology, and Demography 814-865-4560jus25@psu.edu CriminologySociology Tenure Track Faculty Criminology and Criminal JusticeDemographyHealth and Life CourseQuantitative MethodsSocial Inequality |
 Jennifer Van HookRoy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography 814-237-1691Director, Population Research Institute (PRI) Co-Funded Faculty, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) jxv21@psu.edu Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyHealth and Life CourseImmigration and IncorporationQuantitative Methods |
 Ashton M. VerderyProfessor of Sociology, Demography, and Social Data Analytics amv5430@psu.eduFaculty Co-Hire, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) Sociology Tenure Track Faculty DemographyFamily and RelationshipsHealth and Life CourseIllicit Drug MarketsImmigration and IncorporationMigrationQuantitative MethodsSocial InequalitySocial Networks |
 Scott YabikuDirector of Graduate Studies (DGS) in Sociology 814-863-0145Professor of Sociology and Demography Research Associate, Population Research Institute (PRI) sty105@psu.edu Sociology Faculty OfficersTenure Track Faculty DemographyFamily and RelationshipsMigrationQuantitative Methods |