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Leif I. Jensen
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Leif I. Jensen
Professor of Rural Sociology, Sociology and Demography
lij1@psu.edu
(814) 863-8642
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http://www.aers.psu.edu/faculty/LJensen/default.cfm
Professional Bio
Areas
stratification/mobility, demography, development
Research Interests by Concentration
Urban, Community, and Spatial Sociology
Immigrants in new destinations, community and regional impacts on poverty and stratification, community economic development
