Population Studies and Training Center

Peter Brandon is a social demographer whose work encompasses population dynamics, family well-being, and economic sociology. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University, M.A. from the University of Michigan, and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. After postdoctoral fellowships at the Institute for Research on Poverty and National Institutes for Child Health and Development, he held research and professorial positions at the University of Wisconsin, University of Massachusetts, Brown University, Australian National University, and Carleton College. He has been a member of three National Academy of Sciences panels advising the United States government on immigration issues and longitudinal survey methods as well as consulting with governments and international organizations on evaluating child and family policies. Peter is currently the Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair at Ined, Paris, and a professor at the University at Albany—State University of New York.