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Peter A. Morrison

New Orleans Office

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Education

Ph.D. in sociology, Brown University

Biography

Dr. Morrison is a senior demographer with RAND and the founding director of its Population Research Center. His principal interests are applications of demographic analysis in tracking socioeconomic trends and envisioning their consequences for public policy and business. He has taught at The RAND Graduate School, Helsinki School of Economics, and lectures periodically at universities. Dr. Morrison is past president of the Southern Demographic Association and has served as advisor to the National Academy of Sciences, National Science Foundation, Committee for Economic Development, NIH, Congressional Research Service, Bureau of the Census, and United Way. He has testified before subcommittees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and made presentations to the National Science Board, National League of Cities, American Society of Newspaper Editors, and numerous other groups. He graduated from Dartmouth College and holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Brown University.

Research Focus

Demographics; electoral districting and analysis; applications of census data

Selected Publications

Megan K. Beckett, Peter A. Morrison, Forecasting the Supply of and Demand for Physicians in the Inland Southern California Area, RAND Corporation, 2007

Stephen J. Carroll et al., California's K-12 Public Schools: How Are They Doing?, RAND Corporation, 2005

Peter Morrison, A Demographic Overview of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, RAND Corporation, 2004

Peter Morrison, A Demographic Perspective on Our Nation's Future, RAND Corporation, 2001

Research Focus

Demographics

Selected Publications

California's K-12 Public Schools: How Are They Doing? Stephen J. Carroll et al., RAND Corporation, 2005

Effects of Budget Limitations on the Los Angeles Community College District, Lucrecia Santibanez et al., RAND Corporation, 2004

A Demographic Overview of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, RAND Corporation, 2003

A Demographic Perspective on Our Nation's Future, RAND Corporation, 2001

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Los Angeles Times; Seattle Times; USA Today

Commentary: International Herald Tribune; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

To arrange an interview:

Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.

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