Students & Alumni
Cohort 44, entering year: 2024
Simon Cooper (Sociology and Demography, PhD)
Hans Han (Sociology and Demography, PhD)
Niklas van der Wagt (Sociology and Demography, PhD)
Veronica Dahlkamp, Demography, MA)
Evi Sanjaya (Demography, MA)
Cohort 43, entering year: 2023
Kylee Hoffman (Sociology and Demography, PhD)
Nicholas Nolte (Demography, PhD)
Cohort 42, entering year: 2022
Sun Moon (Sociology and Demography, PhD, in progress)
Benjamin Shapiro (Demography, MA)
Researcher at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Cohort 41, entering year: 2021
Miriam Dombrowski (Sociology and Demography Ph.D., in progress)
Steven Herrera Tenorio (Sociology and Demography Ph.D., in progress)
Paloma Lin (Demography M.A.)
Christina Misunas (Demography Ph.D., in progress)
Juana Montoya Murillo (Demography Ph.D., in progress)
Xinghe Pan (Demography Ph.D., in progress)
Paige Park (Demography Ph.D., in progress)
Chris Soria (Demography Ph.D., in progress)
Theodora Wicks (Demography MA)
Project Manager for the Stanford Prevention Research Center in the Department of Medicine
Cohort 40, entering year: 2019
Maria Osborne (Demography M.A., 2020)
Researcher at CenSoc
Mallika Snyder (Demography Ph.D., 2023)
Technical Analyst, Population Data and Estimation in Humanitarian Settings, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Cohort 39, entering year: 2018
Casey Breen (Demography Ph.D., in progress)
Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford
Elizabeth Breen (Sociology & Demography Ph.D, in progress)
Sarah Croyts (Demography MA, Statistics MA, 2021)
Senior Analyst, Red Ventures
Vanessa Goh (Demography M.A., 2019)
Assistant Manager, Aging Planning Office, Ministry of Health (Singapore)
Payal Hathi (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., in progress)
Lalarukh Khan (Demography M.A., 2019)
Program Manager DevLab@Duke, Duke Development Economics Lab
Felipe Menares (Demography Ph.D., 2023)
Economic/Impact Evaluation Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank
Andrea Miranda Gonzalez (Demography Ph.D., 2024)
Economic Researcher at Banco de México (Central Bank of Mexico), in the Directorate General of Economic Research
Ethan Roubenoff (Demography Ph.D., 2023)
Senior Data Scientist, Guidehealth
Rae Willis-Conger (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., in progress)
Cohort 38, entering year: 2017
Hilary Tan Myen (Demography M.A., 2018)
Matthew Unrath (Public Policy Ph.D 2021; NIA Trainee 2020-2021)
Assistant Professor at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California
Cohort 37, entering year: 2016
Denys Dukhovnov (Demography Ph.D., 2024)
Postdoctoral Scholar at the Human Mortality Database
Pei Qi Chia (Demography M.A., 2017)
Co-founder and Head of Business Development, Delugs
Rachel Howe (Demography M.A., 2017)
Program and Evaluation Coordinator (Health Care Analyst), San Francisco Department of Public Health
Kirsten Schowalter (Demography M.A., 2017)
Founder of Aging Courageously, author
Ben Gebre-Medhin (Sociology MA 2012, Sociology PhD 2018; NICHD Trainee 2016)
Assistant Professor of Sociology at Mount Holyoke College
Cohort 36, entering year: 2015
Jinyuan Qi (Demography M.A., 2016)
Mia Ruijie Zhong (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2024)
Lecturer, Leeds University Business School
Kevin Todd (Economics Ph.D, 2019; NICHD Trainee 2015-16 and 2016-17)
Economist at Amazon
Cohort 35, entering year: 2014
Boróka Bó (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2021)
Assistant Professor of Sociology at University College Dublin
Gabriel Borges (Demography Ph.D., 2018)
Hayley Pierce (Demography Ph.D., 2018)
Associate Professor, Sociology, Brigham Young University.
Leslie Root (Demography Ph.D., 2020)
Assistant Research Professor, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Zachary Olson (Health Policy Ph.D., 2019)
Senior Economist at Amazon
Zachary Wagner-Rubin (Health Services and Policy Analysis PhD 2017; NIA Trainee 2015-16)
Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research at the University of Souther California
Cohort 34, entering year: 2013
Monica Alexander (Demography Ph.D., 2018)
Assistant Professor in Statistical Sciences and Sociology, University of Toronto
Byron Villacis (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2023)
Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon
Cohort 33, entering year: 2012
Sarah E.K. Bradley (Demography Ph.D., 2016)
Global Research Director, SHOPS Plus, Abt Associates
Paulette Cha (Health Policy Ph.D. 2017; NIA Trainee 2012-2015)
Research Fellow Public Policy Institute of California
Robert Pickett (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2021)
Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Cash Transfer Lab in the Department of Sociology at New York University
Apurba (Apu) Chakraborty (Demography M.A., 2013)
Researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
Pamela Jimenez-Fontana (Demography M.A., 2013)
Economist, Development Coordination Officer, United Nations
Aaron Chalfin (Public Policy Ph.D., 2013)
Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania
Cohort 32, entering year: 2011
Pil (Paul) Chung (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2019)
Research Scientist, Demography and Survey Science, Meta
Alison Gemmill (Demography Ph.D., 2017)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Peter Hepburn (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2018)
Statistician and Quantitative Analyst Role at the Eviction Lab and Associate Professional Specialist, Department of Sociology, Princeton University
Yi Zhou (Demography Ph.D., 2017)
Associate Professor, Center for Social Research and Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
Jordan Beck (Economics M.A., 2006; Demography M.A., 2011)
Analytics Integrator at The Clorox Company
Margarita (Rita) Chudnovskaya (Demography M.A., 2012)
Post-doctoral researcher at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
Po-chun Huang (Demography M.A., 2013)
Special Research Associate at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Joanne Rodrigues (Demography M.A., 2012)
Elizabeth (Eli) Mokyr-Horner (Public Policy PhD, 2012; NIA trainee, 2011-12)
Senior Program Officer on the Early Learning Team at the Gates Foundation
Jeanette (Jan) VanDenBerg (Demography M.A., 2012)
Cohort 31, entering year: 2009
Sooyoung Kim (Demography M.A., 2011)
Sara Lopus (Demography M.A., 2011 & Demography Ph.D., 2015)
Associate Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Department of Social Sciences
Christine Ranshous (Demography M.A., 2010)
Senior Researcher at Mathematica
Maia Sieverding (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2012)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Community Health and Director of the Public Health Education Office at the American University of Beirut
Maria (Carol) Tomás (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2012)
Associate Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-Minas), Brazil
Cohort 30, entering year: 2008
Noli Brazil (Demography Ph.D., 2013)
Associate Professor, Vice Chair, Department of Human Ecology, UC Davis
Emily Buzzell (Demography M.A., 2009; Public Health M.A., 2010)
Business Intelligence Analytics Lead at Aledade
Choongil Fleischman (Demography M.A., 2009)
Senior Director Of Technical Operations at Elation Health
Daniel Levitis (Integrative Biology Ph.D.; NIA Trainee, 2008-09)
Biologist and Nonprofit Organizer, Sonoma Ecology Center
Mark Borgschulte, (Economics PhD, 2014; NICHD Trainee 2008; NIA Trainee 2010)
Associate Professor, Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cohort 29, entering year: 2007
Kehinde F. Ajayi (Economics Ph.D. 2011; NICHD Trainee, 2007-08)
Senior Fellow and Gender Program Director at Center for Global Development
Shari Eli (Economics Ph.D. 2011; NICHD Trainee, 2007-08; NIA Trainee 2008-09)
Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto
Savet Hong (Demography M.A., 2008; Public Health M.A., 2010; Demography Ph.D., 2013)
Data Scientist, Judicial Council of California
Margaret Frye (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2013)
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan
Futoshi Ishii (Demography Ph.D., 2014)
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
Jenny X. Liu (Public Health Ph.D.; NIA Trainee, 2007-09)
Professor and Director, Institute for Health & Aging, UC San Francisco
Gregory Martin (Demography M.A., 2008)
Demographer and Programmer, U.S. Census Bureau, International Programs Center
Sepideh Modrek (Health Services and Policy Analysis Ph.D., 2009; NIA Trainee, 2007-09)
Associate Professor, Economics, San Francisco State University
Ellen Smith (Demography M.A., 2008)
Utkrisht Director, Palladium
Fiona Willis-Núñez (Demography M.A., 2008)
Statistician and Data Advisor in United Nations Human Rights’ Innovation & Analytics Hub
Cohort 28, entering year: 2006
Emerald Adams (Demography M.A., 2007)
Catherine Barry (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2013)
Emily Conover (Economics Ph.D., 2008; NICHD Trainee, 2006-07)
Sarah Cowan (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2013)
Christel Kesler (Sociology M.A.,, 2001, Sociology Ph.D., 2007; NIA Trainee, 2006-07)
Melissa Knox (Economics Ph.D., 2008; NICHD Trainee, 2006-07)
Victor Lotti (Demography M.A., 2007)
Melissa Sills (Public Policy M.A., 2004, Demography M.A., 2007, Public Policy Ph.D. 2011)
Romesh Silva (Demography Ph.D. 2013, NICHD Trainee 2011)
Cohort 27, entering year: 2005
Yun-Hsiang Hsu (Demography M.A.)
Eddie Hunsinger (Demography M.A., 2006)
Nobuko Mizoguchi (Demography Ph.D., 2010)
Eric Schiff (Demography M.A., 2006)
Emilio Zagheni (Demography Ph.D., 2010)
Sarah Zureick (Demography Ph.D., 2010)
Cohort 26, entering year: 2004
Kate Jordan (Demography M.A., 2005)
Kevin Stange (Economics Ph.D., 2008; NICHD Trainee, 2004-07)
Christopher Sullivan (Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2013) (NICHD Training grant in 2004-5 and 2005-6)
Rachel Polimeni (Economics NICHD Trainee in 2004-5 and 2005-6. Ph.D., in 2011)
Cohort 25, entering year: 2003
Pablo Comelatto (Demography M.A., 2004, Demography Ph.D., 2008)
Shannon Gleeson (Demography M.A., 2006, Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2008)
Sarah Megan Heller (Demography M.A., 2004)
Hideaki Nakamura (Demography M.A., 2004)
Brian Rostron (Demgraphy M.A., 2004, Demography Ph.D., 2008)
Aliya Saperstein (Demography M.A., 2005, Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2008)
Cohort 24, entering year: 2002
Gustavo Bobonis (Economics Ph.D., 2006; NICHD Trainee, 2002-2004)
Michelle Deasy (Demography M.A., 2003)
Nancy Giunta (Social Welfare M.A.2002, Social Welfare Ph.D., 2007; NIA Trainee 2002-03)
Michael Lin (Health Services and Policy Analysis Ph.D., 2006; NIA Trainee, 2002-03)
Francisco (Paco) Martorell (Economics Ph.D., 2005; NICHD Trainee, 2002-2004)
Sarah Staveteig (Sociology and Demography Ph.D., 2011)
Bryan Sykes (Demography M.A., 2003, Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2007)
Sarah Tom (Demography M.A., 2003, Demography Ph.D., 2007)
Wiraporn (Tontapas) Pothisiri (Demography M.A., 2003)
Cohort 23, entering year: 2001
Joyce Aivalotis (Demography M.A., 2004)
Douglas Almond (Economics Ph.D., 2002; NIA Trainee, 2001-02)
Ayesha (Haroun) Zierhut (Demography M.A., 2002)
Margarete Kulik (Demography M.A., 2002)
Trevon Logan (Demography M.A., 2003; Economics Ph.D., 2004, NICHD Trainee 2002-3)
Emiko Masaki (Demography M.A., 2002; PhD in Health Services and Policy Analysis., 2004)
Bernardo Queiroz (Demography M.A., 2002, Demography Ph.D., 2005)
Stacy Sneeringer (Demgraphy M.A., 2003, Economics Ph.D., 2005)
Rachel (Sullivan) Robinson (Demography M.A., 2002, Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2007)
Daniel Williams (Demography M.A., 2002)
Danzhen You (Demography M.A., 2002, Demography Ph.D., 2007)
Cohort 22, entering year: 2000
Peter Brownell (Demography M.A., 2002, Sociology Ph.D., 2009)
Omer Gersten (Demography M.A., 2001, Demography Ph.D., 2005)
Yumiko Kamiya (Demography M.A., 2001, Demography Ph.D., 2006)
Wenlan Qian (Demography M.A., 2001, Business Administration Ph.D., 2008)
Peiyun She (Demography M.A., 2001, Demography Ph.D., 2004)
Piedad Urdinola (Demography M.A. 2001, Demography Ph.D., 2004)
Cohort 21, entering year: 1999
Kalena Cortes (Economics Ph.D., 2002; NICHD Trainee, 1999-2001)
Adam Davis (Public Health M.A., 1999, Demography M.A., 2001)
Michael Dennis (Ecnomics Ph.D., 2005; NICHD Trainee, 1998-99, NIA Trainee, 1999-2001)
Ryan Edwards (Economics Ph.D., 2002; NIA Trainee, 1999-2002)
Sara Laufer (Demography M.A., 2000)
Pierre Vachon (Public Health M.A., 2001, Demography Ph.D., 2006)
Tracy M. Gordon (Public Policy M.A., NIA 1996, Economics M.A., 1999, Ph.D in Public Policy in 2001, NIA Training Grant 2000-01)
Cohort 20, entering year: 1998
Gretchen (Stockmayer) Donehower (Statistics M.A., 2003, Demography Ph.D., 2004)
Aaron Gullickson (Demography M.A., 1999, Sociology & Demography Ph.D., 2004)
Kerry Klein (Demography M.A., 1999)
Jesse Moen (Demography M.A., 1999)
Adrienne Pine (Demography M.A., 1999, Anthropology Ph.D., 2004)
Andrew Noymer (Sociology Ph.D., 2006; NICHD Trainee 1998-2002; NIA Trainee 2004-05)
Biao Xing (Demography M.A., 1999, Biostatistics M.A., 2001, Biostatistics Ph.D., 2004)
Yan Yuan (Demography M.A., 1999, Public Health M.A., 2001)
Cohort 19, entering year: 1997
Christopher Crowther (Demography M.A., 1999)
Gabriel Demombynes (Economics Ph.D., 2003; NICHD Trainee, 1997-98, 2000-01)
Jie Huang (Statistics M.A., 2000, Demography Ph.D., 2002)
Nicole Maestas (Public Policy M.A., 1997, Economics Ph.D., 2002; NIA Trainee, 1997-2001)
Jeffrey Weinstein (Economics Ph.D., 2004; NICHD Trainee, 1997-98)
Cohort 18, entering year: 1996
Christy Getz (Sociology M.A., 1998, Sociology Ph.D., 2003; NICHD Trainee, 1996-97)
Shuang Li (Demography M.A., 1997)
Kai Mander (Demography M.A., 1997)
Clementine Rossier (Sociology M.A., 1999, Demography Ph.D., 2002)
Cohort 17, entering year: 1995
Harish Chand (Public Policy M.A., 1991, Economics Ph.D., 1998; NIA Trainee, 1995-97)
Sally Woodhouse (Demography M.A., 1997)
Cohort 16, entering year: 1994
Laura Hill (Demography M.A., 1996, Demography Ph.D., 1998)
Erik Smith (Demography M.A., 1997, Demography Ph.D., 2001)
Lijing Yan (Public Health M.A., 1997, Demography Ph.D., 1999)
Cohort 15, entering year: 1993
Minki Chatterji (Demography Ph.D., 1999)
Cynthia Peete (Public Health M.A., 1996, Demography Ph.D., 1999)
Jiannbin “J” Lee Shiao (Sociology M.A., 1994, Demography M.A., 1996, Sociology Ph.D., 1998)
Toru Suzuki (Demography M.A., 1995, Demography Ph.D., 1999)
Lee Wexler (Energy and Resource Economics M.S., 1995; NICHD Trainee 1993-95)
Cohort 14, entering year: 1992
Susan Ayasse (Grand) (Demography M.A., 1993)
Michael Clune (Demography M.A., 1995, Demography Ph.D., 1998)
Chris Ertel (Anthropology M.A., 1991, Demography Ph.D., 1996)
Diana Stiles Friou (Demography M.A., 1993, Anthropology coursework)
Reinaldo Gregori (Demography M.A., 1994, Demography Ph.D., 1999)
Hans-Peter Kohler (Demography M.A., 1994, Economics Ph.D., 1997)
Jose Ortega (Demography M.A., 1994, Demography Ph.D., 1996)
Cohort 13, entering year: 1991
Michael Anderson (Statistics M.A., 1993, Demography Ph.D., 1997, JD Law, 2004)
Jin Woo Bak (Demography M.A., 1992)
Tracy Brunette (Public Health M.A., 1993, Demography Ph.D., 1996)
Anita Garey (Library Science M.A., 1980, Sociology Ph.D., 1993; NICHD Trainee, 1991-92)
Joshua Goldstein (Demography Ph.D., 1996)
Caroline (Cali) James (Economics Ph.D., 1997; NIA Trainee, 1991-95)
Jesus Sanchez (Barricarte) (Demography M.A., 1995, Demography Ph.D., 1996).
Guy Stecklov (Demography M.A.,, 1994, Demography Ph.D., 1996)
Jon Stiles (Demography M.A., 1993, Sociology M.A., 1994, Sociology Ph.D., 2006)
Karen Swallen (Public Health M.A., 1994, Demography Ph.D., 1996)
Long Wang (Demography M.A., 1995)
Cohort 12, entering year: 1990
Philip Chu (Demography M.A., 1997)
Carl Ipsen (History M.A., 1987, Demography M.A., 1991)
Beate Herrchen-Danielsen (Demography M.A., 1991, Demography Ph.D., 1993)
Gilbert Ko (Demography M.A., 1990)
Cohort 10, entering year: 1988
Debra Blackwell (Demography M.A., 1991, Demography Ph.D., 1994)
John Gallup (Demography M.A., 1990, Economics Ph.D., 1994)
Kazuko Hashimoto (Demography M.A., 1996)
Hiromi Ono (Demography M.A., 1981)
Rafael Rofman (Demography Ph.D., 1993)
Gay Willcox Seidman (Demography M.A., 1989, Sociology Ph.D., 1990)
Cohort 9, entering year: 1987
Deborah Balk (Demography Ph.D., 1992)
Barney Cohen (Demography Ph.D., 1991)
Christophe LeFranc (Demography Ph.D., 1992)
Jiang Lin (Demography Ph.D., 1992)
Tim Miller (Demography MA 1991, Economics MA 1991, Demography PhD 1993., NICHD Trainee, 1988-89 and 1989-90)
Cohort 8, entering year: 1986
Magali Barbieri (Demography Ph.D., 1990)
Eleanor Bell (Demography M.A., 1988, Sociology Ph.D.)
Shue-Leung Chan(Library Science M.A., 1989, Demography M.A., 1990)
Branislav Djurdjev (Demography M.A. 1987)
Yongping Li (Statistics M.A., 1988, Demography Ph.D., 1991)
Cohort 7, entering year: 1985
Tanya Mann (Demography M.A., 1987)
Lakshmi Srivinas (Demography M.A., 1987)
Cohort 6, entering year: 1984
Jorge Bravo (Demography Ph.D., 1988)
Jasna Capo (Zmegac) (Anthropology M.A., 1984, Demography Ph.D., 1990)
Markos Ezra (Demography M.A., 1985)
Hans Johnson (Biostatistics M.A., 1989, Demography Ph.D., 1997)
Joseph Lau (Biostatistics M.A., 1987, Demography Ph.D., 1990)
Nicholas Townsend (Demography M.A., 1984)
Ping Tu (Biostatistics M.A., 1987, Demography Ph.D. 1989)
Cohort 5, entering year: 1983
Carl Boe (Statistics M.A., 1989, Demography Ph.D., 1994)
Alfredo Cuellar-Montoya (Demography M.A., 1984)
Futoshi Kinoshita (Demography M.A., 1984)
Li Ying Li (Demography M.A., 1984)
Farzaneh Zayan Roudi (Demography M.A., 1987)
Andrew Ruppenstein (Damography Ph.D. Advanced, 1995)
Zhen-Ming Xie (Demography M.A., 1984)
Cohort 4, entering year: 1982
Robert Lipton (Public Health M.A., 1985)
Giv Nassiri (Demography M.A., 1990, Near Eastern Studies Ph.D., 2002)
Eduardo Rios Neto (Demography Ph.D., 1987)
Cohort 3, entering year: 1981
Yen Chen (Demography M.A., 1983)
Katrina Galway (Demography M.A., 1983)
Shelley Lapkoff (Economics M.A., 1984, Demography Ph.D., 1988)
Jeffrey Thomas (Demography M.A., 1984)
Mary Waters (Sociology M.A., 1981, Demography M.A., 1983, Sociology Ph.D., 1986)
Frank Zimmerman (Demography Ph.D., 1990)
Cohort 2, entering year: 1980
Robert Chung (Economics M.A., 1986, Demography Ph.D., 1990)
Harry Hesselgesser (Demography M. A., 1990)
Omar Khasru (Demography M.A., 1984)
Lily Lee (Biostatistics M.A., 1979, Demography Ph.D., 1985)
Cohort 1, entering year: 1979*
Bashir Ahmed (Demography Ph.D., 1984)
Caren Ginsberg (Demography Ph.D., 1984)
Lorraine Helms (Demography M.A., 1981)
David Lam (Demography M.A.,1982, Economics Ph.D., 1983)
Muhammed Lecky (City Planning M.A., 1981, Demography Ph.D., 1990)
Prasun Sen Gupta (Economics M.A., 1986, Demography Ph.D., 1986)
Earlier Cohorts (university records are incomplete)
Roger Avery (Demography Ph.D.)
Elwood Carlson (Demography Ph.D., 1979)
Kenneth Chew (Sociology M.A., 1979, Demography M.A., 1982)
James G. Dobbins (Demography Ph.D.)
Griffith Feeney (Demography Ph.D., 1972)
Geoffrey McNicoll (Demography Ph.D.)
Linda Moulton (Demography Ph.D., 1983)
Gregory Spencer (Demography Ph.D., 1987)
John R. Weeks (Demography Ph.D., 1972)
* Click here for departmental history