William H. Frey
Research Professor, Population Studies Center.
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institute.
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institute.
Ph.D., Sociology, Brown University
Research Interests: Dr. Frey specializes in migration, population redistribution, and the demography of metropolitan areas. He is currently studying the dynamics of race and status-selective immigration and internal migration dynamics in U.S. metropolitan areas with the 1980-2000 Censuses. He also studies the migration and distribution of the elderly population in the U.S. as well as poverty migration determinants. Frey directs the Social Science Data Analysis Network (www.SSDAN.net) that creates demographic media for educators and policy-makers.
News & Announcements
Taking Accurate Count Of Muslims For 2020 Census Will Be Extra Difficult. Frey Explains Why.
PSC Researchers & Trainees presenting latest research findings at PAA 2019
Select Publications
Frey, William H., Stephanie Somerman, and John P. DeWitt. 2012. Investigating change: web-based analyses of US Census and American Community Survey data. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Select Projects
Political Demographic Studies with the Center for American Progress - Amendment #2 (Center for American Progress, The)
Using the ACS to Introduce Demographic Approaches in Undergraduate Courses (NICHD)
