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William H. Frey
Affiliated Programs:
Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) (NSF, Annie E. Casey Foundation)
Funded Research:
Political Demographic Studies with the Center for American Progress - Amendment #2 (Center for American Progress, The)
Political Demographic Studies with the Center for American Progress - Amendment #1 (Center for American Progress, The)
Political Demographic Studies with the Center for American Progress (Center for American Progress, The)
Using the ACS to Introduce Demographic Approaches in Undergraduate Courses (NICHD)
Infusing Quantitative Literacy throughout the Social Science Curriculum (NSF)
Research Professor, Population Studies Center.
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institute.
Ph.D., Brown University
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.
Select Publications
Books
Frey, William H. 2014. Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics Are Remaking America. Washington D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. Abstract. Public Access.
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.
Frey, William H. 2010. Investigating change in American society, 3rd edition. Belmont, CA : Wadsworth. Abstract.
Frey, William H. 2007. America: A Social Atlas. New York : Longman.
Frey, William H., Amy Anspach, John DeWitt, and SSDAN Staff. Allyn & Bacon Social Atlas of the United States. Boston : Pearson/Allyn & Bacon. Abstract.
Journal Articles
Frey, William H. 2010. "Baby Boomers and the New Demographics of America's Seniors." Generations, 34(3): 28-37. Abstract.
Frey, William H., and A. Singer. 2010. "Demographic dynamics and natural disasters: learning from Katrina and Rita." Population and Environment, 31(1-3): 1-2. DOI.