The Population Studies Center (PSC) welcomes Visiting Scholars (Faculty, Postdocs, Research Staff, and Graduate Students) from other institutions, whether U.S. based or abroad, who are actively engaged in population studies research to work with researchers at our Center. We encourage applications from scholars in the greater Philadelphia region to collaborate with the Population Studies Center, a federally funded NIH research center. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. See the Visiting Scholars page to learn more.
Ianca Almeida
Visiting Scholar
Ph.D. Student, Demography, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP
M.A., Demography, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP, 2022
B.A., Social Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP, 2020
216 McNeil
Dimitrios Argyros
Visiting Scholar
Ph.D. Student, Economics, University College Dublin
M.Litt., Economics, University College Dublin, 2021
M.Sc., Economics, University of Warwick, 2019
M.Sc., Finance, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2018
216 McNeil
Sarah Bruhn
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D., Education, Harvard University, 2022
Ed.M., School Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2013
M.A.T., Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, American University, 2008
B.A., American Culture, Vassar College, 2004
Stanley Collins
Provost's Postdoctoral Fellow Affiliate
Ph.D., Sociology, Temple University
M.S., Sociology, Oklahoma State University
B.A., Economics, Morehouse College
Masoud Movahed
Postdoctoral Affiliate
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022
M.S., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018
M.A., Economics and Sociology, New York University, 2015
439 McNeil
Helene Purcell
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Economics, Fordham University, 2021
M.A., Economics, Fordham University, 2016
B.S., Economics and International Business, Villanova University, 2011
333 McNeil
Namrata Ray
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Sociology, Washington State University, 2023
M.S., Statistics, Washington State University, 2022
M.S., Demography, International Institute for Population Sciences, India, 2016
B.S., Economics Honors, with Minors in Mathematics and Statistics, India, 2013
329 McNeil
Minghong Shen
Visiting Scholar
Ph.D. Student, Urban Governance and Design, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
MPhil, Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2021
MSc, Global China Studies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2018
BA, Social Work, Nanjing University, 2018
216 McNeil
Haijun Shi
Visiting Scholar
Ph.D. Student, Sociology, Tsinghua University
M.S., Social Research Methods, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2021
B.A., Sociology, Peking University, 2020
216 McNeil
Natalia Tosoni
Visiting Scholar
Ph.D. Student, Sociology and Social Research, University of Bologna
M.A., Sociology and Social Research, University of Bologna, 2022
B.A., Sociology, University of Bologna, 2019
216 McNeil
Andi Wang
Visiting Scholar
Ph.D. Student, Demography, Renmin University of China
L.L.B., Sociology, Nanjing University, 2022
216 McNeil
Meir Yaish
Visiting Scholar
Professor, Sociology, University of Haifa
D.Phil, Sociology, University of Oxford, 1998
232 McNeil
Hong Zhang
Visiting Scholar
Associate Professor, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University
Ph.D., Sociology, Washington State University, 2016
M.S., Statistics, Washington State University, 2016
M.A., Sociology, Washington State University, 2013
B.A., Sociology, Wuhan University, 2010
272 McNeil
Zhiyong Zhong
Visiting Scholar
Professor, School of Education, Minzu University of China
Ph.D., Education, Minzu University of China, 2007
332 McNeil