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.
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
Alexandre Gori Maia
Visiting Scholar
Professor, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Ph.D., Economics, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, 2007
334 McNeil
Xibin Jiang
Visiting Scholar
Ph.D. Student, Urban Governance and Design, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.S., Sociology, Shanghai University, 2020
B.A., Administration Management, Jiangxi Normal University, 2016
216 McNeil
Xiaoliang (Daniel) Li
Visiting Scholar
Associate Professor, Sociology of Education, Northwest Normal University
Ph.D., Sociology of Education, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), 2017
M.A., Sociology, Brandeis University, 2010
B.A, Law, Southwest University of Politics and Law, 2003
272 McNeil
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
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
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
Zhiyong Zhong
Visiting Scholar
Professor, School of Education, Minzu University of China
Ph.D., Education, Minzu University of China, 2007
332 McNeil