The Carolina Population Center is a community of outstanding scholars and professionals associated to
- promote research to benefit world populations
- train the next generation of population scholars
- build skills, capacity, and improved methodologies
- disseminate data and findings to population professionals, policy makers, and the public
CPC faculty and students work together on path-breaking research to
address population issues in 85 countries and across the US, as well
as locally, in central North Carolina. Based at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the center is rich in expertise, with 57 active
faculty fellows (representing 15 departments in 5 schools or
colleges), 67 predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars, and a highly
skilled staff.
Scope of Research
Presently, CPC faculty fellows are engaged in funded population-related
research on more than 50 projects, most supported by federal agencies
such as the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation,
US Public Health Service, and US Agency for International Development.
CPC’s research portfolio spans social science and health
disciplines and is often collaborative and multidisciplinary. The
collaborative setting provided by CPC allows discipline-based projects
to benefit from expertise in and expanded perspectives from other
fields and provides a fertile context for the cross-pollination of
ideas across disciplines.
Here are a few examples of pivotal and substantial research projects underway:
- assessing the long-term health status of US adolescents and exploring the causes of their health-related behaviors
- analyzing the effects of family structure and employment dynamics on child outcomes in the US
- identifying etiologic factors for preterm births in North Carolina, to inform state and US public health policy
- using recently developed cellular automation procedures to
model land cover change in relation to population change in Nang Rong,
Thailand
- examining how health, nutrition, and other factors affect education, work, and wages of Filipino youth
- analyzing individual and household responses to rapid social and economic change in Russia and China
The Training Program
CPC’s predoctoral and postdoctoral training programs
attract exceptional scholars from a broad range of disciplines. Trainees
work one-on-one with faculty preceptors on significant research
projects, attend and lead weekly seminars, and study population issues
as well as ethics and human subjects protection.
The Organization
CPC was established in 1966 and has evolved
as a preeminent population center, known for high-quality research and
training. The center provides the intellectual environment and
resources to support UNC faculty, allowing truly interdisciplinary
projects that transcend departmental lines and geographic boundaries.
The elected faculty fellows
constitute the center’s permanent and vital core, and the center
devotes its resources to facilitating their research. Professional
staff provide a variety of research services:
Employment Opportunities
CPC seeks employees with skills,
experience, and commitment to further knowledge in population research.
CPC does not hire faculty or admit graduate students; academic
departments at UNC-CH are responsible for these activities. Please see Employment for current openings at CPC.
Contact CPC
For information about contacting or visiting CPC, go to Contact CPC.
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