The California Center for Population Research (CCPR) was established in 1998 and has since, been a leading research center for research and training in demography. CCPR is comprised of over 140 active faculty researchers from an array of academic disciplines, such as epidemiology, public policy, economics, sociology, and public welfare. CCPR researchers span several schools, including the College of Letters and Sciences, the Division of Social Sciences, the School of Public Health, the School of Medicine, and the School of Public Affairs, as well as academic departments within UCLA.
The accomplishments in research and training would not be possible without the financial support from the UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, the Vice Chancellor of Research the College of Letters and Sciences, from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Infrastructure Support grant, and from faculty research grants from a variety of public and private sponsors, such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
MISSION STATEMENT
The California Center for Population Research at UCLA (CCPR) is an interdisciplinary community of scholars committed to advancing research on the demographic and social determinants of health and understanding how health influences population dynamics and socioeconomic well-being. CCPR fosters innovative research by providing a collaborative environment designed to enhance the quality of scholarly work and its impact, including research and computing resources and pre- and post-award grant services. Our community of faculty trains the next generation of innovative population scientists, equipping them to conduct informed and impactful research.
Director’s Statement
Martha Bailey
Professor of Economics
Office: 4284B Public Affairs Building
E-mail: marthabailey@g.ucla.edu
The California Center for Population Research (CCPR) is UCLA’s campus-wide community for interdisciplinary population research. Our weekly seminars and workshops boast the engagement of hundreds of UCLA faculty, postdoctoral, and Ph.D. student affiliates from a multitude of disciplines, including biostatistics, community health, economics, education, epidemiology, geography, law, medicine, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public policy, social welfare, sociology, statistics, and urban planning, as well as faculty and postdoctoral affiliates at other universities in the U.S. and abroad. Our research features frontier methodologies and novel qualitative and quantitative data to generate pathbreaking insights into the forces that shape population dynamics today. Research topics span demography of the family, migration and immigration, fertility and reproductive health, and inequality and health disparities.
Support from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (P2CHD041022) as well as from UCLA allows the CCPR to fund research working groups, faculty research seed grants, and course releases for junior faculty and provide a central space to our affiliates to enable faculty and student interaction. (Space can be requested for an entire term or booked on an as needed basis.) Expert grant writing assistance guides the preparation of grant proposals and post-award grant management. Along with statistical consulting, the center hosts large-scale computing servers for affiliates and a secure data enclave for hosting restricted data. Interested students may apply to be part of our NICHD (T32HD007545) program, which includes tuition and student funding for some Ph.D. students, to train the next generation of population scientists.
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Martha Bailey
Director