Principal Authors 

Dowell Myers is the Director of the Population Dynamics Research Group and Professor of Urban Planning and Demography in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development. He is also the Director of the Master of Planning program with expertise in urban growth and development.

Julie Park is the Associate Director of the research unit with a background in sociology and demography.

John Pitkin is a long-term senior research associate who plays a key role in forecast and analysis activities of the unit. He is the president of Analysis and Forecasting, Inc., a consulting firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Additional contributing staff include:

Seong Hee Min, research assistant

Xin Gao, research assistant

Pria Hidisyan, research assistant

Sung Ho Ryu, research assistant

Liang Wei, research assistant

Zhou Yu, research assistant and website designer

Kristine Ihori is the Administrative Services Coordinator for the unit.

Acknowledgments

This report, and the underlying research and development, was made possible through the support of several entities. Funding in 2004 and 2005 has been provided by the Urban Initiative of the University of Southern California and the Dean's Office of USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development. In earlier years, the National Cancer Institute provided support through the USC Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center. The Fannie Mae Foundation also provided support through a grant to the California Housing Futures project. The Foundation also supported a precursor study through its Immigration Research Program.

For Further Information:

 Contact: Kris Ihori, (213) 821-1518, <kihori@usc.edu>

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University of Southern California
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