This biographical article is written like a résumé. (December 2019) |
Jennie E. Brand | |
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Born | 1976 (age 48–49)[citation needed] |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison University of California, San Diego |
Known for | Social stratification Sociology of education Quantitative methodology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology, statistics |
Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Michigan |
Thesis | Enduring effects of job displacement on career outcomes (2004) |
Doctoral advisors | Charles N. Halaby[1][2] Robert M. Hauser Lincoln Quillian Michael Handel Karen Holden |
Jennie E. Brand is an American sociologist and social statistician. She studies stratification, social inequality, education, social demography, disruptive events, and quantitative methods, including causal inference. Brand is currently Professor of Sociology and Statistics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she directs the California Center for Population Research and co-directs the Center for Social Statistics.[2]