Office Hours:

Courses:

• SOAN 210: Introduction to Demographic Methods
• SOAN 215: Social Welfare
• SOAN 229: Demography of the Family
• SOAN 240: Methods of Social Research
• SOAN 280: Statistical Tools for Quantitative Reasoning

Interests:

Peter Brandon received his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. Prior to coming to Carleton College, he was Professor of Demography and Sociology at The Australian National University. He has held previous research and teaching positions at the University of Massachusetts, Brown University, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His research interests include poverty and inequality, the American Welfare State, social program evaluation, quantitative methods, and measuring family and child well-being. He teaches courses on the American Welfare State, demographic methods, quantitative social science research methods, demography of the family, and disability and society.

Contact Information:

Office: Leighton 229
Phone: x 7199
Email: pbrandon@carleton.edu