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Program Director
Expertise: Demographic trends in the United States
Alicia VanOrman is a program director in U.S. Programs who joined PRB in 2015. Her focus is on analyzing demographic trends in the United States, with an emphasis on child and family well-being. VanOrman has conducted research on marriage and cohabitation, fertility, and child and family well-being in the United States and more developed countries. Her research has been published in Demography, Demographic Research, Social Science Research, and the Journal of Marriage and Family. Prior to attending graduate school, she served as a research manager at GfK. VanOrman holds master’s and doctorate degrees in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Bryn Mawr College.