Michael S. Rendall

Michael S. Rendall, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology and Director of the Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC) at the University of Maryland. He holds positions in the Department of Sociology and is affiliated with the MPRC. Previously, he worked at the RAND Corporation as Senior Social Scientist and Director of the Population Research Center.

• Education: Ph.D. in Sociology (Brown University, 1993), AM in Economics (Brown University, 1990), MA in Sociology (UC Santa Barbara, 1990), BBS in Psychology (Massey University, New Zealand, 1981).

His research focuses on demography, migration patterns between Mexico and the U.S., post-Hurricane Katrina migration impacts, and obesity modeling in U.S. childhoods. Methodological contributions include data quality evaluation, elderly poverty measurement, and microsimulation modeling techniques.

No specific awards or grants are listed in the provided texts. Current affiliations emphasize active academic engagement in population studies and policy-related research.