Jennie E. Brand

Jennie E. Brand is a Professor of Sociology and Professor (by courtesy) of Statistics and Data Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She co-directs the Center for Social Statistics (CSS) and serves as President of the Association of Population Centers (APC). Her affiliations include the Population Association of America (PAA), International Sociological Association (ISA), and editorial boards of Social Forces, Sociological Methodology, and Science Advances.

Research Interests include social stratification, inequality, causal inference, and the socioeconomic impact of higher education. She explores

• Access to and returns from higher education
• Consequences of job displacement and disruptive events
• Machine learning applications in social science
• Intergenerational mobility and family effects

Scientific Awards include the ASA Mathematical Sociology Outstanding Publication Award (2024), Sociological Research Association membership (2019), and the ASA Methodology Leo Goodman Mid-Career Award (2016).

Grants awarded by NICHD, NIH, NSF, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation support her work on population research, causal inference, and health disparities. She has mentored numerous graduate students, including Ph.D. recipients at NYU, Stanford, and Oxford.