Our Mission

The Hopkins Population Center (HPC) stimulates and facilitates original research that combines the core strengths in social science, public health, and biostatistics in emerging areas of population dynamics research. The HPC promotes cutting-edge methodology that integrates demography, population health and data science. The HPC has a priority in nurturing early-career Faculty Associates.  This mission is based on the significance and innovation of three primary research areas: (1) poverty and inequality, (2) sexual and reproductive health, and (3) family, maternal and child health.

Primary Research Areas

Core Services

The Development Core supports early-career associates with funding, mentorship, and workshops, including grants for skill-building, research development, and the Pilot Research Program for innovative projects.

The Scientific Core supports research with expertise in sociology, biostatistics, and data analytics, offering services, funding, workshops, and secure data analysis resources.

The Administrative Core supports HPC by managing grants, ensuring compliance, and organizing seminars, educational programs, and outreach activities to share research.