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Demography 101 Training
April 11, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Training Opportunity: Demography 101
This FREE virtual training provides a foundational overview of the study of populations – demography. We define demography, introduce its three primary components (births, deaths, and migration), and outline how demography is used in research and policy.
Training Objectives
Define demography
Understand common terminology used in demography
Learn where and how demography is used
Training Facilitators
Julie Morris, PhD, MA | Biostatistician
Dr. Morris grew up in Wasilla and joined the Alaska Native
Epidemiology Center as a Biostatistician in 2022.
Julie holds an MA and PhD in Sociology from the
University of Washington. She specializes in statistics,
demography, and social determinants of health research.
Megan Ackerman, MS | Associate Health Statistician
Ms. Ackerman joined the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center in 2021 as an Associate Health Statistician. Megan holds a BS in Mathematics and an MS in Demography, and she provides data analysis, data dissemination, and technical assistance.
