Staff

To find contact information for MPC staff, please use the University directory.

MPC Directors

Steven Ruggles, MPC Director
Catherine Fitch, MPC Associate Director

Administrative and Program Development Core

Catherine Fitch, Core Director

Kathy McKee, Associate Administrator
Kristin Michaelson, Grants and Fiscal Manager
Laura Olevitch, Program Development Coordinator
Ngawang Dolker, Reception and Office Assistant
Karalee Ullom, Reception and Office Assistant
Zoe Vets, Reception and Office Assistant

Data Access Core

Wendy Thomas, Core Director
Catlin Cook-Isacson, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Samuel Henley, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Robert Sanberg, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Raphael Rabinowitz, STEP-UP student

Data Services Core

Ronald Goeken, Core Director
Thomas Lenius, Research Specialist
Sula Sarkar, Research Specialist
Rebecca Vick, Research Specialist
Mark Geiger, Postdoctoral Associate
Dianne Star, Data Services Coordinator
Richard Brantseg, Data Processor
Andrew Carhart, Data Processor
Aaron Denk, Data Processor
Jesse Gamble, Data Processor
Amanda George, Data Processor
Aaron Harris, Data Processor
David Lebedoff, Data Processor
Mark Magnuson, Data Processor
Sven Mattson, Data Processor
Patrick Stary, Data Processor
James Vagasky, Data Processor
Evan Roberts, NAPP Coordinator
Donggul Choi, Graduate Research Assistant
Lara Cleveland, Graduate Research Assistant
Johanna Leinonen, Graduate Research Assistant
Michelle Menken, Graduate Research Assistant
Ebenezer Nikoi, Graduate Research Assistant
Emily Saunoi-Sandgren, Graduate Research Assistant
Chika Shinohara, Graduate Research Assistant
Eunhye Yoo, Graduate Research Assistant

Flexible Work and Well-being Project

Erin Kelly, Co-Principal Investigator
Phyllis Moen, Co-Principal Investigator
Rachel Magennis, Project Coordinator
Samantha Ammons, Graduate Research Assistant
Kelly Chermack, Graduate Research Assistant
Elaine Hernandez, Graduate Research Assistant
Qinlei Huang, Graduate Research Assistant
Reiping Huang, Graduate Research Assistant
Ryan Pottebaum, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Michael Vasseur, Undergraduate Research Assistant
William Wojcik, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Information Technology Core

William Block, Core Director
Peter Clark, Software Development Manager
Colin Davis, Software Developer
Wade Stebbings, Software Developer
Justin Coyne, Software Developer
Duy Duong, Software Engineer
Kevin Horne, Software Engineer
Lap Huynh, Software Engineer
Cuong Nguyen, Software Engineer
Benjamin Ortega, Software Engineer
Marcus Peterson, Software Engineer
Charlot Meyer, Graphic Designer
Muhammad Ahmad, Graduate Research Assistant
Yu(Tony) Jiang, Graduate Research Assistant
John Joseph, Graduate Research Assistant
Rohini Prinja, Graduate Research Assistant
Aishwarya Sundar, Graduate Research Assistant
Aaren Heroff, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Travis Pavek, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Peter Bailey, IT assistant

Integrated Health Interview Series (IHIS)

Lynn Blewett, Principal Investigator
Pamela Johnson, Research Associate
Miriam King, Research Associate
Michael Davern, Faculty Associate
Tami Swenson, Research Fellow
Chiu-Fang Chou, Postdoctoral Associate
Andrew Ward, Graduate Research Assistant
Tzy-Chyi (Amanda) Yu, Graduate Research Assistant
Emily Blasczyk, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Marie Kirsch, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Abby LaLuzerne, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Fatuma Mohamed, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Laura Potter, Undergraduate Research Assistant

IPUMS-International

Bob McCaa, Principal Investigator
Ragui Assaad, Co-Principal Investigator
Deborah Levison, Co-Principal Investigator
Matthew Sobek, Project Manager
Patt Kelly Hall, Coordinator
Monty Hindman, Coordinator
James Kielkopf, Research Fellow
Sheila Kennedy, Research Associate
Vladimir Vladykin, Research Specialist
Changhwan Kim, Postdoctoral Associate
Phuong Nguyen, Postdoctoral Associate
Krishna Palipudi, Postdoctoral Associate
Le Wang, Postdoctoral Associate
Misty Heggeness, Graduate Research Assistant
Miguel Ricaurte Bermudez, Graduate Research Assistant
Alma Romero-Barutieta, Graduate Research Assistant
Uttam Sharma, Graduate Research Assistant
Shinya Takamatsu, Graduate Research Assistant
Meng Zhao, Graduate Research Assistant
Adrienne Damiani, Graduate Research Assistant (Translation)
Laura Hammond, Graduate Research Assistant (Translation)
Marianne Samayoa, Graduate Research Assistant (Translation)
Andrew Wiesinger (Translation)

IPUMS-USA and User Support Core

Trent Alexander, Project Manager and Core Director
Donna Leicach, Research Fellow
Sarah Flood, ATUS Coordinator
Carolyn Liebler, Faculty Associate
Vincent Louis, Postdoctoral Associate
Hiromi Ishizawa, Postdoctoral Associate
Michael Latterner, Research Specialist
Eric Dahlin, Graduate Research Assistant
Katie Genadak, Graduate Research Assistant
David LaVigne, Graduate Research Assistant
Johanna Leinonen, Graduate Research Assistant
Sadie Pendaz, Graduate Research Assistant
Chantel Rodriguez, Graduate Research Assistant
Jing Zhu, Graduate Research Assistant

Research Projects

Robert Warren, Principal Investigator
Amelia Corl, Graduate Research Assistant
Andrew Halpern-Manners, Graduate Research Assistant
Jennifer Lee, Graduate Research Assistant
Ann Meier, Principal Investigator
Gina Allen, Graduate Research Assistant

Spatial Core

Petra Noble, Core Director
David Van Riper, Research Fellow
John Adams, NHGIS Faculty Associate
Mark Lindberg, NHGIS Faculty Associate
Robert McMaster, NHGIS Faculty Associate
Kelsey McDonald, Graduate Research Assistant

Visiting Scholars

Nam-Hoon Kim, Visiting Scholar
Kyo Suh, Visiting Scholar