Jeffrey Morenoff | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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Jeffrey D. Morenoff

Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement, Professor of Public Policy and Sociology
(734) 763-1242 [email protected]

Jeffrey Morenoff is a Professor in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Department of Sociology, and Research Professor in the Population Studies Center and Survey Research Center. He also serves as Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement at the Ford School. Morenoff's research interests include neighborhood environments and population dynamics, community and economic development, crime and criminal justice policy, the social determinants of health, and methods for analyzing multilevel and spatial data. He is also one of the faculty leads of the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS), an ongoing public opinion panel survey of Detroit households. DMACS revitalized the longstanding Detroit Area Study, linking rigorous, scientifically grounded methodology with the mission to use data to inform meaningful and effective community development investments in and around Detroit.

Current research

  • Gender Race and Ethnicity
  • Leadership
  • Domestic Policy
  • Poverty and Social Policy
  • Analytic Methods
  • Crime
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