Our current projects are described below. You might also wish to visit our research highlights and publications pages.
Director: Karl A. Pillemer
CITRA is one of 10 Edward R. Roybal Centers for Applied Gerontological Research, funded nationally by the National Institute on Aging. CITRA responds to NIH's emerging focus on translational research -- that is, the development of new ways to rapidly move the findings of basic social science research into programs and policies that benefit at-risk individuals. CITRA is therefore committed to the timely translation of basic research on aging into policy and practice. Among its goals are 1) investigator development in the area of translational research; 2) close collaboration with potential end-users of research (such as practitioners and policymakers) in developing research projects; and 3) a focus on promoting scientifically rigorous intervention research studies. CITRA fosters community-based research partnerships, with a focus on New York City, through a pilot grant program for collaborative projects. Research dissemination takes place through various means and in particular in the form of practice-based research reviews. Karl Pillemer and Elaine Wethington are Co-Principal Investigators, with two colleagues from the Weill Cornell Medical College, Mark Lachs (Division of Geriatrics) and Martha Bruce (Division of Psychiatry).
Director: H. Elizabeth Peters
CPP activities are centered on three core research themes: (1) Evolving Family Patterns, (2) Health Behaviors and Disparities, and (3) Poverty and Inequality. These complementary and overlapping themes draw on Cornell faculty’s considerable research strengths and longstanding national and international visibility in the demographic community. A unique strength at Cornell University is its crosscutting and multidisciplinary demographic research that has given voice to research along several key substantive dimensions: domestic and international, racial and ethnic diversity (including immigration), social and biological, and basic and applied policy research. These four cross-cutting themes link the core research themes (e.g., racial disparities and health, family policy and poverty), while also highlighting the depth and breadth of demographic research across campus. CPP activities have been spearheaded through the collaborative efforts of economist Elizabeth Peters, director of Cornell’s Evolving Families Project and demographer and sociologist, Daniel Lichter, who has recently assumed the position of director of the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center. CPP has as its goal the establishment of a multidisciplinary NIH-funded population research and training center that serves faculty and students campus-wide.
Director: Warren Brown
Program on Applied Demographics (PAD) comprises three major areas of activity: New York Statistical Information System (NYsis), Consumer Demographics and Market Strategies (CDMS), and School Demography. The NYsis initiative includes: research, evaluation and production of population estimates and projections representing New York State in the US Census Bureau's Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates. CDMS promotes economic development by improving the knowledge of consumer oriented businesses regarding the markets in which they compete. The School Demography initiative produces small area population estimates and projections by providing technical assistance to individual school districts with respect to enrollment forecasting.
Currently funded projects
Recent past projects
