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Brian Finch

Senior Social Demographer, Professor (Research) of Sociology and Spatial Sciences
Email brian.finch@usc.edu Office VPD 505-L

Bio

Brian Finch’s work bridges the disciplinary boundaries of social demography, social epidemiology and medical sociology in order to explore health disparities, social genomics, and criminology and well-being.

Education

  • Ph.D. Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, 6/2000
  • M.A. Sociology, San Diego State University, 6/1997
  • B.A. Peace and Conflict Studies, University of California at Berkeley, 6/1993

Postdoctoral Training:

  • Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy, University of California at Berkeley, 09/2000-07/2002

Research and Practice Areas

  • Social Demography
  • Population Health and Health Disparities
  • Quantitative Methods