All I-CSAC members previously served on the federal Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC), where they were recruited for their expertise and vetted through the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Commerce. This continuity preserves the deep knowledge and scientific rigor that have long guided expert review of the Census Bureau’s objectives and programs.

Committee Members

  • Barbara Entwisle, Ph.D.

    I-CSAC CHAIR, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Fellow of the Carolina Population Center (CPC), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Kristine J. Ajrouch, Ph.D.

    Research Professor, Research Center for Group Dynamics, University of Michigan

  • Deborah Balk, Ph.D.

    Professor of Public Affairs, The Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College

  • Claire McKay Bowen, Ph.D.

    Senior Fellow and Data Governance and Privacy Practice Area Lead, Urban Institute

  • Rachel Cummings, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University

  • Sara Curran, Ph.D.

    Professor of Sociology, International Studies, and Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington

  • John L. Czajka, Ph.D.

    Consultant and former Senior Fellow at Mathmatica

  • Gwynne Evans-Lomayesva

    Ph.D. Candidate in Demography, University of Pennsylvania

  • Andrew J. Houtenville, Ph.D.

    Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire

  • Muslimah "Salimah" LaForce

    Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Advanced Communications Policy, Georgia Tech

  • Kristin Anderson Moore, Ph.D.

    Senior Scholar, Child Trends

  • Patricia Moy, Ph.D.

    Professor, Department of Communication, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Political Science, and Senior Fellow, Center for Journalism, University of Washington

  • Alexander Ortega, Ph.D.

    Dean, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health and Professor of Public Health, University of Hawaii at Manoa

  • Ronald Prevost, Ph.D.

    Senior Demographer, Demographic Analytic Advisors

  • Rogelio Saenz, Ph.D.

    Professor, Department of Demography, University of Texas at San Antonio

  • Bonnielin K. Swenor, Ph.D., MPH

    Endowed Professor of Disability Health and Justice and Director, The Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center

  • Jonathan Ullman, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Khoury College of Computer and Information Sciences, Northeastern University

  • Lance Waller, Ph.D.

    Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

  • Talitha Washington, Ph.D.

    Professor, Department of Mathematics, Executive Director, Center for Applied Data Science & Analytics, and Sean McCleese Endowed Chair in Computer Science, Howard University