Emily M. Agree is an American sociologist. She is a professor of
sociology
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in the Departments of Sociology and Population, Family, and Reproductive Health at
Johns Hopkins University
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, and associate director at the Hopkins Population Center.
Education
Agree graduated with B.A. degree in population studies from the
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River in 1930. With approximately 30,000 full ...
in 1980. After writing a thesis entitled "Patterns of Contact between Older Unmarried Women and their Adult Children: A Multivariate Analysis" at
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...
, she graduated with an M.A. in
demography
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Demographic analysis examine ...
in 1986. She then wrote her dissertation on "The Effects of Demographic Change on Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Brazil: 1960-1980" at
Duke University
Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...
where she got her Ph.D. in
sociology
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in 1993.
Career
Following her graduation from Duke, Agree was a postdoctoral research fellow at the
Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan
The Michigan Population Studies Center is a demography center in the United States, with an extensive record in both domestic and international population research and training.
History and research focus
The University of Michigan's Populat ...
in
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...
. From 1995 to 2003, Agree was an assistant professor at the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health of the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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It was founded as the Johns Hopkins ...
and then served as its associate professor until 2012. During her time at the
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...
, Agree was also an interim director at the Johns Hopkins Population Center from 2005 to 2006 and served as director of its Center for Population Aging and Health from 2009 to 2012. She also served as a visiting research fellow and scholar at the
Office for National Statistics
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Overview
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in the United Kingdom in 2002 and at Age Concern Institute of Gerontology of
King's College London
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from 2002 to 2004 respectively.
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Prior to her graduation, Agree was a consultant researcher at the Research and Policy Division of the ]World Bank Group
The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and best-known development bank in the world and an observer at the United Nations Development Group ...
in 1983 in Washington, D.C. In 1984, she joined the Government Accountability Office
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan government agency within the legislative branch that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress. It is the s ...
as elevator and the same year was promoted as research associate at the Center for Population Research in Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...
. She then served as a senior research associate from 1985 to 1986 at the same university until she was promoted to senior research scholar in 1987 and by 1990 became associate population affairs officer at the Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population and Development Section of the United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
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As a consultant, Agree served for World Bank Group from 1982 to 1983 and from 1988 to 1992 she served with Decision Demographics and the United Nations Population Division. From 1993 to 1994, Agree served with the National Academy on Aging of the United States Administration on Aging and from 1994 to 2000 was with the ]United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE or UNECE) is an intergovernmental organization or a specialized body of the United Nations. The UNECE is one of five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Econom ...
following which she served with the United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
in 2000 and 2008 respectively.[
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Recognitions
Agree is a member of the Gerontological Society of America
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is a multidisciplinary organization devoted to research and education in all aspects of gerontology: medical, biological, psychological and social.
History and organization
The Gerontological Society o ...
since 1984 and a fellow of the same society since 1998.
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20th-century births
Living people
American women sociologists
American sociologists
University of Rochester alumni
Georgetown University alumni
Duke University alumni
University of Michigan faculty
Fellows of the Gerontological Society of America
Women gerontologists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American social scientists
21st-century American women scientists