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Senior Public Relations Manager
Media Contact
PRB Support and Training for Journalists
We build the capacity of individual journalists and youth activists to use data to more effectively communicate with their audiences to help shape public discourse on health, gender, and population issues.
American Community Survey Data Users Community
As a U.S. Census Bureau partner we help inform policymakers, the media, and the public about the value of data from the decennial census and American Community Survey(ACS).
PRB staff are experts in global health, population data and trends, and U.S. Census data. We also provide training in issues-based journalism and policy communication.
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MEDIA MENTIONS
How Long Can Humans Really Live?
Katie Couric Media | Apr. 20, 2022
Mark Mather discusses why people are living longer than ever.
Colorado only has one Black Certified Professional Midwife. Here’s what she thinks of the health care system.
KRCC | Apr. 12, 2022
PRB’s analysis of Black maternal deaths is cited.
America’s Kids Are Not All Right—We Need Urgent Action to Save Young Lives
The Hill | Apr. 2, 2022
Robert A. Hummer, coauthor of PRB’s “Dying Young” Population Bulletin, discusses mortality data for Americans under age 25 and potential policy solutions.
How the Deadly COVID-19 Pandemic Has Forever Changed the Nation
KCBS Radio | Apr. 1, 2022
PRB’s projections for the growth in Africa’s youth population by 2030 are cited.
Census Bureau Considering Changes After Minority Undercounts
CQ Roll Call | Mar. 18, 2022
Mark Mather discusses the historical challenge of different population groups being undercounted in the decennial census.
The New Golden Girls: Baby Boomers Are Moving in Together to Save Money
The Washington Post | Feb. 25, 2022
PRB’s research on the changing composition of families in the United States is cited.
On the Des Moines Metro’s Fringes, Exurban Areas Are Seeing Massive Growth
Des Moines Register | Feb. 24, 2022
Mark Mather discusses how communities expand from city centers to more rural areas. (Subscription required.)
A Call to Action: Responding to the Crisis of Maternal Mortality
Ms. Magazine | Feb. 7, 2022
PRB’s reporting on higher maternal mortality rates among Black American women is highlighted.
CU Study: United States Leads Developed Nations in Youth Mortality
CBS Denver | Feb. 5, 2022
PRB’s Population Bulletin on higher mortality rates among Americans under age 25 is spotlighted.
In Greece, Unvaccinated People 60 and Up Face Monthly Fines
Associated Press | Jan. 17, 2022
PRB’s research on global aging trends is cited.
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