Background
Plotnick, Robert David was born on August 3, 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Theodore and Jean (Hirshfeld) Plotnick.
Plotnick, Robert David was born on August 3, 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Theodore and Jean (Hirshfeld) Plotnick.
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1971; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1976.
Research associate Institute Research on Poverty, Madison, Wisconsin, 1973—1975. Assistant professor Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, 1975—1977, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1977—1984. Associate professor University Washington, Seattle, 1984—1990, professor, 1990, associate dean, 1990—1995, acting dean, 1994—1995.
Visiting scholar Russell Sage Foundation, 1990, University New South Wales, 1997, London School of Economics, 2004, Cornell University, 2010. Research affiliate Institute Research Poverty, since 1989, National Poverty Center, since 2004. Chairman Population Leadership Program, 1999—2005.
Director Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, 1997—2002. Adjunct fellow Public Policy Institute California, 1998—2000. Consultant Washington Department Social and Health Services, Olympia, 1984—1986, 1990—1996, 2000.
Consultant in field; research affiliate West Coast Poverty Center, since 2005, associate director, 2008—2009. Vice president Association Policy Analysis & Management, since 2009.
Member American Economics Association, Association Policy Analysis and Management, Population Association American.
Married Gay Lee (Jensen), December 22, 1972.