Background
Rindfuss, Ronald Richard was born on December 11, 1946 in Buffalo.
Rindfuss, Ronald Richard was born on December 11, 1946 in Buffalo.
Bachelor, Fordham University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1974.
Research assistant National Fertility Study, Office Population Research, Princeton University, 1971-1973. Research associate Center Demography and Ecology University Wisconsin, Madison, 1973-1976. Assistant professor sociology University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1976-1979, associate professor, 1979-1984, professor sociology, 1984-2000, Robert Paul Ziff Distinguished professor, since 2000.
Director Carolina Population Center, Chapel Hill, 1992-1997. Senior fellow East-West Center, Honolulu, since 2006. Consultant in field.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science (member nominating committee section K 2001-2003). Member: Sociological Research Association, Council on Family Research, Southern Sociological Society, Southern Regional Demographic Group, National Council on Family Relations, International Union for Science Study Population, Population Association American (board directors 1984-1987, Mindel C. Sheps award committee 1990, president 1991), American Sociological Association (publications committee 1983-1984, chairman sociology of population section 1989-1990).
Married August 1968; 2 children.