Daniel T. Lichter,
Families: Diversity and Change

Daniel T. Lichter, PhD, is the Robert F. Lazarus Professor in population studies and professor of sociology at The Ohio State University. He also is current director of the University’s Initiative in Population Research. Dr. Lichter received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981. He spent 18 years on the faculty at Penn State University, where he served as director of the Population Research Institute from 1995 to 1999 before joining the faculty at The Ohio State University. Dr. Lichter is past president of the Association of Population Centers and the current editor of Demography, the official journal of the Population Association of America. He sits on advisory boards for the National Center for Children in Poverty, the Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, and the Census Bureau’s Advisory Committee of Professional Associations. Dr. Lichter has published widely on demographic topics related to the family and welfare policy. His recent work has focused on marriage among welfare-dependent, unwed mothers and on prosocial behavior among economically disadvantaged adolescents and young adults.