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University of Southern California

Social Science Political Science Property and Construction Sociology Urban Studies and Planning Public Policy Urban Planning

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Dowell Myers is Professor Emeritus in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, where he serves as Professor of policy, planning, and demography. He also holds an appointment as Professor of Public Policy and Sociology in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Myers earned his Ph.D. in Urban Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1981, following a Master of City Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in anthropology from Columbia University. His career includes directing the Population Dynamics Research Group, serving as Director of the Master of Planning Program, and acting as Faculty Associate at the Lusk Center for Real Estate. He has advised the Bureau of the Census, been an academic fellow of the Urban Land Institute, and served on the Governing Board of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. As a specialist in urban growth and societal change with expertise as a planner and urban demographer, Myers emphasizes future-oriented research that integrates demography with public policy concerns such as housing and immigration.