There are four levels of membership in the Columbia Population Research Center: Faculty, Affiliates, Associates, and Fellows. New CPRC faculty, affiliates, associates, and fellows may be nominated by existing CPRC members and are appointed by recommendation of the co-directors and a majority vote of the Steering Committee.
Faculty
Columbia University faculty or research scientists engaged in population-based research that fall into one or more of CPRC's Signature Research Areas or, occasionally, into other thematic areas that fall within the purview of the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of NICHD.Affiliates
Columbia University faculty, research scientists, or staff whose substantive research interests are highly related to CPRC Signature Research Areas, but whose research is either primarily clinical or primarily historical/political and thus not population-based.
Associates
Individuals from other universities as well as the larger NYC Community (e.g., the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the United Nations, and many others) who collaborate closely with CPRC faculty either currently or prospectively.
Fellows
Advanced doctoral students or postdoctoral fellows who work with CPRC faculty.