Dr. Deborah Balk

Deborah Balk is the Director of the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, at the City University of New York. She is also Professor of Public Affairs in the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College and Professor in the Economics, and Sociology Ph.D. Programs at the CUNY Graduate Center. From 2016-2018, she had the honor of being an Andrew Carnegie Fellow. As a leading expert in spatial demography, her research combines demographic and spatial frameworks to examine demographic behaviors and trends with respect to environmental factors, in particular climate change. In addition to her research and teaching, Professor Balk also serves on the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Population, the US Census’ Scientific Advisory Committee, and as co-chair for the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) Fourth Assessment.