Michael J. White

Michael Joseph White is a sociologist and demographer. He is the Robert E. Turner Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Population Studies and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Brown University.

Background and career White earned a B.A. in urban studies from Harvard College in 1975, graduating magna cum laude. He later earned a M.A. in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1977 and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1980. His dissertation was titled Urban Renewal and the Changing Residential Structure of the City. At Chicago, White's work developed from urban studies and the Chicago School tradition into broader demographic research. According to the Population Association of America, he studied with demographer Donald J. Bogue, whose influence helped shape White's later international research agenda.

Before joining Brown, White held research and teaching appointments at the University of Chicago, Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs, and the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.. Achieving Anew: How New Immigrants Do in American Schools, Jobs, and Neighborhoods (Russell Sage Foundation, 2009)