Arlene Wallace has worked at the Population Research Center since 2002. Her first position was as a graduate research assistant, and then she became the Center’s office coordinator. She is now the State Data Center Coordinator, which is the liaison between the State of Oregon and the Census Bureau. She received her BS degree in Geography from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She graduated with her MS in Geography from Portland State University (PSU), in December 2006, with an emphasis in population geography. She has also completed the Certificate in Applied Demography from PSU.