Ethan Sharygin is the Director of the Population Research Center at Portland State University, which annually produces population estimates and forecasts, analyzes census data to support policy research and implementation, and represents Oregon in partnerships with the U.S. Census Bureau. His recent work focuses on census data quality and related methodology, including methods for geographic allocation of census data for small areas. Sharygin’s prior research addressed demography-related topics including assignment of race and ethnicity in survey data, demographic consequences of disaster including famine and wildfire, mortality and longevity forecasting, and methods of evaluating census coverage and quality. Sharygin has a B.A. degree from the University of Washington, an M.P.P. from UC Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in demography from the University of Pennsylvania.