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M. Giovanna Merli

Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708-0312
236 Rubenstein Hall, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy · 2014 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Research Professor of Global Health · 2014 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology · 2014 - Present Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Director of the Duke Population Research Center · 2016 - 2025 Duke Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Institute
Director of the Duke University Population Research Institute (DUPRI) · 2020 - 2025 Duke Population Research Institute, Social Science Research Institute
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center · 2010 - 2017 Duke Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Institute
Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies · 2008 - 2014 Sanford School of Public Policy
Associate Professor of Sociology · 2009 - 2014 Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Research Professor of Global Health · 2011 - 2014 Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Professional Training and Employment


Sociology Group Academic Visitor · 2022 - 2022 University of Oxford (United Kingdom), Nuffield college