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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Reynolds Farley is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly in Social Sciences and Mathematics. Within these broad areas, Farley has contributed to subfields such as Statistics and Probability, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, and Education.

Their work addresses a range of topics including Census and Population Estimation, Health and Conflict Studies, Migration, Health and Trauma, Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies, School Choice and Performance, and Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies.

Recent publications illustrate the emphasis on census-related issues and social dynamics. Key papers include:

  • "The Importance of Census 2020 and the Challenges of Getting a Complete Count" (2020), published in Harvard Data Science Review
  • "CHOCOLATE CITY, VANILLA SUBURBS REVISITED" (2021), published in Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race
  • "How Census Undercount Became a Civil Rights Issue and Why It Is Increasingly Important" (2025), published in RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

Farley has collaborated with researchers such as Lisa Neidert and Jeffrey D. Morenoff. Their contributions have appeared in several scholarly venues which include Harvard Data Science Review, RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, and Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race.

Recognition within the academic community includes election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992 and as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 1995.

Best Publications

  • The color line and the quality of life in America

    Reynolds Farley;Walter Recharde Allen

  • Changes in the segregation of whites from blacks during the 1980s: small steps toward a more integrated society.

    Reynolds Farley;William H. Frey

  • “Chocolate city, vanilla suburbs:” Will the trend toward racially separate communities continue?

    Reynolds Farley;Howard Schuman;Suzanne Bianchi;Diane Colasanto

  • Segregation of Minorities in the Metropolis: Two Decades of Change

    John R. Logan;Brian J. Stults;Reynolds Farley

  • Stereotypes and Segregation: Neighborhoods in the Detroit Area

    Reynolds Farley;Charlotte Steeh;Maria Krysan;Tara Jackson

  • HOMICIDE TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES

    Reynolds Farley

  • The Residential Preferences of Blacks: Do They Explain Persistent Segregation?

    Maria Krysan;Reynolds Farley

  • Latino, Asian, and black segregation in U.S. metropolitan areas: Are multiethnic metros different*

    William H. Frey;Reynolds Farley

  • The New Second Generation in the United States

    Reynolds Farley;Richard D. Alba

  • Does race matter in neighborhood preferences? Results from a video experiment.

    Maria Krysan;Mick P. Couper;Reynolds Farley;Tyrone A. Forman

  • The residential preferences of blacks and whites: A four‐metropolis analysis

    Reynolds Farley;Elaine L. Fielding;Maria Krysan

  • Blacks and whites: Narrowing the gap?

    Reynolds Farley

  • Assimilation in the United States: An Analysis of Ethnic and Generation Differences in Status and Achievement.

    Lisa J. Neidert;Reynolds Farley

  • Residential segregation in urbanized areas of the United States in 1970: an analysis of social class and racial differences

    Reynolds Farley

  • The meaning and measurement of race in the U.S. census: glimpses into the future.

    Charles Hirschman;Richard Alba;Reynolds Farley

  • The New American Reality: Who We are, How We Got There, Where We are Going

    Andrew Hacker;Reynolds Farley

  • Barriers to the Racial Integration of Neighborhoods: The Detroit Case

    Reynolds Farley;Suzanne Bianchi;Diane Colasanto

  • The Changing Distribution of Negroes within Metropolitan Areas: The Emergence of Black Suburbs.

    Reynolds Farley

  • School desegregation and white flight: an investigation of competing models and their discrepant findings

    Reynolds Farley;Toni Richards;Clarence Wurdock

  • Trends in Racial Inequalities: Have the Gains of the 1960s Disappeared in the 1970s?.

    Reynolds Farley

  • Racial inequalities in housing: an examination of recent trends.

    Suzanne M. Bianchi;Reynolds Farley;Daphne Spain

  • The American People: Census 2000

    Reynolds Farley;John Haaga

Frequent Co-Authors

Suzanne M. Bianchi
Suzanne M. Bianchi University of California, Los Angeles
Mick P. Couper
Mick P. Couper University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Walter R. Allen
Walter R. Allen University of California, Los Angeles
Lawrence D. Bobo
Lawrence D. Bobo Harvard University
William H. Frey
William H. Frey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Howard Schuman
Howard Schuman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James S. Coleman
James S. Coleman University of Chicago
Charles Hirschman
Charles Hirschman University of Washington
John R. Logan
John R. Logan Brown University
James D. Wright
James D. Wright Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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