Nathan Dollar, Ph.D.
Director
Dr. Nathan Dollar is the Director of Carolina Demography. His work helps leaders across North Carolina make sense of population-level changes throughout the state.
Nathan is a population health demographer and sociologist by training with decades of experience in research and program implementation across North Carolina and abroad. He is a dedicated public servant who is deeply committed to doing research that makes a difference in the lives of North Carolinians.
Nathan previously served in the U.S. Peace Corps in El Salvador and as Executive Director of Vecinos, Inc. Farmworker Health Program in western NC. From 2014 to 2023, he served on the Governing Board for the NC Farmworker Health Program within the NC Office of Rural Health. Through these experiences, Nathan has gained a deep understanding of our state institutions and the complex issues shaping population changes in North Carolina.
A native of Wilson NC, Nathan received his BA in Sociology and Spanish from Western Carolina University, his MA in Sociology from Colorado State University, and his PhD in Sociology from UNC-Chapel Hill.
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