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Leo Estrada is an Associate Professor of Urban Planning in the School of Public Affairs at UCLA. Professor Estrada joined the UCLA faculty in 1977. Prior to that, Dr. Estrada held academic positions at the University of North Texas, University of Texas at El Paso, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Dr. Estrada was the founding Director of the North American Integration and Development Center at UCLA.
Dr. Estrada's areas of expertise include ethnic and racial demographic trends particularly of the Latino population in the U.S., inner city redevelopment, public policy analysis and research methods. Dr. Estrada has twice been asked to provide his knowledge related to ethnic and racial groups to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, serving as Special Assistant to the Chief of the Population Division (1975-77) and as Staff Assistant to the Deputy Director (1979-80).
In recognition of his demographic knowledge, Dr Estrada serves on advisory boards to federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations; he advises hospitals and foundations, consults in the private sector and serves as an expert witness. To illustrate, Dr. Estrada has served on the boards of the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Latino Issues Forum, The California Policy Research Institute, The Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, The California Endowment, National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies and AARP. In addition, Dr. Estrada has provided expert testimony on census undercount and redistricting issues.
Dr. Estrada received his B.A. degree from Baylor University and M.S. and PhD degrees from Florida State University.
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