Profiles of Major Amish Settlements in North America: A Guide for Researchers and Service Providers
Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies
Anderson, Cory, and Rachel Bacon. 2024.
12(1).
Population dynamics (ethnicity / culture / sectarianism), demography (fertility / migration), population
health, public policy, social theory, concepts of “other” people
I employ a diverse social science training—demography, sociology, planning, geography—to address research questions from multiple positions and offer diverse courses with active learning components.
As an early career scholar, I have conceptualized multiple sole-authored and colleague/student-co-authored publications that have instigated exciting conversations in my research area.
For over two years, Ohio law enforcement has issued citations to Amish individuals—almost entirely Swartzentruber Amish—who religiously object to electrifying their buggies with flashing yellow lights. The citation count well exceeds 200. Six Swartzentrubers have served jail time while others
Three weeks ago, I outlined how plain people’s growing numbers in Pennsylvania create an intriguing electoral dynamic—a demographic that doesn’t play by conventional political rules yet holds theoretical weight in tight races. Since then, the media spotlight has turned toward
In the high-stakes chess game of Pennsylvania politics—the state poised to declare “checkmate” in the 2024 presidential election—there’s a piece on the board that doesn’t play by the rules. Growing in number but refusing to advance or be taken, the
Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies
Anderson, Cory, and Rachel Bacon. 2024.
12(1).
Social Compass
Anderson, Cory, and Jennifer Anderson. 2023.
70(3):403-27.
Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies
Anderson, Cory. 2023.
11(1):95-105.
2020 U.S. Religion Census. Kansas City,
MO: Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies.
Presented at the Population Association of America annual conference. New Orleans, LA.
Anderson, Cory, and Stephanie Thiehoff. 2023.
Population Research and Policy Review
Anderson, Cory, Shuai Zhou, and Guangqing Chi. 2023.
42(4):70.