The rapid population growth of any ethnic religion creates new challenges for neighborhoods, public processes, and the groups themselves. In North America specifically, the Plain Anabaptists (Amish and Mennonites), once a small minority, are now growing exponentially. I research pressing questions about these populations, including:
My studies combine original datasets with rigorous analyses, which inform a range of current conversations. As one of the only Plain Anabaptist adherents working in a professorship, my work represents a rare combination of lived experience and an academic lens.
Population health, demography, community engagement, social theory, sectarian and ethnic religions, rural studies
The minor marriage ban is a global campaign. Since 2016 the UNFPA–UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage — funded by the governments of Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom, together with the European Union and
Population Studies
Anderson, Cory, and Stephanie Thiehoff. 2026.
80(2), 257–280
American Journal of Preventative Medicine
Anderson, Cory, Shuai Zhou, and Guangqing Chi. 2026.
70(1):108139.
