Tom Pullum

Dr. Pullum directs the research program, including the analysis of DHS data beyond the country reports, such as the analytical studies, comparative reports, further analysis studies, and methodological reports. He also has overall responsibility for The DHS Fellows Program and workshops. Current interests include maternal mortality and the measurement of child vulnerability. A continuing effort is the adaptation of demographic methods to statistical frameworks and software. His work with DHS has included methodological reports on data quality. He joined the DHS staff in 2011, following a lengthy career in academia, primarily at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Pullum has a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago.