Huda Alkitkat is the manager of the Population Estimates Program at PSU’s Population Research Center. She is also Oregon’s representative to the Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates (FSCPE), and recently, has been selected to serve on the Decennial DUG Steering Committee. She has a Ph.D. in Biostatistics and Demography and 25 years’ worth of experience as a statistician and demographer with areas of interest that include Population estimates, projection of human capital (using a multi-state projection method), probabilistic population forecasts, women’s economic empowerment, and child health.
Dr. Alkitkat has collaborated with numerous international bodies, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, the Max Plank Institute for Demographic Research, and UNESCO.