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Robert D. Woodberry, Assistant Professor

Academic Departments

• Religious Studies
• Sociology

Research

Dr. Bob Woodberry's research looks at the long-term impact of missionaries and different colonial governments on education, economic development and democracy in post-colonial societies. Other research interests include the spread of religious liberty, the international diffusion of social movements, religious influences on political institutions and the economy, religious attitudes of elites, religious tolerance, conservative Protestants, and measuring religious groups on surveys.



Education & the Transition to Adulthood; Health Disparities; Religion & Demographic Processes

Research Subject Headings: Education, Human rights and social justice, Literacy, Peace and conflict, Politics, Popular culture, Population, Probability and statistics, Regional planning, Religion, Research abroad

Affiliated Research/Academic Units

• Div of Statistics and Scientific Computa
• Population Research Center

International Research

Regions of Academic Interest: Africa, Central Asia, East Asia, Latin America, Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia

Additional Information: Most of Dr. Woodberry's current research is about the social impact of Protestant and Catholic missions.

Personal Web Site

• http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/prc/faculty/rdw358

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