Dr. Ruther is a population geographer with research interests in neighborhood growth and change, small area population estimation, and spatial methodology.

Research Interests: Demographic analysis, population forecasting, small area estimation, neighborhood growth and change, GIS

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Demography, University of Pennsylvania

Master of Arts, Demography, University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Science, Economics and Quantitative Studies, New York University

Courses

PADM 601: Research Methods for Public Administration

PADM 606: Urban Policy Analysis

PLAN 616: Analytical Urban Geography

PLAN 618: Urban Demography and GIS

Recent Publications

Kinahan, K. and M. Ruther. 2020. “Uncovering the Relationship between Same-Sex Households and Historic Districts.” Journal of the American Planning Association 86(4):481-494 https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2020.1762507

Tesfai, R., M. Ruther, and J.F. Madden. 2020. “Precursors to Neighborhood Revitalization? Immigrant Growth and Neighborhood Change in New and Traditional Immigrant Settlement Areas.” Urban Geography 41(2):268-292 https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2019.1647755

Ruther, M., R. Tesfai, and J.F. Madden. 2018. “Foreign Born Population Concentration and Neighborhood Growth and Development within U.S. Metropolitan Areas.” Urban Studies 55(4):826-843 https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098016672804

Ruther, M., S. Leyk, and B. Buttenfield. 2017. “Deriving Small Area Mortality Estimates Using a Probabilistic Reweighting Method.” Annals of the Association of American Geographers 107(6):1299-1314 https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2017.1320213

Hsieh, N. and M. Ruther. 2016. “Sexual Minority Health and Health Risk Factors: Intersection Effects of Gender, Race, and Sexual Identity.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine 50(6):746-755 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.11.016