Shawn Dorius

Dr. Shawn Dorius is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University and co-directs the Public Science Collaborative, focused on providing science consulting to public good problems. Dr. Dorius earned his Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography from Pennsylvania State University and completed a postdoctoral scholar position with the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. His research interests include social demography, community well-being, and computational social science methods. Dr. Dorius has directed research studies concerning substance use in Iowa in collaboration with CDC, SAMSHA, NABCA, and Iowa’s Department of Public Health.