Mathew E. Hauer

Mathew E. Hauer

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Florida State University

Biography

Dr. Mathew E. Hauer is the Charles B. Nam Associate Professor of Sociology at Florida State University and Assistant Director of the Center for Demography and Population Health. His research lies at the intersection of demography, migration, population projections, and climate change, with particular expertise in modeling future population dynamics under climate stress.

His work on climate migration and population vulnerability has earned numerous prestigious accolades, including the 2024 Early Achievement Award from the Population Association of America and the 2023 Cozzarelli Prize from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. He is a two-time recipient of the E. Walter Terrie Award for excellence in applied demography, and his dissertation on sea-level rise and human migration has accumulated over 1,400 citations since 2016.

Dr. Hauer’s research has significantly shaped our understanding of climate change’s demographic impacts, from sea-level rise displacement to temperature extremes and coastal flooding. His work has been featured in over 800 media outlets worldwide, including the New York Times, The Guardian, Time Magazine, National Geographic, and the Washington Post. Before joining FSU, he spent nearly a decade directing the Applied Demography Program at the University of Georgia.

Currently, Dr. Hauer leads several major research initiatives examining climate-induced population dynamics, aging demographics, and coastal vulnerability. His recent work explores how climate migration amplifies demographic change, the mortality risks of coastal flooding, and the intersection of climate hazards with population change.

Dissertation on sea-level rise and human migration:

Interests

  • Demography
  • Migration
  • Climate Change

Education

  • PhD in Geography, 2016

    University of Georgia

  • MS Demography, 2008

    Florida State University

  • BS Sociology, 2007

    Florida State University

Projects

Recent Publications

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Research Note: Demographic Change on the United States Coast, 2020–2100

Prospective demographic information of the United States is limited to national-level analyses and subnational analyses of the total …
Research Note: Demographic Change on the United States Coast, 2020–2100

Assessing population exposure to coastal flooding due to sea level rise

The exposure of populations to sea-level rise (SLR) is a leading indicator assessing the impact of future climate change on coastal …
Assessing population exposure to coastal flooding due to sea level rise

Half of US population exposed to adverse lead levels in early childhood

Lead is a developmental neurotoxicant in wide industrial use that was once broadly distributed in the environment. The extent of the US …
Half of US population exposed to adverse lead levels in early childhood

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