Rodriguez is an expert on New York City's Hispanic population, Puerto Rican communities, and gender and labor issues in Hispanic communities. William Seltzer, Professor of Sociology Seltzer is an expert in international and national census methods, the interaction between politics and statistics, and issues of data confidentiality. He is a contributing writer for the New Encyclopedia of the Census. Mary Powers, Professor of Sociology Powers is a contributing writer for the New Encyclopedia of the Census. She is an expert on issues related to social demography, population and development policy, migration and social inequalities.
Powers also is well-versed on education and income level issues as they relate to the census.
Robert Wharton, Professor and Area Chair of Management at the Graduate School of Business Administration Wharton is a statistician who can explain the implications of the census on the business world. He can discuss the cost to communities that are undercounted, how market researchers and advertisers use the census for their campaigns and how the count will impact local private industries. Terry Smith, Associate Professor of Law Smith, an attorney, can discuss how census figures can affect issues such as redistricting. He can explain potential legal conflicts over the data and the legal ramifications of some of the more controversial aspects of the census. Founded in 1841, Fordham is New York City's Jesuit university.