His research is related to social demography, migration and public policy analysis. His teaching interests include demography, migration, methods, social statistics and public policy analysis. He was an associate sociologist at the RAND Corporation from 2014 to 2017. He served as an assistant/associate professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil from 2009 to 2014. He received his PhD in sociology with a concentration in demography from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007. More information about his work can be found at www.ernestoamaral.com.