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Richard
Bernard, Senior Vice President, joined FMM&A after being on the
faculty at the
University
of
Toronto
from 1999 to 2002. Among his projects at FMM&A, Dr.
Bernard has been the lead researcher on surveys of resident
satisfaction with local government services, the feasibility of
ballot measures for local government revenue enhancements, public
perceptions of government sponsored social service programs and
public responses to real estate development proposals.
While at the
University
of
Toronto
, he taught research methods and statistics and within his research
dealt frequently with issues related to cities, employment,
ethnicity, and families. He has published in such journals as
East Asian Pacific Migration Journal, International Migration Review
and the Canadian Journal of Sociology. Prior to joining the
faculty at University of Toronto, Dr. Bernard was a post-doctoral
fellow at The University of Chicago where he both designed and
tested quantitative and qualitative surveys related to family, work
and educational issues.
In
addition to the more than four years as Senior Vice President and
Senior Researcher for FMM&A, Dr. Bernard’s experience also
includes nine years consulting for the non-profit sector and
government. The projects he has been involved in range from
work on a
California
ballot proposition intending to eliminate rent control on mobile
homes to an evaluation of safe sex behavior sponsored by the Los
Angeles County Department of Health Services.
Richard
Bernard received an Honors B.A. at
York
University
, a M.A. at
McGill
University
and a Ph.D. at UCLA in Sociology. He may be reached at FMM&A’s
Santa Monica
office at (310) 828-1183, or at bernard@fmma.com.
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