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Jeanne
Gobalet earned
four degrees from Stanford University, including an M.A. in
Education and a Ph.D. in Sociology (with a Demography specialization).
She was a postdoctoral fellow and visiting scholar at the University
of California, Berkeley, Demography Department, where she and
Dr. Lapkoff originally met. She has been an educator and researcher
for more than 20 years, having taught social sciences and engaged
in institutional research for the San Jose/Evergreen Community
College District before beginning to work with Dr.Lapkoff. Dr. Gobalet is a pioneer and expert in the
use of GIS analysis and mapping, as well as various aspects
of school demography. She has written articles and a book and
has made many public presentations. She has testified as an
expert and provided litigation support in cases involving school
districts and other clients. Her expertise in spatial analysis and geographic
information system software are put to expert use at Lapkoff
& Gobalet. Click here for vita
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| Dr. Shelley Lapkoff and Dr. Jeanne Gobalet began
their collaboration in 1990 with a series of political
redistricting projects for more than a dozen jurisdictions. In
1992, Dr. Gobalet joined Dr. Lapkoff as a principal of the firm,
which became Lapkoff & Gobalet Demographic Research, Inc. The
firm continued to focus on redistricting while expanding its
range of projects for an increasing number of other clients.
Both Drs. Lapkoff and Gobalet are active in the Population
Association of America, the academic and applied demographers’
professional association. They are writing a book,
Forecasting School Enrollments: Demographic Tools to Help
Schools Prepare for Change, which is intended for
both demographers and school administrators. It explains
forecasting techniques and other demographic methods for
school administrators.
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