• M.S., Sociology, Mississippi State University
• B.A., Sociology, Mississippi State University

John McCown serves as a Research Associate III at the Social Science Research Center (SSRC). His research interests include demography, criminology, human ecology, cultural sociology, and data science. During the last 11 years at SSRC, he has worked on a variety of projects as a data analyst offering expertise in research methods, data management, statistical analyses, and visualization. Before joining SSRC, he was a graduate assistant in the MSU Sociology Department.

McCown's work is supported in part by MAFES.