Institute of Gerontology


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Douglas C. Bachtel


dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu


University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-
706.542. (voice)
706. (fax)



Educational Background

  • 1978    Ph.D.    Rural Sociology    Ohio State University
  • 1971    M.S.    Anthropology    Colorado State University
  • 1968    B.S.    Anthropology    Colorado State University


Area of Specialty

Doug Bachtel is editor of The Georgia County Guide, The Georgia Municipal Guide, The Georgia Housing Guide. These publications are comprehensive statistical fact books about all 159 of the state's counties and 534 municipalities. They are used on a daily basis across the state by governmental, business, health, and educational decision makers as well as interested citizens to improve the quality of life in their communities. He was the former editor of two academic publications, The Journal of The Community Development Society and The Southern Journal of Rural Sociology. These journals focus on community and economic development issues. He also was a contributing editor to The Georgia Journal, a popular magazine about Georgia.

Research Interests

  • Demographics, statistics, substance use, and program evaluation