His research is focused on patterns of immigrant incorporation in the United States, illegal migration, and the measurement of immigrant legal status. He is an MPI Nonresident Fellow. Dr. Bachmeier’s research has been published in leading social science journals and he is a member of the American Sociological Association and the Population Association of America. Prior to joining the Sociology Department at Temple in 2013, Dr. Bachmeier was a postdoctoral researcher in the Population Research Institute at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology in 2010 from the University of California, Irvine.