Jane Menken

Jane Ava Menken
Born
Golubitsky

1939 (age 84–85)
Education
  • A.B., Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania (1960)
  • M.S., Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Harvard University (1962)
  • Ph.D., Sociology and Demography, Princeton University (1975)
Occupations
  • Professor
  • statistician
  • researcher
Notable work
  • Mathematical Models of Conception and Birth(1973)
  • Natural Fertility (1979), Teenage Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing (1981)
  • World Population and U.S. Policy: The Choices Ahead (1986)
  • Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa (2006)

Jane Menken (born 1939),[1] née Golubitsky, is an American sociologist and demographer known for her work in sociology in public and international affairs, population studies, social statistics.

Menken has published a co-authored book Mathematical Models of Conception and Birth(1973), and is co-editor of Natural Fertility (1979), Teenage Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing (1981), World Population and U.S. Policy: The Choices Ahead (1986), and Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa (2006). In addition, Menken was a founding member of the editorial board of two academic journals in the demography discipline: Demographic Research and Southern African Journal of Demography.[2]

  1. ^ Wayne, Tiffany K. (2011). Jane Menken. American Women of Science since 1900, Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. pp. 686-688. ISBN 9781598841589. Available online
  2. ^ Wayne, 2011