Monica Grant
Assistant Professor of Sociology
4404 Sewell Social Sciences
(608) 262-6261
Fax: (608) 262-8400
grantm@ssc.wisc.edu
Office Hours: T 2-3 F 10-22 (Spr'13)
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Publications:
Grant, Monica J., Cynthia B. Lloyd and Barbara S. Mensch. 2013. "Menstruation and School Absenteeism in Rural Malawi." Comparative Education Review 57(2).
Grant, Monica J., and Sara Yeatman. 2012. "The Relationship between Orphanhood and Child Fostering in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990s-2000s." Population Studies. 66(3).
Grant, Monica J. 2012. "Girls' Schooling and the Perceived Threat of Adolescent Sexual Activity in Rural Malawi." Culture, Health and Sexuality 14(1): 73-86.
Grant, Monica J. and Jere R. Behrman. 2010. "Gender Gaps in Educational Attainment in Less Developed Countries." Population and Development Review 36(1): 71-89.
Areas of Interest:
Aging and the Life Course
Demography and Ecology
Economic Change and Development
Education
Family
Gender
Methods and Statistics
Affiliations:
Sociology
African Studies
Center for Demography and Ecology
Research Interest Statement:
Grant's current research focuses on gender inequalities in early life
course transitions--primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, with a
focus on how increasing educational attainment and the HIV/AIDS epidemic
influence other domains of life during the transition to adulthood.