Jane Menken

American sociologist, professor, and demographer
Person human Q20984803
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Jane Menken

Summary

Jane Menken is a human[1]. She was born on 1939[2]. She worked as a sociologist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jane Menken was born on 1939[2].
  • Jane Menken was born on 2000[7].
  • Jane Menken's professions included sociologist[3].
  • Jane Menken's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Jane Menken worked as a researcher[5].
  • Jane Menken's field of work was gerontology[8].
  • Jane Menken's field of work was health behaviour[9].
  • Jane Menken's field of work was behavioral sciences[10].
  • Jane Menken's field of work was demography[11].
  • Jane Menken's field of work was development studies[12].
  • Jane Menken's field of work was sociology[13].
  • Jane Menken held the position of professor emeritus[14].
  • Among Jane Menken's employers was University of Colorado Boulder[15].
  • Jane Menken was educated at University of Pennsylvania[16].
  • Jane Menken was educated at Princeton University[17].
  • Jane Menken's education included a stint at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[18].
  • Jane Menken received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[19].
  • Jane Menken received the Mortimer Spiegelman Award[20].
  • Jane Menken received the Guggenheim Fellowship[21].
  • Jane Menken received the Q138789278[22].
  • Jane Menken is recorded as female[23].
  • Jane Menken's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Jane Menken supervised Douglas Massey as a doctoral student[25].
  • Jane Menken's family name is recorded as Menken[26].
  • Jane Menken's given name is recorded as Jane[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include 1939[2] and 2000[7].

Education

Educated at University of Pennsylvania[16], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1740[30], headquartered in Philadelphia[31]; Princeton University[17], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1746[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]; and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[18], a faculty[36], in United States[37], founded in 1913[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5]. Fields of work include gerontology[8], a field of study[39]; health behaviour[9], an academic discipline[40]; behavioral sciences[10], a branch of science[41]; demography[11], an academic discipline[42]; development studies[12], an academic discipline[43]; and sociology[13], an academic discipline[44]. Among Jane Menken's employers was University of Colorado Boulder[15]. She held the position of professor emeritus[14]. She supervised Douglas Massey as a doctoral student[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[19], a statistics award[45]; Mortimer Spiegelman Award[20], an award[46], founded in 1970[47]; Guggenheim Fellowship[21], a fellowship grant[48], in United States[49], founded in 1925[50]; and Q138789278[22].

Why It Matters

Jane Menken ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Jane Menken do for work?

Jane Menken worked as sociologist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5].

Where did Jane Menken go to school?

Jane Menken was educated at University of Pennsylvania[16], Princeton University[17], and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[18].

What awards did Jane Menken receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[19], Mortimer Spiegelman Award[20], Guggenheim Fellowship[21], and Q138789278[22].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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