Jill S. Grigsby

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Jill Spencer Grigsby (born March 8, 1954)[ citation needed ] is an American sociologist whose areas of expertise include demography and sociology of the family. [1] She is an emerita professor of sociology at Pomona College in Claremont, California. [1]

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Early life

Grigsby was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, and grew up in Riviera Beach and Palm Beach Gardens nearby. She moved to the Boston area with her family in 11th grade and graduated from Dover-Sherborn High School. She completed her undergraduate studies Brown University, where she majored in applied mathematics. She then earned a doctorate from Princeton University in sociology and demography. [2] Her dissertation was titled "The Use of Contraception for Delaying and Spacing Births in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Korea". [3]

Career

Grigsby joined the Pomona College faculty in 1983. [1] She was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute on Aging for several years in the 1980s and 1990s. [1] During the spring 2010 semester, she taught at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan for the Associated Kyoto Program, and conducted research on the role of pets in Japanese family life. [2] For a portion of the fall 2014 semester, she was the interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College. [4] She retired in June 2021 as the Richard Steele Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology and was given emerita status. [5] [6]

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Personal life

Grigsby is married to Rett Bull, a computer science professor at Pomona. She has a daughter, Janet Light, a mental health counselor. [2] She enjoys traveling [2] and volunteers with the City of Claremont's Committee on Aging and the House of Ruth in Pomona, California. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jill S. Grigsby". Pomona College. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jill S. Grigsby". Research. Pomona College. Retrieved August 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Jill Spencer Grigsby *83". Department of Sociology. Princeton University. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Valerie (November 21, 2014). "Pomona Dismisses Janice Hudgings From Role as Dean of College". The Student Life . Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Seven Pomona College Faculty Members Retire". Pomona College. July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Aging Well". Pomoniana. Pomona College Magazine. September 30, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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