Linda A. Jacobsen

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Linda Alane Jacobsen is an American demographer, and a senior fellow at the Population Reference Bureau. [1]

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Education and career

Jacobsen majored in sociology as an undergraduate at Reed College. She continued her studies in sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which she received a master's degree and Ph.D. [1] Her 1985 doctoral dissertation was Women's education, occupational training, and work experience: Patterns, determinants and returns. [2]

She became a faculty member at Cornell University and the University of Iowa before leaving academia to work for American Demographics magazine and in the marketing industry. She became vice president of US programs at the Population Reference Bureau in 2005, and stepped down to become a senior fellow in 2022. [1]

Recognition

Jacobsen was named as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2015. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Linda A. Jacobsen", Key leadership & staff, Population Reference Bureau, retrieved 2025-06-28
  2. ↑ Dissertation year and title as cited by Smith, Shelley A.; Tienda, Marta (1988), "Employment prospects for minority women", in Thompson, Donna E.; DiTomaso, Nancy (eds.), Ensuring Minority Success in Corporate Management, Springer Studies in Work and Industry, Springer, pp. 37–55, doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-5517-5_3, ISBN   978-1-4684-5517-5
  3. ↑ ASA Fellows, American Statistical Association, retrieved 2025-06-28
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