Monica Grant

Assistant Professor of Sociology
3450 Sewell Social Sciences
(608) 262-6261
Fax: (608) 262-8400
grantm@ssc.wisc.edu

Office Hours: TR 2-3 (Fall'09)

Curriculum Vitae

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.

Selected Publications:
Lloyd, Cynthia B., Cem Mete, and Monica J. Grant. 2009. “The implications of changing educational opportunities in rural Pakistan 1997-2004: School Access, Choice and Quality.” Economics of Education Review. 28(1): 152-160.

Grant, Monica J. 2008. “Children’s School Participation and HIV/AIDS in Rural Malawi: The Role of Parental Risk Perceptions.” Demographic Research. 19(45): 1603-1634.

Mensch, Barbara S., Monica J. Grant, and Ann K. Blanc. 2006. “Changing Context of Sexual Initiation in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Population and Development Review. 32(4): 699-727.