Alaka M Basu

Professor, Development Sociology
Cornell University

ab54@cornell.edu

Field of Study: Demography
 
Specialization: Culture, religion and ethnicity, Education and Schooling, Gender Roles-Differentials, Mortality, Health, and Longevity, Policy and Ethics, Reproductive Health (Family Planning), Social Demography
 
Regional focus: United States and Canada, Western Europe, South Asia
 
Education: Masters level, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Demography, 1976
 
Working languages: English
Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: Asian Population Association (APA), Population Association of America (PAA),