Heather Joshi

Heather Evelyn Joshi, CBE, FBA (born 1946)[1] is a British academic, economist, and demographer. She is Emeritus Professor of Economic and Developmental Demography at the University of London.[2] She was Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies from 2003 to 2010.[3]

Academic career

From 1993 to 1998, she was Professor of Social Statistics at City University London.[4] In 1994, she was appointed Deputy Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies.[2] From 2000 to 2011, she was director of the United Kingdom's Millennium Cohort Study.[5] In 2003, she was promoted to Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, and served in that role until 2010.[2]

Honours

In 2000, Joshi was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).[4] In the 2015 New Year Honours, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 'for services to Longitudinal and Women's Studies'.[6]

Works

References

  1. "Heather Joshi: 1996 President of the European Society for Population Economics". Journal of Population Economics 11 (2): 159. May 1998. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Heather Joshi - University of London". Authors. Demographic Research. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. "Professor Heather Joshi". Professors and Speakers. Gresham College. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "JOSHI, Professor Heather, CBE, OBE". British Academy Fellows. British Academy. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. "Professor Heather Joshi". Researchers. Institute of Education, University of London. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61092. pp. N8–N9. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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