Professeur Titulaire
Département of démographie
l'Université de Montréal
Pavillon Lionel-Groulx, local C5016
3150, rue Jean-Brillant
Montréal, Québec, H3T 1N8
Tél.: 514-343-6111 ext.1972
E-mail: tk.legrand [at] umontreal.ca
Bureau: Pavillon Lionel-Groulx, local C5016
Thomas LeGrand is a full professor at the Département de démographie at the Université de Montréal, where he was the Director from 2010-2014. He is currently (2014-2018) the Vice President of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP/UIESP) and will serve as its President-elect from 2018-2021. His research addresses major population issues in developing countries including fertility, transitions to adulthood, support for the elderly, and determinants of health for children. His most recent work has investigated the effects of fertility decline on youth education and employment in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. He has held and participated in major grants from a variety of sources including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, theAndrew W. Mellon Foundation, the government of France, and SSHRC. Prof. LeGrand has publications in leading population journals including Demography, Demographic Research, Social Science and Medicine and Urban Studies.