James McGill Professor of Sociology
Peterson Hall Building, Room 336
3460 McTavish
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0E6
Email: shelley.clark [at] mcgill.ca
Office Hours: Wednesdays 13:30 -15:30
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Research Areas
Social demography; family dynamics; rural and urban inequalities; child wellbeing; adolescent transitions; and life course methods
Biography
(PhD, Princeton University, 1999).
Prof. Clark is a demographer whose research focuses on gender, health, family dynamics, and life course transitions. After receiving her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1999, Dr. Clark served as program associate at the Population Council in New York (1999 to 2002) and as an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago (2002 to 2006). In the summer of 2006, she joined the Department of Sociology at McGill, where in 2012 she became the founding Director of the Centre on Population Dynamics.
Much of her research over two decades has examined how adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa make key transitions to adulthood in the midst of an on-going HIV/AIDS epidemic. Additional work has highlighted the social, economic, and health vulnerabilities of single mothers and their children in sub-Saharan Africa. Recently she has embarked on a new research agenda to assess rural and urban inequalities and family dynamics in the United States and Canada. She recently co-edited a special issue of The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences on "Growing Up in Rural America." Her findings have been published in leading journals, such as Demography, Population and Development Review, Social Forces, and Journal of Marriage and Family, and presented to policy makers at influential international organizations, including the World Bank, WHO, UN, and the Population Council.
Selected Publications
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Clark, Shelley, Matthew Brooks, Ann-Marie Helou, and Rachel Margolis. 2024. “Are Rural Areas Holdouts in the Second Demographic Transition?: Evidence from the U.S. and Canada.” Demography. 61(2): 541–568 (DOI 10.1215/00703370-11237867)
Clark, Shelley, Madeleine Henderson, and Caroline Kabiru. 2024. “” Journal of Family Issues, 45(1): 74-102. ()
Cotton, Cassandra, Shelley Clark, and Sangeetha Madhavan. 2022. “.” Demographic Research, 46: 865-904. (DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2022.46.30).
Clark, Shelley, Sam Harper, and Bruce Weber. 2022. “.” RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 8(3): 1-47.
Clark, Shelley, Sam Harper, and Bruce Weber (editors). 2022. “” RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Volume 8, issues 3 & 4. (double issue)
Clark, Shelley, Elizabeth Lawrence and Shannon Monnat. 2022. “.” Journal of Rural Social Science, 37(1): Article 2, 1-30.
Clark, Shelly. 2021. "." Health & Place,69(102562): 1-9 (DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102562) PMID: 33765494
Madhavan, Sangeetha, Shelley Clark, and Sara Schmidt. 2021. “.” Urban Studies, 58(13):2703–2720. (DOI: 10.1177/0042098020963849)
Pugliese, Maude, Céline Le Bourdais, and Shelley Clark. 2021. "" Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 42(4):616-632. (DOI:10.1007/s10834-020-09731-7)
Smith-Greenaway, Emily, Alissa Koski, and Shelley Clark. 2021. “.”Journal of Marriage and Family,83(2): 394-408. (DOI:10.1111/jomf.12704)
Koski, Alissa and Shelley Clark. 2021. “.”Population and Development,47(1): 57-78.(DOI:10.1111/padr.12369)
Clark, Shelley, Midanna De Almada, Caroline W Kabiru, Stella Muthuri, and Milka Wanjohi. 2021. “.” Journal of Family Studies,27(1): 93-111.(DOI: 10.1080/13229400.2018.1511451)
Clark, Shelley, Cassandra Cotton, Rachel Margolis, and Hans-Peter Kohler. 2020. “.”Studies in Family Planning,51(3): 251-272. (DOI:10.1111/sifp.12133)
Clark, Shelley, Caroline W Kabiru, Sonia Laszlo, and Stella Muthuri. 2019. "." Demography, 56:1247-1272. (DOI: 10.1007/s13524-019-00793-3)
Clark, Shelley, Midanna De Almada, Caroline W Kabiru, Stella Muthuri, and Milka Wanjohi. 2018. ".” Journal of Family Studies. (DOI: 10.1080/13229400.2018.1511451)
Clark, Shelley, Sangeetha Madhavan, and Caroline Kabiru. 2018. “.” Social Science Research, 76:105-119.(DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.08.001) (NIHMS1503340)
Clark, Shelley, Marianne Paul, Richmond Aryeetey, and Grace Marquis. 2018. “.” Journal of Adolescence, 68: 94-104. (DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.07.010)
Madhavan, Sangeetha, Shelley Clark, and Yuko Hara. 2018. “.” Gender & Society, 32(6): 837-859.(DOI: 10.1177/0891243218786670)
Madhavan, Sangeetha, Donatien Beguy and Shelley Clark. 2018. “.” Demographic Research, 38: 1339-1358. (DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2018.38.44)
Madhavan, Sangeetha, Shelley Clark, Malcolm Araos, and Donatien Beguy. 2018. “.” The Geographical Journal, 184(1):75–88. (DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12230)
Smith-Greenaway, Emily and Shelley Clark. 2018. “.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 80(1): 256–270. (DOI:10.1111/jomf.12433).
Smith-Greenaway, Emily and Shelley Clark. 2017. “.” Social Science & Medicine – Population Health, 3:473-486. (DOI:10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.04.004)
Clark, Shelley, Sangeetha Madhavan, Cassandra Cotton, Donatien Beguy, and Caroline Kabiru. 2017. “” Journal of Marriage and Family, 79(4): 1186–1204 (DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12404).
Koski, Alissa, Shelley Clark, and Arijit Nandi. 2017. “,” Population and Development Review 43(1):7-29 (DOI: 10.1111/padr.12035).
Clark, Shelley, Alissa Koski, and Emily Smith-Greenaway. 2017. “.” Studies in Family Planning, 48(1): 3-22 (DOI: 10.1111/sifp.12013)
Madhavan, Sangeetha, Shelley Clark, Donatien Beguy, Caroline Kabiru, and Mark Gross. 2017. “” Population Studies. 71(1): 117-132. (DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2016.1262965)
Le Bourdais, Céline, Sung Hee Jeon, Shelley Clark, and Évelyne Lapierre-Adamcyk. 2016. “” Demographic Research, 35(50): 1489-1522. (DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2016.35.50 )
Bertrand-Danereau, Anaïs and Shelley Clark. 2016. “” Demographic Research, 35(3): 47-80. (DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2016.35.3)
Marteleto, Letícia, Shannon Cavanagh, Kate Prickett, and Shelley Clark. 2016. “” Studies in Family Planning, 47(1): 19-38. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2016.00048.x)
Clark, Shelley and Sarah Brauner-Otto. 2015. “” Population and Development Review, 41(4): 583-605. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2015.00086.x)
Clark, Shelley, Cassandra Cotton, and Leticia Marteleto. 2015. “” Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(2): 575-589.
Clark, Shelley and Dana Hamplovà. 2013. “.” Demography, 50(5):1521-1549.
Anglewicz, Philip and Shelley Clark. 2013. "” Social Science & Medicine, 97: 29-40.
Clark, Shelley and Cassandra Cotton. 2013. “.” Demographic Research, 28: 1053-1092.
Clark, Shelley and Rohini Mathur. 2012. “.” Studies in Family Planning, 43(3): 161-174.
Clark, Shelley, Caroline Kabiru, and Eliya Zulu. 2011. “” International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 37(4): 181-190.
Luke, Nancy, Shelley Clark, and Eliya Zulu. 2011. “.” Demography, 48: 1151-1176.
Clark, Shelley. 2010. "" Demographic Research, 22: 1-28.
Clark, Shelley, Caroline Kabiru, and Rohini Mathur. 2010. "." Journal of Marriage and Family, 72: 73-88.
Clark, Shelley, and Catherine Kenney. 2010. “.” Social Forces, 88(4): 1753-1776. ( click here for supplemental tables[.pdf])
Anglewicz, Philip, Simona Bignami-Van Assche, Shelley Clark, and James Mkandawire. 2010. “” AIDS and Behavior, 14: 103-112.
Clark, Shelley, Michelle Poulin, and Hans-Peter Kohler. 2009. “.” Journal of Marriage and the Family, 71: 396-416.
Boileau, Catherine, Shelley Clark, Michelle Poulin, et al.. 2009. “” Sexually Transmitted Infections, 85 (Suppl 1): i27-i33.
Heymann, Jody, Shelley Clark, and Tim Brewer. 2008. “” International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 12: 117-119.
Clark, Shelley, Judith Bruce, and Annie Dude. 2006. “” International Family Planning Perspectives, 32(2); pp 79-88.
Kaufman, Carol, Shelley Clark, Ntsiki Manzini, and Julian May. 2004. “."Studies in Family Planning, 35(4); pp 261-274.
Clark, Shelley. 2004. “.” Studies in Family Planning, 35(3); pp 149-160.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Courses:
SOCI 355: Rural Life in a Global Society
SOCI 365: Health and Development
Graduate Courses:
SOCI 504: Quantitative Analyses I
SOCI 513: Social Aspects of AIDS in Africa
SOCI 545: Sociology of Population
SOCI 626: Demographic Methods
Research Grants
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant, “Are Rural Americans Disadvantaged? Inequalities in Life Course Trajectories across the Rural-Urban Divide” (2019-2024)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC), GrOW, “Creating Better Economic Opportunities for Women in Nairobi Slums Through Improved Childcare Options” (2014-2017)
Population Council, RISING, “Financial Literacy and Educational Incentive Program for Adolescent Girls in Ghana” (2014-2016)
National Institutes of Health, (NIH NICHD, R21) “Measuring Kinship Support for Children of Single Mothers in Nairobi, Kenya” (2014-2017)
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Insight Development Grant “Pilot Test of a New Family Support Tree (FST) Survey Instrument in Montréal, Canada and Nairobi, Kenya” (2013-2015)
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), “Life Histories, Health, and HIV/AIDS Data Center” (2007-2012)
National Institute for Health (NIH NICHD R21), “Using Relationship Histories to Improve Sexual Behavior Data Among Kenyan Couples” (2006-2007)