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Membership

The LP&R network has a diverse international membership.
This section includes information on how to become a member and a list of current members.

Full member: has established themselves as a researcher, or in some other capacity such as policy development, who is committed to the critical study of parental and other leaves and demonstrates an ongoing commitment to advancing the field and supporting the activities and initiatives of the Network, through contributions to the Annual Review and attendance at annual meetings. A Full Member belongs to a ‘country team’.

Associate member: has made meaningful contributions to leave scholarship and/or policy development and has demonstrated a commitment to advancing the field and supporting the activities and initiatives of the Network, such as co-organizing annual seminars and co-authoring their respective Country Notes. An Associate Member belongs to a ‘country team’ and is typically in mid-career as a scholar or in some other capacity. Associate membership is normally the initial status for new members of the Network, who are expected to move to Full Membership after demonstrating ongoing commitment to network activities.

Junior member: graduate students, post-doctoral students, and early career scholars who have expressed an interest in leave research and who can continue the research of more senior members in the Network. A Junior Member belongs to a ‘country team’ and typically moves to an Associate Member role after having demonstrated a commitment to leave research and active engagement in the activities of the Leave Network.

Honorary member: An Honorary Member is one who has been a longstanding and active member of the Network through contributions to the Annual Review and attendance at annual meetings, and who has made a significant contribution to the field. An Honorary Member has typically retired from their career and is no longer an active member of the Network nor a ‘country team’. Honorary Members are nominated by their ‘country team’ and/or the Network Coordinators and wish to continue to be affiliated with the Network.

Current Members

Argentina

Patricia Debeljuh

Family-Work Balance Research Center, IAE Business School

Full Member

Constanza Ginestra

University of Linz

Junior Member

Virginia Meneghello

Universidad Católica Argentina

Junior Member

Australia

Marian Baird

University of Sydney Business School

Full Member

Myra Hamilton

University of Sydney

Associate Member

Alexandra Heron

University of Sydney

Associate Member

Austria

Eva-Maria Schmidt

Austrian Institute for Family Studies, University of Vienna

Full Member

Andrea Schmidt

Austrian Public Health Institute, University of Vienna

Full Member

Gerlinde Mauerer

University of Vienna

Associate Member

Sonja Spitzer

Vienna Institute of Demography/Austrian Academy of Science, University of Vienna

Junior Member

Belgium

Bernard Fusulier

Unité d’Anthropologie et de Sociologie, Université Catholique de Louvain

Full Member

Laura Merla

Institute of Analysis of Change in Contemporary and Historical Societies (IACCHOS), Université Catholique de Louvain

Full Member

Dimitri Mortelmanns

Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, University of Antwerp

Full Member

Lauren Thil

KU Leuven

Full Member

Jochen Devlieghere

Ghent University

Junior Member

Fred Deven

Population & Family Research Centre

Honorary Member

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nikolina Obradović

Social Policy Expert, Western Balkans

Full Member

Brazil

Bila Sorj

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Full Member

Alexandre Fraga

Department of Sociology, State University of Rio de Janeiro

Full Member

Bulgaria

Elitsa Dimitrova

Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Full Member

Kalina Ilieva

Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Full Member

Tatyana Kotzewa

Department of Demography, Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia

Full Member

Canada

Andrea Doucet

Sociology/Women’s and Gender Studies, Brock University

Full Member

Sophie Mathieu

Université du Sherbrooke

Full Member

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay

Télé-université, Université du Québec à Montréal

Full Member

Lindsey McKay

Department of Environment, Culture and Society, Thompson Rivers University

Full Member

Rachael Pettigrew

University of Calgary

Associate Member

Kenya Thompson

York University

Junior Member

Natasha Stecy-Hildebrandt

Brock University

Junior Member

Donna Lero

Centre for Families, Work and Well-being, University of Guelph

Honorary Member

Chile

María José Bosch Kreis

ESE Business School, Universidad de los Andes

Full Member

China

Xuan Li

Department of Social Work & Social Policy, Nankai University

Full Member

Fan Wu

Department of Social Work & Social Policy, Nankai University

Full Member

Zhe Yan

Constructor University

Junior Member

Croatia

Ivana Dobrotic

Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb

Full Member

Mirna Varga

Junior Member

Cyprus

Maria Angeli

Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies

Full Member

Czech Republic

Jirina Kocourkova

Department of Demography and Geodemography, Faculty of Science, Charles University

Full Member

Denmark

Tine Rostgaard

Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research, Copenhagen

Full Member

Anna Diop-Christensen

University College of Northern Denmark

Junior Member

Estonia

Katre Pall

Department of Social Security, Ministry of Social Affairs

Full Member

Finland

Johanna Lammi-Taskula

National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki

Full Member

Johanna Närvi

National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki

Full Member

Anneli Miettinen

Social Security Institution Finland, Research Group on Family Policy, Helsinki

Full Member

Satu Helske

University of Turku

Junior Member

Miia Saarikallio-Torp

Kela Research, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland

Junior Member

Minna Salmi

National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki

Honorary Member

France

Alix Sponton

Sciences Po

Associate Member

Gianni Gaboret

Junior Member

Jeanne Fagnani

University of Paris 1, Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne

Honorary Member

Germany

Sonja Blum

University of Bielefeld

Full Member

Thordis Reimer

Institut for Sociology, University of Hamburg

Full Member

Pia Schober

Department of Sociology, University of Tübingen

Full Member

Johanna Fischer

University of Bremen

Associate Member

Almut Peukert

Universität Hamburg

Associate Member

Keonhi Son

University of Bremen, SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy

Associate Member

Anna Stertz

Department of Psychology, RWTH Aachen University

Associate Member

Daniel Erler

European Strategy Development, Familienservice GmBH

Honorary Member

Georgia

Nino Kashakashvili

Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center

Junior Member

Greece

Maria Karamessini

Centre for Gender Studies, Panteion University

Full Member

Nafsika Moschovakou

Panteion University

Associate Member

Evi Hatzivarnava-Kazassi

Center for Gender Studies, Panteion University

Honorary Member

Hungary

András Gabós

TÁRKI - Social Research Institute

Full Member

Zsuzsanna Makay

Hungarian Demographic Research Institute

Full Member

Iceland

Ásdís Aðalbjörg Arnalds

University of Iceland

Full Member

Guðný Björk Eydal

Faculty of Social Work, University of Iceland

Full Member

Ingólfur V. Gislason

Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Iceland

Full Member

Ireland

Stephan Köppe

University College Dublin

Associate Member

Dorota Szelewa

University College Dublin

Associate Member

Israel

Nadav Perez-Vaisvidovsky

Ashkelon Academic College

Full Member

Italy

Dino Giovannini

Faculty of Education, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Full Member

Tindara Addabbo

Faculty of Political Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Full Member

Sara Mazzucchelli

Catholic University of Milan

Full Member

Valentina Cardinali

Istituto Nazionale per l’analisi delle politiche pubbliche

Full Member

Maddalena Cannito

University of Turin

Associate Member

Japan

Hideki Nakazato

Department of Sociology, Konan University, Kobe

Full Member

Junko Takezawa

National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS), Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Full Member

Masaki Hosomi

Kansai University

Associate Member

Sanae Saito

Ochanomizu University

Junior Member

Latvia

Inese Upīte

Institute of Social, Economic and Humanities Research of Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Valmiera

Full Member

Lithuania

Ruta Braziene

Lithuanian Social Research Centre, Labour Market Research Institute, Vilnius

Full Member

Sonata Vyšniauskienė

Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences

Junior Member

Luxembourg

Frédéric Berger

Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale

Full Member

Marie Valentova

Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research

Full Member

Malta

Frances Camilleri-Cassar

Faculty of Laws, University of Malta

Full Member

Mexico

Cándido Pérez Hernández

Research and Development Department, Early Institute, Mexico City

Full Member

Netherlands

Laura den Dulk

Erasmus University

Full Member

Mara Yerkes

Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University

Full Member

New Zealand

Annick Masselot

University of Canterbury

Full Member

Suzy Morrissey

Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland

Full Member

Norway

Brita Bungum

NTNU Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap

Full Member

Sigtona Halrynjo

Institute for Social Research

Associate Member

Maria Olsson

Inland Norway University of Applied Science

Associate Member

Elin Kvande

Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim

Honorary Member

Berit Brandth

Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim

Honorary Member

Poland

Piotr Michon

Poznan University of Economics

Full Member

Anna Kurowska

Institute of Social Policy, Warsaw University

Full Member

Barbara Godlewska

Chodkowska Technical and Trade University

Associate Member

Barbara Janta

Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick

Junior Member

Portugal

Karin Wall

Institute for Social Sciences, University of Lisbon

Full Member

Mafald Leitão

University of Lisbon

Associate Member

Qatar

Ahmed M. Aref

Junior Member

Romania

Alexandra Macht

Uppsala University

Full Member

Raluca Popescu

Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest

Full Member

Rosa Maria Radogna

University of Bucharest

Associate Member

Russian Federation

Oxana Sinyavskaya

National Research University

Full Member

Anna Bagirova

Ural Federal University

Associate Member

Serbia

Marina Pantelic

University of Belgrade

Full Member

Dejana Pavlovic

Institut ekonomskih nauka

Junior Member

Slovakia

Daniel Gerbery

Institute for Labour and Family Research, Comenius University, Bratislava

Full Member

Zuzana Dančíková

London School of Economics and Political Science

Junior Member

Slovenia

Tatjana Rakar

University of Ljubljana

Full Member

Jana Javornik

Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change, Leeds University Business School

Associate Member

Nada Stropnik

Institute for Economic Research, Ljubljana

Honorary Member

South Africa

Ameeta Jaga

University of Capetown

Full Member

Feranaaz Farista

University of Capetown

Junior Member

South Korea

Hyonsook Kim

Director for Global Healthcare, Ministry of Health and Welfare

Full Member

Eunkyung Shin

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Associate Member

MyYoung Gu

Korean Women’s Development Institute, Seoul, South Korea

Junior Member

Spain

Anna Escobedo

Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona

Full Member

Gerardo Meil

Department of Sociology, Universitat Autonoma de Madrid

Full Member

Irene Lapuerta

Department of Social Work, Public University of Navarre

Full Member

Pedro Romero-Balsas

Department of Sociology, Universitat Autonoma de Madrid

Associate Member

Cristina Castellanos Serrano

Department of Applied Economics, Universidad Nacional a Distancia

Associate Member

Sweden

Ann-Zofie Duvander

Demography Unit, Department of Sociology, University of Stockholm

Full Member

Alma Lanninger Wennemo

Swedish Social Insurance Agency

Associate Member

Sophie Burman

Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University

Junior Member

Madeleine Eriksson

Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University

Junior Member

Switzerland

Laura Bernardi

SSP Faculty, University of Lausanne

Full Member

Isabel Valarino

Education Research Unit, Canton of Geneva and Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lausanne

Full Member

Meret Lütolf

University of Bern

Junior Member

Christina Bornatici

University of Lausanne

Junior Member

Turkey

Merve Uzunalioglu

Associate Member

Aysegül Kayaoglu

University of Mannheim

Associate Member

Vietnam

Ngoc Luong

Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University

Associate Member

Ukraine

Olena Sviatun

Chair of Comparative and European Law

Associate Member

Alla Fedorova

Chair of Comparative and European Law

Associate Member

United Kingdom

Jamie Atkinson

Manchester Law School, Manchester Metropolitan University

Full Member

Alison Koslowski

School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

Full Member

Youngcho Lee

Cambridge University

Associate Member

Samuel Mohun Himmelweit

University of Bristol

Associate Member

Jules Allen

Cambridge University

Junior Member

Kati Morrow

University of Manchester

Junior Member

Peter Moss

Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University College London

Honorary Member

Margaret O’Brien

Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University College London

Honorary Member

United States of America

Shirley Gatenio Gabel

Fordham University

Full Member

Gayle Kaufman

Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies at Davidson College

Full Member

Richard J. Petts

College of Sciences and Humanities at Ball State University

Full Member

Cassandra Engeman

Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University

Full Member

Tjorven Sievers

School of Public Policy, Oregon State University

Junior Member

Linda Haas

Indiana University

Honorary Member

Sheila Kamerman

Columbia University

In Memoriam

Uruguay

Karina Batthyany

Universidad de la República

Full Member

Valentina Perrotta

Universidad de la República

Junior Member

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Membership

Table of Contents

Patricia Debeljuh

Constanza Ginestra

Virginia Meneghello

Marian Baird

Myra Hamilton

Alexandra Heron

Eva-Maria Schmidt

Andrea Schmidt

Gerlinde Mauerer

Sonja Spitzer

Bernard Fusulier

Laura Merla

Dimitri Mortelmanns

Lauren Thil

Jochen Devlieghere

Fred Deven

Nikolina Obradović

Bila Sorj

Alexandre Fraga

Elitsa Dimitrova

Kalina Ilieva

Tatyana Kotzewa

Andrea Doucet

Sophie Mathieu

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay

Lindsey McKay

Rachael Pettigrew

Kenya Thompson

Natasha Stecy-Hildebrandt

Donna Lero

María José Bosch Kreis

Xuan Li

Fan Wu

Zhe Yan

Ivana Dobrotic

Mirna Varga

Maria Angeli

Jirina Kocourkova

Tine Rostgaard

Anna Diop-Christensen

Katre Pall

Johanna Lammi-Taskula

Johanna Närvi

Anneli Miettinen

Satu Helske

Miia Saarikallio-Torp

Minna Salmi

Alix Sponton

Gianni Gaboret

Jeanne Fagnani

Sonja Blum

Thordis Reimer

Pia Schober

Johanna Fischer

Almut Peukert

Keonhi Son

Anna Stertz

Daniel Erler

Nino Kashakashvili

Maria Karamessini

Nafsika Moschovakou

Evi Hatzivarnava-Kazassi

András Gabós

Zsuzsanna Makay

Ásdís Aðalbjörg Arnalds

Guðný Björk Eydal

Ingólfur V. Gislason

Stephan Köppe

Dorota Szelewa

Nadav Perez-Vaisvidovsky

Dino Giovannini

Tindara Addabbo

Sara Mazzucchelli

Valentina Cardinali

Maddalena Cannito

Hideki Nakazato

Junko Takezawa

Masaki Hosomi