Background
Thomas, Janet Marie was born in Providence. Daughter of Lionel and Alice (Merrill) La Grandeur.
Thomas, Janet Marie was born in Providence. Daughter of Lionel and Alice (Merrill) La Grandeur.
Bachelor in Economics, Framingham State College, 1982. Master of Arts in Economics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1987.
Financial analyst, operations manager, Inleasing Corporation, Providence, 1971-1978; operations manager residential mortgage, Fleet National Bank, Providence, 1978-1979; visiting lecturer, Framingham State College, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1982; research/teaching assistant, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, 1982-1984; teaching fellow, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, 1984-1987; assistant professor economics, Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1987-1993; associate professor economics, Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1993.
Member American Economics Association, Eastern Economics Association, Southern Economics Association, Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, Industrial Organisation Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon.
Married David Joseph Thomas.