Background
Oaks, Laura Mary was born on December 31, 1967 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Daughter of David E. Oaks and Mary Kay (Lanktree) Sheldon.
Oaks, Laura Mary was born on December 31, 1967 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Daughter of David E. Oaks and Mary Kay (Lanktree) Sheldon.
Bachelor in Anthropology summa cum laude, University of Illinois, 1990; Master of Arts in Anthroplogy, Johns Hopkins University, 1994; Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology & Population Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University, 1998.
Copy editor, Japan Organisation Cooperation Family Planning, Tokyo, 1991; academic advisor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1992-1993; women's studies newsletter editor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1992-1994; research assistant, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1991-1992, 94-96; teaching assistant, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1993; tutor Tutorial Pilot Project, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1995; instructor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1996; instructor, Towson (Maryland.) State University, 1995; professor women's studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1998. Instructor English as Second Language, Tokyo, 1990-1991. Adjunct Professor Lewis & Clark College, 1998.
Fellow Edmund J. James Scholar Program. Member American Anthropol. Association, Population Association American, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married J. Douglas English, December 30, 1993.