Background
Martin, Linda Gaye was born on December 17, 1947 in Paris, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Leslie Paul and Margie LaVerne (Thomas) Martin.
Martin, Linda Gaye was born on December 17, 1947 in Paris, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Leslie Paul and Margie LaVerne (Thomas) Martin.
Bachelor in Mathematics, Harvard University, 1970. Master of Public Administration, Princeton University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Princeton University, 1978.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Marlboro College, 2002. Doctor in Public Policy (honorary), Rand Graduate School, 2006.
Director management information senior centers bureau purchased social services for adults City of New York, 1972—1974. Research associate, research director United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Population, Washington, 1977—1979. Research associate East-West Population Institute, Honolulu, 1979—1989, assistant director, 1982—1984.
Assistant professor economics University Hawaii, 1979—1981, associate professor, 1981—1989, professor, 1989. Director committee on population National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1989—1993. Director domestic research division, vice president Research and Development, Santa Monica, California, 1993—1995, vice president for research development, 1995—1999, senior fellow, since 2007.
President Population Council, New York City, 1999—2004. Scholar in residence Institute Medicine, 2004—2007. Adjunct professor, Bloomberg School Public Health Johns Hopkins University, since 2007.
Neurosci. behavior and sociology of aging review committee National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, 1991—1995. Chair panel on aging in developing countries National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1987, committee on population, 1993—1999, panel on international aging data, 1999—2001. Peer review oversight group National Institutes of Health, 1998—2004.
Member advisory council Woodrow Wilson School Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, New Jersey, 2000—2008. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science (advisory council 2003-2006, chair social, economic and political science section 2007-2008), Population Association American (board director 1991-1993), International Union for Science Study Population, Gerontological Society of America.