Monica Alexander
@monjalexander.bsky.social
Associate professor in statistics and sociology at the University of Toronto. Demographer from Australia.
One of the recommendations: @rohanalexander.bsky.social ‘s book
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
One of the recommendations: @rohanalexander.bsky.social ‘s book
Great to see that maternal and child health is a key priority for Gates moving forward: www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-pa...
May 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Great to see that maternal and child health is a key priority for Gates moving forward: www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-pa...
Some recent demography-related publications I’ve enjoyed reading
March 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Some recent demography-related publications I’ve enjoyed reading
Currently preparing to take the Canadian citizenship test and wow, this hits hard (from www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...)
March 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Currently preparing to take the Canadian citizenship test and wow, this hits hard (from www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...)
Making @lesja.bsky.social a onesie with a ‘root of a Leslie matrix that includes Leslie Root’s baby’ was certainly a high point of my demography-themed clothing design career
February 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Making @lesja.bsky.social a onesie with a ‘root of a Leslie matrix that includes Leslie Root’s baby’ was certainly a high point of my demography-themed clothing design career
I’m an academic visitor in sociology at Nuffield College for the next little while. Get in touch if you’re around and want to talk demography! I’ve already been enjoying the idyllic running routes around Oxford 😊
January 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I’m an academic visitor in sociology at Nuffield College for the next little while. Get in touch if you’re around and want to talk demography! I’ve already been enjoying the idyllic running routes around Oxford 😊
This is a fun read: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
December 18, 2024 at 6:22 PM
This is a fun read: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Some recent demography-related publications I’ve enjoyed reading
December 17, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Some recent demography-related publications I’ve enjoyed reading
This post on multinomial regression by @andrew.heiss.phd is truly epic; come for the chocolate examples, stay for the lols www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2023/08...
November 19, 2024 at 10:12 PM
This post on multinomial regression by @andrew.heiss.phd is truly epic; come for the chocolate examples, stay for the lols www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2023/08...
Data viz Saturday
November 16, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Data viz Saturday
I’ve been neglecting this account! But here’s a few recent demography papers that I’ve enjoyed reading (plus one of ours 😊):
August 27, 2024 at 11:28 AM
I’ve been neglecting this account! But here’s a few recent demography papers that I’ve enjoyed reading (plus one of ours 😊):
Gotta keep the faith
May 17, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Gotta keep the faith
Lexis diagrams in the wild
February 22, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Lexis diagrams in the wild
A bit of confusion ensued in my stats for sociologists class this morning
February 9, 2024 at 9:51 PM
A bit of confusion ensued in my stats for sociologists class this morning
Getting reading to teach shrinkage priors 👍
February 7, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Getting reading to teach shrinkage priors 👍
Very much here for the nerd graffiti on the fence that’s blocking off (most of) Trillium Park in Toronto
January 28, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Very much here for the nerd graffiti on the fence that’s blocking off (most of) Trillium Park in Toronto
Very busy preparing for teaching
January 5, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Very busy preparing for teaching
Demographers: the difference between a population-level rate and a probability is often subtle, but important
Also demographers:
Also demographers:
November 1, 2023 at 6:40 PM
Demographers: the difference between a population-level rate and a probability is often subtle, but important
Also demographers:
Also demographers:
In our new modeling paper (arxiv.org/abs/2310.03113) we decompose mortality into different parts: the fig below shows trends in the component that broadly represents premature adult mortality. Huge differences by geographic region, with clear stagnation in the south
October 7, 2023 at 12:51 PM
In our new modeling paper (arxiv.org/abs/2310.03113) we decompose mortality into different parts: the fig below shows trends in the component that broadly represents premature adult mortality. Huge differences by geographic region, with clear stagnation in the south
Having two small kids who are obsessed with transit really helps me complete the recaptcha things at a rapid pace
October 4, 2023 at 3:12 PM
Having two small kids who are obsessed with transit really helps me complete the recaptcha things at a rapid pace
Early blue sky in Toronto
October 2, 2023 at 11:17 AM
Early blue sky in Toronto