Patrick Heuveline

Patrick Heuveline is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research focuses on demography, political violence, and family dynamics, particularly in Southeast Asia and post-genocide Cambodia. He has conducted comparative analyses of single parenting in Western nations and long-term studies on the Khmer-Rouge regime's impact.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Research Interests:

• Demography
• Family structures and child wellbeing
• Post-conflict recovery in Cambodia
• Mortality shocks (e.g., HIV/AIDS, COVID-19)
• Population dynamics modeling

Article Trends: His recent work spans mortality indicators during pandemics, educational outcomes in post-war Cambodia, and family planning in sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting interdisciplinary applications of demographic methods.

Scientific Awards:

• Chair, Comité d'évaluation des personnels chercheurs, INED (2017–2021)
• Senior Fellow, Center for Khmer Studies (2015–16)
• Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (2007–08)
• William T. Grant Scholar (2003–08)
• E. Digby Baltzell Dissertation Award (1998)

Grants & Collaborations: He served as Principal Investigator for NICHD grants, including data archiving projects, and collaborated on demographic surveillance systems like the Mekong Island Population Laboratory in Cambodia.