People

The development of the Institute is monitored and guided by a scientific board and administered by a director and research secretary.

Researchers of the Institute are participating in collaborative projects, and represent Estonia in several international networks and expert groups.

Lauri Leppik (PhD in Social Sciences) - Professor of Social and Population Policy, Director of the Institute. Social policy, retirement behavior. E-mail: leppik@tlu.ee

Luule Sakkeus (PhD in Demography) - Senior Research Fellow.. Population health, foreign origin population and intergenerational relationships, population surveys. E-mail: luule.sakkeus@tlu.ee 

Allan Puur (PhD in Demography) - Professor of Demography. Fertility and family formation, population ageing, demographic data sources. (puur@tlu.ee )

Martin Klesment (PhD in Demography) - Senior Research Fellow. Population economic activity, fertility, historical population data. (klesment@tlu.ee )

Michel Poulain (PhD in Demography) - Senior Research Fellow. Longevity determinants, international migration statistics and applied demography. (poulainmichel@gmail.com )

Kersti Lust (PhD in History) - Senior Research Fellow. Historical population trends. (klust@tlu.ee)

Leen Rahnu (PhD in Demography) - Researcher. Fertility and family formation, foreign origin population.(leen.rahnu@tlu.ee)

Hannaliis Jaadla (PhD in Demography) - Researcher. Historical population trends. (hjaadla@tlu.ee)

Anne Herm (PhD in Demography) - Researcher. Population ageing and living arrangements of the elderly, demographic data collection.  (anne.herm@tlu.ee)

Katrin Schwanitz (PhD in Demography) - Visiting Research Fellow. Family demography. (katrin.schwanitz@tlu.ee)

Tiina Tambaum (Ph.D in Educational Sciences) - Researcher, Project Manager, Lecturer in Haapsalu Collage. Active ageing, older people learning. (tiina.tambaum@tlu.ee)

Mark Gortfelder (Ph.D in Demography) - Researcher. Historical demography. (mark.gortfelder@tlu.ee)

Magnus Piirits (PhD Economics) - Researcher. (magnus.piirits@tlu.ee)

Liili Abuladze  (MSc in Population Studies) - Project Manager, Researcher. Fertility, foreign origin population, intergenerational relationships. (liili.abuladze@tlu.ee )

Tanel Paas -  (MA in Comparative Politics) -  Junior Research Fellow (paast@tlu.ee)

Sanan Abdullayev -  (MA in Social Sciences) - Junior Research Fellow ( sanan.abdullayev@tlu.ee )