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Education Area Of Interest Research & Publication Achievements and Awards Other Important Info. 

 

Positions Held :

  • Senior Professor (Level 15), Department of Family and Generations, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Deemed to be University, Mumbai, India, from December 2022 to Feb, 2025.
  • Head, Centre for Ageing Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Deemed to be University, Mumbai, India, from October 2022 to Feb, 2025.
  • Professor, Department of Family and Generations, (previously Dept. of Population Policies and Programs), International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Deemed to be University, Mumbai, India, from May 2012 to Feb 2025.
  • Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellow at Cornell University, USA from October 2016 to July 2017.
  • Associate Professor, Department of Population Policies and Programs, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India, from May 2006 to May 2012.
  • Assistant Professor, Population Research Center, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, India, January 1997- May 2006.
  • Research Officer, Policy Research and Voluntary Action, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, India, Jan.1994 to Dec.1996.

Countries Visited :

  • USA, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, China, Denmark, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Finland, South Korea, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Africa, Australia, The Netherlands, Indonesia, UAE, Switzerland and Ireland.

Professional Memberships :

  • President, Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH) - (2020-2025).
  • Member, IUSSP Scientific Panel on Family Demography and Family Law (2017-2023).
  • Life Member, Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP).
  • Life Member, Indian Sociological Society (ISS).
  • Member, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).
  • Associate Member, American Sociological Association (ASA).
  • Member, Asian Population Association (APA).
  • Member, Population Association of America (PAA).
  • Member, Association of Gerontology, India (AGI).
  • Council Member, The Global Social Initiative on Ageing (GSIA)- IAGG.

Consulting and Advisory Roles:

  • Chairperson, PRC Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, since Jan. 2024 to Feb. 2025.
  • Consultant to evaluate 18 Population Research Centre's in India, Ministry for Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, AJNIFM, New Delhi, 2025.
  • Member, Committee on Senior Citizen’s Care in India, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India (2024-25)
  • Consultant to assess the potential of Senior Citizens in Urban India, Aditya Birla Centre for Enriching Lives (ABCEL), Mumbai, July to Oct 2025.
  • Consultant for UNFPA India / Planning Commission, for reviewing the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) schemes for girl children in Indian States, 2010.
  • Consultant for UNICEF-India, for reviewing the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Schemes for Children in India (Sept to Dec 2015).
  • Member, Steering Committee, India Youth Development Report- 2016.
  • Member, TAC of Project on Sex Selection in South Asia, Population Council, India.
  • Chairperson, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 2022- 2025.
  • Subject Expert for Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) for evaluating projects and fellowships.
  • Consultant, Review of the Functioning of Department of Health and Family Welfare in Karnataka (Jan. to July 2001) for Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission, Government of Karnataka and Ford Foundation, New Delhi.
  • Consultant, Health Education Program through Bangalore Doordarshan, for Dept. of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Karnataka, 2003.
  • Consultant, External Evaluation of India Population Project - IX (IEC, Training and NGO components), for Govt. of Karnataka, 2002.
  • Consultant, Developing Training Modules for Panchayat Members and NGO workers on Health Issues, for Population Foundation of India and Govt. of Karnataka, 1999.
  • Subject Expert for National Testing Agency (NTA) for setting question papers for UGC-JRF.
  • Member, Panel of Experts on Maternal and Child Health, Population Council, India.

Teaching and Research Guidance:

  • Post-graduate level teaching experience (2006-2025): Subjects taught include Population Ageing, Social Demography, Research Methodology, Historical Demography, Introduction to Demography, Sociology, and Population Policies and Programs.
  • Ph.D. awarded under guidance: Twenty, Presently Guiding: Four
  • M.Phil. awarded under guidance: Sixteen
  • PDF under guidance: Four

Editorial Responsibility:

  • Managing Editor, Demography India, the professional journal of Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP). (2011 - 2015).
  • Editor, Working Paper Series and Research Brief Series, IIPS, Mumbai (2021-2023)
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Asian Population Studies (2017-2021).

Administrative Experience:

  • Chief Coordinator and Principal Investigator, Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), IIPS (2020-25).
  • Chief Coordinator and Principal Investigator, Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) Project, IIPS (2020-25).
  • Chairperson, PRC Scientific and Advisory Committee (PSAC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India (2024-25).
  • Head, Dept. of Family and Generations, IIPS (2021-25)
  • Head, Centre for Ageing Studies, IIPS (2021-25)
  • Head, Dept. of Population Policies and Programs (2017-21)
  • Head, Centre for Distance Education, IIPS (2017-18)
  • Coordinator, PhD and PDF programs, IIPS (2018-2020)
  • Coordinator, M.Phil. Program, IIPS (2013- 2015)
  • Coordinator, Publications Cell, IIPS (2011-2014), (2021-23)
  • Coordinator, Short-term Training Programs, IIPS (2007-09), (2021-23)
  • Coordinator, Placement Cell, IIPS (2011-14)
  • Warden, IIPS Hostels, IIPS (2011-12)

Publications:

  • Authored /Edited Books – 10
  • Research Papers Published in Journals– 120
  • Research and Survey Reports—24
  • Policy Brief / Working Papers--10
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