The 2025 CFPR Seminar Series is coordinated by Mu Zheng, Kriti Vikram, Senhu Wang, and Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan.

13 Nov: Low Fertility and Gender Relations in East Asia: A Comparative Perspective on Japan and South Korea

by Dr Misae Sasano (Ibaraki University)

7 Nov: Parental Loss and Mental Health in Post-Khmer-Rouge Cambodia

by Prof Patrick Heuveline (University of California, Los Angeles)

10 Oct: Diaspora by Another Name: The Making of Refugees in Cold War China

by Dr Jiaqi Liu (Singapore Management University)

12 Sep: Equally Educated, Unequally Rewarded: Gendered Health Outcomes Among First-Generation College Graduates in Rural China

By Dr Wensong Shen (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

29 Aug: Protect or Hurt? Social Networks and Well-Being Inequalities across Societies

by A/P Lijun Song (Vanderbilt University)

22 Aug: Decoding Aging: Data-Driven Disability Models and Interventions from Taiwan’s Longitudinal Study on Aging

by Prof Ching-Ju Chiu (National Cheng Kung University)

11 Aug: The Digital Revolution and Gender Inequality

by Prof Ridhi Kashyap (University of Oxford)

4 Apr: Political Demography: How Do Structural Population Shifts Shape Democratic Progress and Decline

by Prof Yao Lu (Columbia University)

21 Mar: Defining Skills: An Analysis of Chinese Skilled Immigration Policies in the Context of Nation-Building and Talent Competition

by Prof Aeneas Zi Wang (Nanjing University)

7 Mar: Deinstitutionalizing Overwork and Women in the Workplace

by Dr Ohjae Gowen (Singapore Management University)

3 Mar: Early-Life War Trauma and Later-Life Health with a Focus on Vietnam

by Prof Zachary Zimmer (Mount Saint Vincent University)

21 Feb: Neonatal Death and Quality of Care in Public and Private Hospitals in rural North India

by Prof Diane Coffey (University of Texas at Austin)

24 Jan: Successful aging in Costa Rica: Evidence from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES)

by Prof William Dow (University of California, Berkeley)

13 Jan: Economic Inequality and Demographic Outcomes in China

by Prof Yu Xie (Princeton University)

The 2024 CFPR Seminar Series is coordinated by Mu Zheng, Kriti Vikram, Senhu Wang, and Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan.

5 Nov: Educational Hypogamy and Wives’ Earnings Advantage? Partnered Parenthood and Earnings after Marriage

by Prof Zhenchao Qian (Brown University)

25 Oct: Rising socioeconomic inequality in access to and use of remote work following the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan

by A/P Ryota Mugiyama (Gakushuin University)

11 Oct: Of Jobs and Men: An AI-assisted Approach for Studying Skills Mismatch in Hong Kong

by Prof Xu Duoduo (University of Hong Kong)

20 Sep: Childhood Exposure to School Expansion and Changes in Inter-Caste Marriage in India

by A/P Luca Maria Pesando (New York University Abu Dhabi)

6 Sep: Understanding Gender Perspectives in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Outcomes and Sex Education

by Dr Minne Chen (Nanyang Technological University)

23 Aug: Rural Families During the Second Demographic Transition: Evidence from Canada and the United States

by Prof Shelley Clark (McGill University)

5 Apr: The Young Generation as Blessing, Bridge, and Burden Bearer: The Case for a Sociology of Childhood in Asia

by Dr Xiaorong Gu (University of Suffolk) & Senior Prof Doris Bühler-Niederberger (University of Wuppertal)

22 Mar: Expanding our Scholarly Imagination on Civic Engagement in Later Lifewhile Unleashing the Potential of Aging Societies

by Prof Sandra Torres (Uppsala University)

8 Mar: An Empirical Investigation of the Left-Right Political Fertility Gap

by Dr Sinn Won Han (University of Hong Kong)

16 Feb: Educational Assortative Mating and Couples’ Sterilization Behavior in the US: Variations by Female Partner’s Education

by A/P Kate Choi (Western University)

24 Jan: Successfully Aging Alone?: Rising Risks in Family-Based Models of Care Cross-Nationally

by A/P Christine Mair (University of Maryland)

19 Jan: The Transformative Demographic Impact of China’s Great Malthusian Campaign (1970-2021): The Minority Role of One-Child Limits

by Dr Daniel Goodkind (Independent Researcher)

The 2023 CFPR Seminar Series is coordinated by Mu Zheng, Kriti Vikram, Senhu Wang, and Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan.

3 Nov: Union History and Midlife Health Outcomes

by Prof Zhenchao Qian (Brown University)

27 Oct: Patterns, Sources, and Implications of Living Arrangements Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China

by Prof Ming Wen (University of Hong Kong)

19 Oct: Understanding and Responding to Loneliness in Later Life: The Role of Emerging Technologies

by Dr Barbara Barbosa Neves (Monash University)

13 Oct: Emerging Scholars in the Demography of Singapore

by Jolene Tan (The Australian National University) & Jeremy Lim (Duke-NUS)

8 Sep: Marital Choice as an Indicator of Marital Agency in Rural India

by Prof Anita Raj (Tulane University)

18 Aug: Centering Singlehood in Family Research

by Prof Susan L. Brown (Bowling Green State University)

29 Mar: Demographic Rates Cast Long Shadows: The Case for a Demography of Kinship

by Dr Diego Alburez-Guiterrez (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)

24 Mar: Trends in Mental Health and Wellbeing in Singapore

by Dr Borame L. Dickens (National University of Singapore)

17 Mar: Gender, Educational Expansion, and Polarization of Aspirations: South Korea as an Illustrative Case

by Dr Eunsil Oh (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

14 Mar:  Partnership, Parenthood, and the Stalled Gender Revolution in Paid Work and Housework in Great Britain, 1992 - 2019

by Prof Man-Yee Kan (University of Oxford)

10 Mar: Socioeconomic Stress or Family Resilience? Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Parental Absence on Child Well-being in China

by Dr Angran Li (New York University Shanghai)

3 Mar: The Internet Use and the Marriage and Childbearing Intention of Chinese College Students

by Prof Ting Li (Renmin University of China)

17 Feb: Gender, Poverty, and Long-term Educational Attainment in China's Rural Northwest 

by Prof Emily Hannum (University of Pennsylvania)

10 Feb: Gender Pattern in Livelihood Choice and Consequences for Rural Households over the Transition Period in China

by Prof Tong Yuying (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

3 Feb: Who Wants a ‘Smart Wife’? Gender and Educational Differences in Willingness to Use Technology for Domestic Work Across Europe

by A/P Ekatarina Hertog (University of Oxford)

27 Jan: Study Gods: How the New Chinese Elite Prepare for Global Competition

by A/P Yi-Lin Chiang (National Chengchi University)

13 Jan: The Second Demographic Transition: Origin, Theory, Facts With Special Reference to Asian Cases 

by Prof Ron Lesthaeghe (Free University of Brussels)

The 2022 CFPR Seminar Series is coordinated by Kriti Vikram, Senhu Wang, and Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan

11 Nov: Invisible, Unpaid and Unrecognised Understanding the Mental Health Effects of Being a Young Carer

by Dr Tania King (The University of Melbourne)

4 Nov: The Media and Public (Mis)Perception of Inequality in China 

by A/P Xi Song (The University of Pennsylvania)

Co-Organized by the Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR) and Department of Sociology & Anthropology

28 Oct: Elders as Perpetrators of Crime: Theorising Geriatric Criminality

by A/P Ganapathy Narayanan (National University of Singapore)

Co-Organized by the Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR) and Department of Sociology & Anthropology

14 Oct: Key Findings from Asia Aging: What We Know (and Have Yet to Know)

by Dr Wan He (U.S Census Bureau) & Dr Daniel Goodkind (U.S Census Bureau)

7 Oct: Digital Enclaves: Mate Preferences and Platform Choices Among Chinese Immigrant Online Daters

by A/P Yue Qian (The University of British Columbia)

27 Sep: Mothers’ Employment Trajectories, Divorce, and Economic Well-Being

by Prof James Raymo (Princeton University)

16 Sep: Publishing in Population Sciences: Editors’ Perspectives

by Prof Sara Curran (University of Washington) & A/P Feng Qiushi (National University of Singapore)

9 Sep: Late Bloomers and Middle-Class Safety Net: Learning Catch Up among Adolescents in India

by Prof Sonalde Desai (University of Maryland & National Council of Applied Economic Research)

2 Sep: The Return of the Deadbeat Dad: Vulnerable Legalities and Parental Maintenance Laws in Taiwan

by A/P Lynette Chua (National University of Singapore)

9 Aug: Changes in Work and Care under COVID-19: Implications for the Recovery

by Prof Leah Ruppanner (The University of Melbourne)

12 Aug: Local Contact and Sense of Belonging to the Host Society among Highly Educated Migrants

by Prof Eric Fong (The University of Hong Kong)

Co-Organized by the Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR) and the Department of Sociology & Anthropology

13 Apr: Familial Care Practices and Needs of Southeast Asian Queer Migrants

by Dr Quah Ee Ling, Sharon (University of Wollongong)

1 Apr: Intergenerational Relationship in Contemporary China: How Culture Matters?

by Prof Hu Anning (Fudan University)

25 Mar: Indian Paradox: Why Is the Relationship Between Women’s Education & Labor Force Participation U-/J- Shaped?

by Dr Esha Chatterjee (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)

18 Mar: Biological Consequences of Toxic Social Relationships for Men and Women Across the Lifecourse

by Prof Chandola Tarani (The University of Hong Kong)

11 Mar: Who Benefits and Who Doesn’t: Identifying Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit

by A/P David Rehkopf (Stanford University)

4 Mar: Egalitarianisms, Agreeableness, and Mobility: Gender Ideologies and Their Correlates in Tamil Nadu

by A/P Keera Allendorf (Indiana University)

25 Feb: The Digital Revolution and Gender Equality: Perspectives From Digital Demography 

by A/P Ridhi Kashyap (University of Oxford)

18 Feb: Older Adults’ Vulnerability and Resilience to Disasters

by A/P Cong Zhen (University of Texas at Arlington)

11 Feb: How Does Age Shape Social Interactions? Interviewer-Age Effects, Normative Age Distance, and Gender Attitudes

by A/P Hu Yang (Lancaster University)

4 Feb: Population Dynamics Under Global Climate Change

by Prof Muttarak Raya (University of Bologna)

28 Jan: Early-Life War Exposure and Later-Life Frailty Among Older Adults in Vietnam: Does War Hasten Aging?

by Prof Zachary Zimmer (Mount Saint Vincent University)

21 Jan: Effect of Spousal Flexible Working Arrangements on Gender Housework Equality Among Heterosexual Couples: Longitudinal Evidence From a Nationally Representative Cohort

by Dr Wang Senhu (National University of Singapore)

12 Jan: Son Preference and “Missing Girls” in Asia: What Drives It, What Might Help Reduce It? Lessons From South Korea

by Prof Monica Das Gupta (University of Maryland)

Past Seminars

12 Nov: An Empirical Exposé of Graeber’s Useless Jobs Hypothesis

by Prof Brendan Burchell (University of Cambridge)

8 Nov: Stratified Fertility Responses to China’s Changing Family Planning Policy

by Dr Hao Dong (Peking University)

29 Oct: Negotiating Motherhood and Childcare: Marriage Migrants, Class, and Situated Agency in Singapore

by Dr Bernice Loh (National University of Singapore)

22 Oct: Revisiting the Gender Revolution: Time on Paid Work, Domestic Work, and Total Work in East Asian and Western Societies 1980s-2010s

by A/P Man-Yee Kan (University of Oxford)

15 Oct: Loneliness Among Sexual Minority Older Adults in the United States

by Prof Cathy Hui Liu (Michigan State University)

8 Oct: Intergenerational Relations in Family Contexts: Multiple Perspectives and Multiple Relationships Within Families

by Dr Kyungmin Kim (Seoul National University)

1 Oct: End-of-life Decisions: A Review of Literature and Implications for Thailand

by A/P Nopphol Witvorapong (Chulalongkorn University)

23 Sep: The Impact of a Poverty Reduction Intervention on Infant Brain Activity

by Prof Greg Duncan (University of California, Irvine) & Dr Sonya Troller-Renfree (Columbia University)

17 Sep: A Big (Male) Fish in a Small Pond? The Gendered Effect of Ability Rank on Adolescent STEM Aspirations under Gender-Math Stereotypes

by Dr Jinho Kim (Korea University)

10 Sep: Ambiguous Aspirations: Ethnographic Perspectives on Parenting and Young Children’s Education in Urban East Asia

by A/P Kristina Göransson (Lund University)

3 Sep: Being Modern to Be Traditional: State, Religion, and Chinese Muslims’ Cohabitation

by Dr Mu Zheng (National University of Singapore)

27 Aug: How Does Surviving War Age the Body and Mind? Analysis of Subjective Age in Vietnam

by Prof Kim Korinek (University of Utah)

20 Aug: Obstetric Interventions, Neonatal Health, and Child Development

by A/P Kayuet Liu (University of California, Los Angeles)

13 Aug: The Link Between Marriage and Fertility and Changing Pathways to First Marriage in Japan

by Prof James Raymo (Princeton University)

30 Apr: Parenting for Success: The Value of Children and Intensive Parenting in Post-reform China

by Dr Gu Xiaorong (National University of Singapore)

23 Apr: Intergenerational Contact Zones: Place-Based Strategies for Promoting Social Inclusion and Belonging

by A/P Thang Leng Leng (National University of Singapore)

16 Apr: Early Marriage and Health of Women in Later Life: A Multicounty Study

by Dr Kriti Vikram (National University of Singapore)

9 Apr: Migration and Marriage Timing in Indonesia: A Dynamic Model

by Dr Bian Xiaochen (National University of Singapore)

31 Mar: How Does Lived Religion Work? Testing a Reciprocal Relationship between Religious Service Attendance and Religious and Secular Organizational Activities

by A/P Joonmo Son (National University of Singapore)

26 Mar: Social, Emotional and Economic Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic

by Dr Mathews Mathew (National University of Singapore)

19 Mar: Wealth Accumulation by Marital Sorting on Own Education and Parental Education: The Case of Hypogamy in Contemporary China

by Dr Cheng Cheng (Singapore Management University)

12 Mar: Transcendent Parenting in Asia’s digitally-connected families

by Prof Lim Sun Sun (Singapore University of Technology and Design)

5 Mar: Opting Out or Left Out? Gendered Pathways to Singlehood in South Korea

by Dr Paul Y. Chang (Harvard University)

9 Feb: Delay of Gratification in Preschool-Aged Children in Singapore: The Contributions of Family Processes and the Influences on Behavioral Development and Academic Achievement

by Dr Chen Luxi (National University of Singapore)

5 Feb: The Race between Technological Progress and Female Advancement: Changes in Gender and Skill Premia in OECD Countries

by Prof Ken Yamada (Kyoto University)

29 Jan: A Neuroscience Perspective on Fairness Perception in Singaporean Preschoolers

by Dr Nastassja L. Fischer (National University of Singapore)

2 Jan: The Roads One Must Walk Down: Journey to Work and Depression for Beijing’s Residents

by Dr Wang Xize (National University of Singapore)

15 Jan: Fertility Decline and Trends in Educational Gender Inequality in China

by Prof Wu Xiaogang (New York University Shanghai & New York University)

Past Seminars

13 Nov: Education as care labor: expanding our lens on the work-life balance problem

by A/P Teo You Yenn (Nanyang Technological University)

30 Oct: Public and private safety nets for low-income families in Taipei and Shanghai: A qualitative examination

by Dr Wang Julia Shu-Huah (University of Hong Kong)

23 Oct: SES Differentials in Singaporean Preschoolers’ Time Use Patterns

by Dr Lee Jiyeon (National University of Singapore)

16 Oct: Can Social Media Use Help Young Adults Cope with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Panel Survey in China

by Dr Jiang Shaohai (National University of Singapore)

9 Oct: Family SES and Young Singaporean Children's Achievement 

by Dr Chen Xuejiao (National University of Singapore)

2 Oct: The digital divide is partly physical: A look at health-related difficulties in internet use among older Singaporeans

by Dr Shannon Ang (Nanyang Technological University)

18 Sep: Adult Children’s Transition to Marriage and Older Parents’ Subjective Well-being

by Dr Hu Shu (Singapore University of Social Sciences) & Dr Ko Pei-Chun (Singapore University of Social Sciences)

11 Sep: Convergence and Divergence in Spouses’ Time Expenditures on Paid Labor, Housework and Childcare during COVID-19: Evidence from Singapore

by Dr Tan Poh Lin (National University of Singapore)

28 Aug: Affirmative Action in Malaysia and South Africa: Preference for Parity

by Dr Hwok Aun Lee (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)-Yusof Ishak Institute)

14 Aug: Development of Ageing Policies and Long Term Care Services in China

by Prof Du Peng (Renmin University of China)

7 Feb: Comparison of Alcohol Consumption Patterns between Chinese and Norwegian Older Adults: The CLHLS and The HUNT Study

by Prof Wu Bei (New York University)

31 Jan: A Creative Ageing City for Second Beginnings

by A/P Chong Keng Hua (Singapore University of Technology and Design)

24 Jan: Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World

by Dr Stephanie Kramer (Pew Research Center)

17 Jan: Reciprocal Effects between Health and Social Support in Older Adults’ Social Relationships

by Prof Jung-Hwa Ha (Seoul National University)

10 Jan: Aging and Health Among Hispanics, America’s Largest Minority Population

by Prof Kyriakos Markides (University of Texas Medical Branch (UMTB), Galveston)

Past Seminars

8 Nov: Sensitivity to Vowel, Consonant and Tone Variation in Early Childhood
by Dr Dilu Wewalaarachchi (National University of Singapore)

1 Nov: Measuring Singapore and Asia Multi-dimensional Adaptation to Societal Ageing
by Dr Cynthia Chen (National University of Singapore)

25 Oct: Time, Legal Mobilization and Filial Piety Laws
by A/P Lynette Chua (National University of Singapore)

11 Oct: From High School to College: Gender, Race-Ethnicity and Immigrant Generation
by Prof Charles Hirschman (University of Washington)

Co-organized with the NUS Institute for Applied Learning Sciences & Educational Technology (ALSET).

4 Oct: Disguised Pollution in China and Its Impact on Health
by Dr Yu Qin (National University of Singapore)

20 Sep: Unmet Needs of Low-income Single Parents in Singapore
by A/P John A Donaldson (Singapore Management University)

6 Sep: Families of Choice: The Role of Community Connectedness on Sexual and Mental Health Outcomes among YGBQ Men
by Mr Rayner Tan (National University of Singapore)

30 Aug: Does Health Insurance Make People Happier? Evidence from the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion in the U.S.
by Dr Seonghoon Kim (Singapore Management University & Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Germany)

23 Aug: Marriage and Divorce Patterns in Indonesia: Five Decades of Change, 1967-2017
by A/P Dommaraju Premchand (Nanyang Technological University)

16 Aug: Findings from Neighbourhoods for Active Kids: A Mixed-methods Study of Child Health and Neighbourhood Environments
by A/P Melody Smith (The University of Auckland, New Zealand)

Co-organized with Dept of Geography, NUS.

26 Apr: Alternatives to Aging Alone?: “Kinlessness” and the Potential Importance of Friends
by A/P Christine Mair (University of Maryland, Baltimore County & University of Maryland, Baltimore)

12 Apr: Marriage Trends in Singapore and China: What issues should we be focusing on?
by Prof Emeritus Gavin Jones (Australian National University)

29 Mar: Left Behind or Active Aging? Rural Land and Old-age Support in China amid the Welfare Crisis
by Dr Shaohua Zhan (Nanyang Technological University)

22 Mar: Racial Revolution: Understanding the Resurgence of Ethnic Minority Identity in Modern China
by Visiting A/P Andrew Francis-Tan (National University of Singapore)

15 Mar: An Empirical Examination of Sustainability of Women’s Empowerment Using Panel Data from India
by Dr Namrata Chindarkar (National University of Singapore)

11 Mar: Are Indonesian Older Persons Adequately Financed?
by Prof Aris Ananta (Asian Population Association, Mahidol University, & Universitas Indonesia) & Dr Evi Nurvidya Arifin (Universitas Indonesia & Universitas Respati Indonesia)

8 Mar: Demographic Profiles and Gendered Migration Consequences in Rural China: A Life Course Perspective
by A/P Tong Yuying (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

1 Mar: Raising the Secure Child in Insecure Times: How Affluent, Unemployed Parents Maintain Privilege
by Dr Aliya Hamid Rao (Singapore Management University)

22 Feb: Online interaction, social engagement, and out-group trust
by Pildoo Sung (National University of Singapore)

15 Feb: Do Elderly Parent's Intended Bequest Share Vary with a Child's Living Proximity and Material Support? Evidence from the Singapore Life Panel
by A/P Christine Ho (Singapore Management University)

8 Feb: Pants on fire: How children learn to lie
by Dr Ding Xiaopan (National University of Singapore)

18 Jan: Selection, Gender and the Impact of Schooling Type in the Urban Slums of Dhaka
by Dr Saima Khan (National University of Singapore)

25 Jan: Poverty and preschoolers’ developmental outcomes
by Chen Xuejiao (National University of Singapore)

Past Seminars

16 Nov: Genomic advances and its impacts on social sciences
by Prof Guo Guang (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

2 Nov: Examining the effects of social capital on health among Australian adults with long-term health conditions, impairments and disabilities
by Dr Lee Jeong Kyu (National University of Singapore)

26 Oct: Exploring Social Networks of Older Singaporean Learners: A Mixed Methods Approach
by Dr Ko Pei-Chun (National University of Singapore)

19 Oct: Families in Southeast and South Asia
by Prof Yeung Wei-Jun Jean (National University of Singapore)

12 Oct: The Effects of Cognitive Appraisal and Coping Flexibility on Emotional Outcomes
by Dr Chen Luxi (National University of Singapore)

4 Oct: Childlessness and Aging Alone: Comparative Perspectives from East and Southeast Asia
by A/P Bussarawan Puk Teerawichitchainan (Singapore Management University)

28 Sep: Air Pollution, Student Health, and School Absences: Evidence from China
by Chen Siyu (National University of Singapore)

21 Sep: Trajectories of Insecurity: Young Adults' Employment Entry, Health and Well-Being
by Prof Sonja Drobnič (University of Bremen)

7 Sep: Social Norms and Fertility
by Dr Yi Junjian (National University of Singapore)

31 Aug: Does Adversity Affect Long-Term Financial Behaviour? Evidence from China’s Rustication Programme
by Dr Fan Yi (National University of Singapore)

24 Aug: Lineage Networks and Primary Schools in Rural China
by A/P Felicia F. Tian (Fudan University)

21 Aug: Migration, Aging and Health in Western Countries
by Prof Kyriakos S. Markides (University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston)

20 Apr: Development of China’s Social Governance: From Structure Change to System Construction
by Prof Li Youmei (Chinese Sociological Association, Shanghai Academy & Shanghai University)

13 Apr: Mobile apps and the informal caregiving of elders in Singapore
by A/P Thang Leng Leng (National University of Singapore)

6 Apr: Protecting and Perfecting the Muslim Family: Marriage and Parenthood Programmes in Malaysia and Singapore
by A/P Maznah Mohamad (National University of Singapore) & Dr Suriani Suratman (National University of Singapore)

14 Mar: Incentives, Contract Design and Pension Contribution: Evidence from Sri Lanka
by Dr Song Chang Cheng (National University of Singapore)

23 Feb: Family and Population Changes in Singapore
by Dr Hu Shu (National University of Singapore)

2 Feb: Becoming Adult in Globalizing Shanghai
by A/P Shen Ke (Fudan University)

26 Jan: Music as Medicine-Can singing together prevent cognitive decline in aging?
by Dr Feng Lei (National University of Singapore)

Past Seminars

24 Nov: For Money or for a Life: A Mixed-Method Study on Migration and Time Use in China
by Dr Mu Zheng (National University of Singapore)

17 Nov: The New Modality and Cost-effective Approach in Functional Brain Imaging - Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
by A/P Roger Ho (National University of Singapore)

10 Nov: An Explorative Study on Internet-related Addictions among Adolescents and their Parents in Singapore: The Relationships with Family Factors
by Dr Yvaine Koh (National University of Singapore)

27 Oct: Childhood, Emotion and Public Life
by Dr Vinnarasan Aruldoss (Sussex University)

20 Oct: Effects and Mechanisms of Mindfulness-based Interventions: A Research Overview
by Dr Keng Shian-Ling (Yale-NUS College)

4 Oct: Development Implications of Asia's Changing Demography
by Emeritus Prof Gavin Jones (Australian National University)

22 Sep: A New Map of Life: Social Innovation and the Longevity Revolution

by Mr Marc Freedman (Founder and CEO of Encore.org)

Co-organised with with FASS Health Cluster.

15 Sep: Who Has Bequest Motives?
by A/P Liu Haoming (National University of Singapore)

8 Sep: Tykes, Tablets, and Tantrums: Investigating Pre-schoolers’ Digital Media Use and Parental Mediation Strategies
by Prof Lim Sun Sun (Singapore University of Technology and Design)

25 Aug: The Mommy Effect: The Impact of Parenthood on Employment and Gender-Role Attitudes
by A/P Jessica Pan (National University of Singapore)

21 Apr: From Young Pioneers to Little Red Soldiers: Internationalism and the Making of Mao’s Children
by A/P Xu Lanjun (National University of Singapore)

31 Mar: Exploring the Relation between Immigrants and Native Workers: New Evidence using Firms, Occupations and Employment Flows
by Dr Ken Ueda (National University of Singapore)

30 Mar: Living Arrangements and Old-Age Psychological Health: Evidence from Myanmmar, Vietnam, and Thailand
by A/P Bussarawan Puk Teerawichitchainan (Singapore Management University)

24 Mar: Hurdles and Hopes: An Ecological Analysis of Migrant Children in China
by Dr Gu Xiaorong (National University of Singapore)

17 Mar: Problems (and Possible Solutions) for the Recent Crisis in Psychological Research
by A/P Mike Cheung (National University of Singapore)

10 Mar: Effects of Bilingualism on Language Development in Singaporean Children
by A/P Leher Singh (National University of Singapore)

3 Mar: Impact of Changing Population Age Structure of Asian Countries on Labour Market (joint with Asia Research Institute)
by Honorary Prof Leela Visaria (Gujarat Institute of Development Research)

17 Feb: India's Family Planning Programme: Past, Present and Future 
by Honorary Prof Leela Visaria (Gujarat Institute of Development Research) 

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute. 

10 Feb: Maternal Education and the Multidimensionality of Child Health Outcomes
by Dr Kriti Vikram (National University of Singapore)

3 Feb: Who benefits from Children in Highly Gendered Society? Exploring the Role of Children's Education in Parental Survival in South Korea
by Dr Lee Yeongjin (National University of Singapore)

19 Jan: Postindustrial Low Fertility in Europe and East Asia: Lessons for Singapore
by Prof Mary Brinton (Harvard University)

Co-organised with Global Asia Institute.

18 Jan: One Egalitarianism or Several? Two Decades of Gender-Role Attitude Change in Europe
by Prof Mary Brinton (Harvard University)

Co-organised with NUS Department of Sociology.

13 Jan: Separate & Unequal: Hukou, School Segregation, and Migrant Children's Education in Urban China
by Prof Wu Xiaogang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Past Seminars

18 Nov: Too Hot to Hold: The Effects of High Temperatures during Pregnancy on Endowment and Adult Welfare Outcomes
by Mr Zihan Hu (National University of Singapore) & Mr Teng Li (National University of Singapore)

11 Nov: Doing Research on Class in Singapore
by A/P Tan Ern Ser (National University of Singapore)

28 Oct: Studying Maternal and Child Health in Birth Cohorts
by A/P Chong Yap Seng (Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore Centre for Nutrition Sciences, Metabolic Diseases, and Human Development & National University of Singapore) &  Dr Soh Shu E (Agency for Science, Technology and Research & National University of Singapore)

21 Oct: Developmental Trajectories of Maladaptive Perfectionism in Middle Childhood
by Dr Ryan Hong (National University of Singapore)

14 Oct: Dragon Babies: Fortune of Birth and Life Outcomes
by Dr Tan Poh Lin (National University of Singapore)

13 Oct: Women's Empowerment and Son Preference in Southeast Asia: What Matters Most?
by Dr Ly Phan, (Nanyang Technological University)

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute.

7 Oct: Rooted in Relations of Power: Care as Politics
by Dr Ann E. Bartos (University of Auckland)

30 Sep: 'A rite of passage’? National Citizen Service and the Geographies of Youth Citizenship
by Dr Sarah Mills (Loughborough University)

16 Sep: Marriage, Migration and Ethnic Boundaries in Indonesia
by Dr Ariane Utomo,(Australian National University & National University of Singapore (Visiting))

5 Sep: Occupational Choice, Matching and Earnings Inequality
by Prof Aloysius Siow (University of Toronto)

19 Aug: Aging in Asia: Demographic Trends and Implications
by Prof Keiichiro Oizumi (The Japan Research Institute) & Dr Sung-won Kim (Meijigakuin University) & Dr Seonhee Choi (Hyupsung University)

Co-organised with the Department of Japanese Studies and FASS Health Cluster, NUS.

8 Apr: The Effect of Adult Children's Hours Worked on Elder Support: A Natural Experiment in Korea
by Dr Erin Hye-Won Kim (National University of Singapore)

16 Mar: Nonstandard Work and Fertility: A Comparison of the United States and Japan
by A/P Martin Piotrowski (The University of Oklahoma)

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute.

11 Mar: Aging and Wisdom: Age-related Changes in Economic and Social Decision Making
by Dr Yu Rongjun (National University of Singapore)

26 Feb: Social Exclusion and Cognitive Impairment of the Elderly in China
by Ms Yang Yi (National University of Singapore)

15 Feb: Issues and Policies on Health and Welfare Services for the Elderly in Japan

by A/P Motoyuki Yuasa, (Juntendo University)

Co-organised with the Department of Japanese Studies and FASS Health Cluster, NUS.

29 Jan: The Role of Cognitive Ability and Personality Traits for Men and Women in Gift Exchange Outcomes
by Prof John Ham (National University of Singapore)

22 Jan: Thermal Comfort and Marital Relations: Evidence from China’s Heating Policy

by A/P Liu Haoming (National University of Singapore) & A/P Junhong Chu (National University of Singapore) & Distinguished Prof Ivan Png (National University of Singapore)

15 Jan: Accumulation with Social Fragmentation? Building the Neo-liberal Family

by Professor Jonathan Rigg (National University of Singapore)

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute.

Past Seminars

20 Nov: Religion and Son Preference in India and Bangladesh: Comparing Hindus and Muslims on Son Preference and Sex Differentials in Child Health
by Dr Abhijit Visaria (National University of Singapore)

16 Nov: Income and Wealth Inequality in China
by Professor Yu Xie (Princeton University)

13 Nov: China Family Panel Studies (CFPS)
by Professor Yu Xie (Princeton University)

30 Oct: Migration and the Social Structural Correlates of Adolescent Fertility in Vietnam, 1989 to 2009
by A/P Kim Korinek (University of Utah) 

23 Oct: Complex Households and the Distribution of Multiple Resources in Later Life: Findings from a National Survey
by Dr Juyeon Kim (University of Seoul)

16 Oct: The Competitive Earning Incentive for Sons: Evidence from Migration in China
by Dr Yi Junjian (National University of Singapore)

9 Oct: Filial Piety from Afar: Migration, Gender and Elderly Care in China
by Prof Susanne Y P Choi (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

2 Oct: What Will it Cost You Today? Gendered Discourses of Parenting in Singapore's National Environment Campaign
by A/P Michelle Lazar (National University of Singapore)

23 Sep: Fear of Solitary Death and its Impact Factors in Japan's Aging Society
by A/P Florian Kohlbacher (Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University)

Co-organised with the Department of Japanese Studies, FASS.

18 Sep: Implication of Retirement Age Extension for Human Capital in China, 2015-2050
by Dr Feng Qiushi (National University of Singapore)

4 Sep: Aging in East Asia: Multilevel Perspectives on Determinants of Social Relationships and Mental Health
by Dr Ko Pei-Chun (National University of Singapore)

21 Aug: Migrants' Transition to Adulthood in China: Marriage and Job Trajectories on the Origin-education-gender Intersections
by Dr Mu Zheng (National University of Singapore)

20 Mar: Family Income and Wealth Dynamics and the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis
by Prof Frank Stafford (University of Michigan)

12 Mar: Opportunities and Challenges of Doing Ethnographic Research on Intergenerational Relations
by Dr Kristina Goransson (Lund University)

6 Feb: Migrant Care Workers in Italy and Taiwan: A Comparative Study
by Dr Ko Chyong-Fang (Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute and Migration Cluster, FASS.

3 Feb: A Tale of Two Chinas: Aging and Family Change in Rural and Urban China
by Prof Merril Silverstein (Syracuse University)

Past Seminars

1 Dec: Launching an Academic Career: What You Need to Know and Do

by Prof Frank Furstenberg (University of Pennsylvania)

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute.

28 Nov: Demography as Destiny: A Demographic Perspective on Asian Development
by Prof Gavin Jones (National University of Singapore)

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute and the Department of Sociology, NUS. 

27 Nov: Intergenerational Relations in Aging societies: A Future Perspective
by Prof Frank Furstenberg (University of Pennsylvania)

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute.

20 Nov: Re-conceptualizing Child Support as an Expressive Resource and a Form of Labour: Lessons from the Australian Case
by Dr Kristin Natalier (University of Tasmania)

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute and Social Service Research Centre, NUS. 

7 Nov: The Success Frame and the Achievement Paradox: The Children of Chinese Immigrants and Vietnamese Refugees in Los Angeles, USA

by Prof Zhou Min (Nanyang Technological University)

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute.

17 Oct: Who Participates in After-school Tutoring and Who Benefits from It? A Cross-national and Inter-grade Analysis

by Prof Huang Min-Hsiung (Academia Sinica)

Co-organised with the Department of Sociology, NUS. 

10 Oct: Immobilized Migrancy: Family, Labor and the Law for Migrants in the Gulf

by A/P Pardis Mahdavi (Pomona College & Asia Research Institute (visiting)) 

Co-organised with the Department of Sociology, NUS. 

7 Oct: Inventing the Authentic Self: American Television and Chinese Audiences in Global Beijing
by Dr Gao Yang (Singapore Management University)

Co-organised with Asia Research Institute.

29 Aug: Parental Migration and Adolescents’ Transitioning to High School in Rural China
by Ms Hu Shu (National University of Singapore)

20 Aug: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: The Impact of Caregiving on Chinese Older Adult's Life Satisfaction

by Dr Bei Wu (Duke University)

Co-organised with the FASS Health Cluster. 

17 Apr: The Global Diffusion of Inequality Since 1970 
by Salvatore Jason Babones (University of Sydney)

Co-organised with the Department of Sociology, NUS.