Nanyang Technology University

Academic Profile
Asst Prof Premchand Varma Dommaraju

Assistant Professor 
Division of Sociology 
School of Humanities and Social Sciences 
College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences 



Email: PREMCHAND@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)65921520 
Office: HSS-05-39 
Education
  • PhD (Sociology) Arizona State University 2008
  • MA (Sociology) University of Wyoming 2005
  • BEng(Comp Sc)(Hons) University of Madras 1999
Biography
Premchand Dommaraju joined the Division of Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU in September 2010. Prior to that he was a post-doctoral fellow at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore and was affiliated with the Changing Family in Asia Cluster. He received his Ph.D in Sociology from Arizona State University, USA.
Research Interests
Social demography of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia
Fertility and reproductive health
Ageing and mortality
Marriage and divorce patterns
Research Grant
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (2013-)
  • CoHASS Incentive Scheme (2012-)
  • Start Up Grant (2011-2013)
Current Projects
  • Immigration and the Changing Patterns of Family Formation among Singapore Indians
  • Old Age in South India: Demographic, Health and Social Aspects of Ageing
  • Social, economic and political change and family patterns in Reformasi Indonesia
Selected Publications
  • Agadjanian, Victor and Premchand Dommaraju. (2011). Culture, Modernization, and Politics: Ethnic Differences in Union Formation in Kyrgyzstan. European Journal of Population , 27(1), 79-101.
  • Dommaraju, Premchand and Victor Agadjanian. (2009). India’s North-South Divide and Theories of Fertility Change. Journal of Population Research, 26(3), 249-272.
  • Dommaraju, Premchand. (2009). Timing of First Birth in India. Genus, 65(1), 81-101.
  • Dommaraju, Premchand. (2009). Female Schooling and Marriage Change in India. Population, English edition, 64(4), 667-684.
  • Dommaraju, Premchand, Victor Agadjanian and Scott Yabiku. (2008). The Pervasive and Persistent Influence of Caste on Child Mortality in India. Population Research and Policy Review, 27(4), 477-495.
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