Gouranga Dasvarma

Associate Professor
Flinders University

gour.dasvarma@flinders.edu.au

Field of Study: Demographie, Environnement, Population et développement, Santé publique / Epidemiologie
 
Specialization: Structure par âge et par sexe, Vieillissement, Démographie appliquée, Estimations et projections, Familles et ménages, Fécondité, VIH/SIDA et MSTs, Revenu, pauvreté et aide sociale, Marché du travail / Emploi, Mortalité, santé et longévité, Population et développement, Population et environnement, Reproductive Health (Family Planning)
 
Regional focus: Asie du Sud, Southeast Asia, Oceania
 
Education: Doctorat (Ph.D, MD), The Australian National University, Démographie, 1980
 
Working languages: Anglais
Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: Asian Population Association (APA)
Other association membership in population or related fieldsAustralian Population Association, Indian Association for the Study of Population
Indian Association for the Study of Population; Australian Population Association


Personal web page:
https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/gour.dasvarma
Curriculum Vitae:
DasvarmaShorter_June 2024_0.docx
Professional web page:
https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/gour.dasvarma  
 
Professional Summary:

I was born in India where I completed my postgraduate studies before obtaining my PhD in Demography from the Australian National University in 1980. I worked in Indonesia for the Australian National University and the UNFPA (1981-1987) and the Population Council (1987-1992). During 1992-2013, I worked at Flinders University as Director of the Population Studies program, taught population and related subjects and supervised 100+ Masters/PhD students. I served as consultant to UNFPA in Cambodia, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Myanmar,  UNDP in Timor-Leste, India (Assam), Papua New Guinea (Bougainville), and the Government of South Australia. I led an Australian Aid funded project  in eastern Indonesia. Currently, I hold  Academic Status at Flinders University, Australia. In the last five years, I published eight journal articles and made several presentations at international conferences. I am  a member of the IUSSP, Asian Population Association,  Indian Association for the Study of Population, and Australian Population Association.

 

Publications:

Hogan, Christopher; Gouranga Dasvarma and Udoy Saikia (2024 forthcoming) “Explaining Fertility Decline in Timor-Leste Between 2009 and 2016” . Asian Population Studies.

Dasvarma, Gouranga. 2023. "COVID-19 and  Living  Arrangements in  Australia". The Demographer. Journal of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Vol 1, Issue 1, December 2023. pp.56-69.

Saikia, U., Dodd, M. M., Chalmers, J., Dasvarma, G. & Schech, S., (2021). “COVID-19, individual wellbeing and multi-dimensional poverty in the state of South Australia”. PLoS One. 16, 6, 17 p., e0252898

Hosseini, M., Saikia, U. & Dasvarma, G.(2021) “The gap between desired and expected fertility among women in Iran: A case study of Tehran city”. PLoS One. 16, 9, 21 p., e0257128.

Gayatri, M. & Dasvarma, G. L.,(2020). “Predictors of early initiation of breastfeeding in Indonesia: A population-based cross-sectional survey”. PLoS One. 15, 9, 15 p., e0239446.

Paudel, M., Javanparast, S., Dasvarma, G.L. and Newman, L.A. (2019). “A critical account of the policy context shaping perinatal survival in Nepal: policy tension of socio-cultural versus a medical approach”. BMC Health Services Research (2019) 19:166. (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-3979-3)

 

 
Honorary or professional positions and awards:
 
• DTRC Golden Medal for best performance in postgraduate course in Demography, International Institute of Population Sciences, Bombay, 1970.

• Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Flinders University, Adelaide 2011

• Citation for Excellence in Teaching. Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT), Canberra. 2012.

• Member, Flinders College of Distinguished Educators. Flinders University, Adelaide. Since 2012.

• Commendation for Research Excellence (by an Academic Status Holder), College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University. November 2022.

• Acknowledgement from Flinders University Higher Degree by Research Committee: “Outstanding support” of Higher Degree Research students over a period of over 30 years. April 2023.