Dr. Dharmalingam Arunachalam

Biography

Dharma is a social demographer in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, with a focus on demographic issues in India. He received his PhD in Demography from the Australian National University and was a Rockefeller Postdoctoral Fellow at the Population Studies Centre, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA. Prior to joining Monash University, he taught at the Department of Societies and Cultures at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. His current research interests include fertility partnering, social cohesion, international migration, and population research with a focus on ageing and health. Dharma has published extensively, contributing to co-edited volumes and a monograph that reflects his insights into family dynamics and social structures. His recent projects and supervision has centered around topics such as immigration, identity, and social capital, with numerous successful completions at the Masters and PhD levels. He provides guidance in areas like population dynamics and reproductive health while maintaining active engagement with various academic communities and research collaborations.

Research Interests