Prof Maria Evandrou

School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

Position: Professor of Gerontology and Director of the Centre for Research on Ageing
Telephone: (023) 8059 4808
Email: maria.evandrou@soton.ac.uk

Research interests

My research interests span three distinct but related areas of investigation: inequalities in later life; informal carers and employment; and the retirement prospects of future generations of elders. A unifying theme throughout much of my research is the use of a dynamic, life course perspective.

Inequalities in later life, particularly inequalities in the incomes of older people, equity in health and social care, and inequalities amongst ethnic elders in the UK.
Informal carers, paid employment and resources.
The retirement prospects of future generations of elders, particularly the building and use of different types of policy tools for modelling income, pensions, health, incapacity, demand and supply of formal and informal care amongst older people in the future.

Current Activities

Current research projects include:

ESRC SAGE Research Group: Simulating Social Policy in an Ageing Society, jointly based at Southampton and LSE. Co-Director with J. Falkingham, Southampton (PI), P. Johnson (LSE) and K. Rake (Fawcett Society).
Nuffield Foundation Lifetime events and the incomes of the older population in the British, German, Swedish and American welfare states. M. Evandrou (PI) with J. Falkingham, Southampton, and P. Johnson, LSE. This project investigates inequalities in income amongst older people. The research uses a comparative framework and the cases of Britain, Germany, Sweden and the US are examined.
ESRC and AHRB Ageing and Consumption in Britain 1963-1998. M. Evandrou with P. Higgs (PI) UCL, I.R. Jones, St George's, C.J. Gilleard, St George's, R.D. Wiggins, City, C.R. Victor, Reading. The project examines consumer culture across different cohorts in Britain. It is funded under the ESRC/AHRB Cultures of Consumption Initiative.
ESRC Growing Older Initiative Family, Work and Quality of Life: Changing Economic and Social Roles. M. Evandrou (PI) with Karen Glaser, KCL. The project was funded from 1st April 2000 to 31st March 2002 under the ESRC Growing Older Initiative.
ESRC Modelling Social Policy in an Ageing Europe M. Evandrou with J. Falkingham, Southampton, (PI), P. Johnson (LSE) and K. Rake, (Fawcett Society). The award was used to organise a major International Conference on Modelling Policy for an Ageing Europe.

Teaching activities

Programme Director MSc Gerontology, MSc Gerontology (Research) and MSc Gerontology Distance Learning pathway
Gerontology PGR Co-ordinator

Roles

Director of the Centre for Research on Ageing
Co-Director ESRC Centre for Population Change

Selected publications

Books
	Lowdell C, Evandrou M, Bardsley M, Morgan D and Soljak M 2000 Health of ethnic minority elders in London: Respecting diversity. London: The Health of Londoners Project, Public Health Directorate., (ISBN: 0-9531252-9-7)

Edited books and volumes
	Soule, A., Baab, P., Evandrou, M., Balchin, S, and Zealey, L (eds) 2005 Focus on Older People. London: ONS/DWP & Palgrave Macmillan.pp1-99, (ISBN: 1-4039-9751-9)

Chapters in books
	Falkingham, J. Evandrou, M. and Vlachantoni, A. 2010 'Gender, Poverty and Pensions in the UK' In Chant, S. (eds), International Handbook on Gender and Poverty. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar., (ISBN: 978-1-84844-334-1)
	Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. 2009 Pensions and income security in later life. In Hills, J. Sefton, T. and Stewart, K. (eds), Towards a More Equal Society? Poverty, Inequality and Policy since 1997 (pp. 157-177). Bristol: Policy Press., (ISBN: 978-1-84742-201-9)
	Falkingham, J. Baschieri, A. Evandrou, M. and Grant, G. 2009 Left behind in transition? The well-being of older people in Tajikistan. In Collett, J. Frank J. Johns, E. Marin, B and Vanhuysse, P. (eds), Reinventing Retirement: Reshaping Health and Financial Security for the EU27 and Eastern Europe. Aldershot: Ashgate.
	Zaidi, A. Evandrou, M. Falkingham, J. Johnson, P. and Scott, A. 2009 Employment Transitions and Earnings Dynamics in the SAGE Model. In Zaidi, A. Harding, A. and Williamson, P. (eds), New Frontiers in Microsimulation Modelling (pp. 351-379). Aldershot: Ashgate., (ISBN: 978-0-7546-7647-8)
	Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. 2007 Demographic Change, Health and Health-Risk Behaviour across cohorts in Britain: Implications for Policy Modelling. In Gupta, A. and Harding, A. (eds), Modelling Our Future: Population Ageing, Health and Aged Care (pp. 59-80). nternational Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics, 16, Elsevier., (ISBN: 978-0-444-53005-9)
	Evandrou, M. Falkingham, J. Johnson, P. Scott, A. and Zaidi, A. 2007 The SAGE Model: A Dynamic Microsimulation Population Model for Britain. In Gupta, A. and Harding, A. (eds), Modelling Our Future: Population Ageing, Health and Aged Care (pp. 443-446). International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics, 16, Elsevier., (ISBN: 978-0-444-53005-9)
	Evandrou M. and Falkingham J. 2006 'Will the Baby-boomers be better off than their parents in retirement?' In Vincent, JA, Phillipson, C & Downs, M (eds), The Futures of Old Age (pp. 90-102). London: Sage Publications., (ISBN: 10 1-4129-0107-3)
	Evandrou, M 2005 Inequalities amongst older people in London: The Challenge of Diversity. In V.G. Rodwin and M.K. Gusmano (eds), Growing Older in World Cities. Nashville: Vanderbilt Press.
	Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. 2005 A secure retirement for all? Older People and New Labour. In Hills, J and Stewart K (eds), New Labour, Poverty, Inequality and Exclusion (pp. 167-188). Bristol: Policy Press., (ISBN: 1-86134-577-1)
	Evandrou, M and Falkingham, J 2004 Demographic Change in Europe: implications for family support for older people. In Kreager, P and Schroeder-Butterfill, E (eds), Elderly Without Children. Oxford: Berhahn Books., (ISBN: 1-57181-614-3)
	Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. 1998 The personal social services. In H. Glennerster and J. Hills (eds), The State of Welfare. Oxford: Oxford Uuniversity Press., (ISBN: 0-19-877591-1), 2nd edition

Articles in journals
	Chepngeno-Langat, G. Falkingham, J., Madise, N., and Evandrou, M. 2010 Socioeconomic Differentials Between HIV Caregivers and Noncaregivers: Is There a Selection Effect? A Case of Older People Living in Nairobi City. Research on Ageing, 32(1), 67-96. On-line article
	Sefton, T. Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. 2010 Family Ties: Women's Work and Family Histories and their Association with Incomes in Later Life in the UK. Journal of Social Policy, Published online 12 April 2010 doi:10.1017/S0047279410000255 On-line article
	Green, M. Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. 2009 Older International Migrants: who migrates to England and Wales in later life? Population Trends, 137, 33-40. On-line article, (ISSN: 0307–4463)
	Evandrou, M. 2006 The relationship of multiple role occupancy on social participation among mid-life wives and husbands in the UK. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 63(1), 27-47.
	Glaser K, Evandrou M and Tomassini C 2005 The health consequences of multiple roles at older ages in Britain. Health and Social Care in the Community, 13(4), 1-8.
	Evandrou M and Glaser K 2004 Family, work and quality of life: Changing economic and social roles through the lifecourse. Ageing and Society, 24(1), 1-21.
	Evandrou M and Glaser K 2003 Combining work and family life: The pension penalty of caring. Ageing and Society, 23(5), 583-602.
	Evandrou M, Glaser K and Henz U 2002 Balancing work and family life: multiple role occupancy in mid-life and quality of life. The Gerontologist, 42, 1-9.
	Evandrou M. and Falkingham, J. 2002 Smoking behaviour and socio-economic status: a cohort analysis, 1974-1998. Health Statistics Quarterly, 14, 30-39. On-line article, (ISSN: 1465-1645)
	Evandrou M, Falkingham J, Rake K and Scott A 2001 The dynamics of living arrangements in later life: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey. Population Trends, 105, 37-44.
	Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. 2001 What future for the baby boomers in retirement? Insurance Trends, 31, 1-14.
	Evandrou M 2000 Social inequalities in later life: the socio-economic position of older people from ethnic minority groups in Britain. Population Trends, 101, 32-39.
	Evandrou M 2000 Ethnic inequalities in health in later life. Health Statistics Quarterly, 8, 20-28.
	Evandrou M and Falkingham J 2000 Looking back to look forward: lessons from four birth cohorts for ageing in the 21st Century. Population Trends, 99, 27-36.

Working papers
	Evandrou, M. Falkingham, J. and Sefton, T. 2009 Women’s family histories and incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany. Centre for Research on Ageing Discussion Paper No.0707/ Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion Discussion Paper 138. Southampton: University of Southampton. On-line article
	Sefton, T. Falkingham, J. and Evandrou, M. 2009 The relationship between women’s work histories and incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany. Centre for Research on Ageing Discussion Paper No.0706/ Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion Discussion Paper 137. Southampton: University of Southampton. On-line article
	Sefton, T. Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. 2008 Family ties: Women’s work and family histories and their association with incomes in later life in the UK. Centre for Research on Ageing Discussion Paper No.0705/ Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion Discussion Paper 135. Southampton: University of Southampton. On-line article
	Evandrou, M. Falkingham, J. Johnson, P. Scott, A. and Zaidi, A. 2003 Simplicity, Security and Choice: A response to the Green Paper on Pensions by the ESRC-SAGE Research Group. ESRC SAGE Research Group Discussion Paper, 13. London: London School of Economics. On-line article
	Evandrou, M. Falkingham, J. Rake, K. and Scott, A. February 2001 The Dynamics of Living Arrangements in Later Life: preliminary findings. ESRC SAGE Research Group Discussion Paper, No. 4 On-line article
	Evandrou, M. Falkingham, J. Johnson, P. and Rake, K. 2001 SAGE: Simulating Social Policy in an AGEing Society. ESRC SAGE Research Group Discussion Paper, No. 1 On-line article
	Scott, A. Evandrou, M. Falkingham, J. and Rake, K. 2001 Going Into Residential Care: evidence from the BHPS 1991-1998. ESRC SAGE Research Group Discussion Paper, No. 5 On-line article

Reports
	Evandrou, M. and Falkingham, J. 2004 Cigarette smoking and drinking behaviour in Northern Ireland 1986-2002: A cohort analysis. Report to Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland. On-line article

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