Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Jane Falkingham

VP Engagement and International
Connect with Jane

Email: J.C.Falkingham@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Peter Smith

Professor in Social Statistics
Connect with Peter

Email: P.W.Smith@soton.ac.uk

Professor Ann Berrington

Professor-Demography&Social Statistics
Connect with Ann

Email: A.Berrington@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jackie Wahba

Professor of Economics
Connect with Jackie

Email: J.Wahba@soton.ac.uk

Dr Paul Bridgen

Associate Professor
Research interests
  • The impact of the environmental crisis on welfare states
  • Eco-social policy developments - theory and empirical evaluations
  • Energy/fuel poverty in the UK and EU
Connect with Paul

Email: Paul.Bridgen@soton.ac.uk

Professor Traute Meyer

Professor of Social Policy
Connect with Traute

Email: T.Meyer@soton.ac.uk

Professor Maria Evandrou FAcSS

PROFESSOR OF GERONTOLOGY
Research interests
  • ESRC: Centre for Population Change (CPC): I am Co-Director of ESRC Centre for Population Change. My collaborative work focuses on a) Increasing longevity and the changing life course, and b) Understanding intergenerational relations & exchange. For more information, please visit the CPC website.
  • ESRC CPC - Connecting Generations: I am also Co-Director of the ESRC CPC-Connecting Generations research programme. The research will investigate areas such as changing intergenerational relationships; intergenerational flows of support in later life; and work-life balance, employment and caring responsibilities in mid-life. More information on the Connecting Generations research programme here.
Connect with Maria

Email: maria.evandrou@soton.ac.uk

Professor Corrado Giulietti PhD

Head of School
Research interests
  • Labour Economics
  • Development Economics
Connect with Corrado

Email: c.giulietti@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jakub Bijak

Professor of Statistical Demography
Connect with Jakub

Email: J.Bijak@soton.ac.uk

Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris

Professor of Demography
Research interests
  • Family Demography
  • Marriage, Cohabitation, Fertility
  • Population change and forced displacement in Ukraine
Connect with Brienna

Email: B.G.Perelli-Harris@soton.ac.uk

Professor Erengul Dodd

Professor of Actuarial Math & Statistics
Connect with Erengul

Email: E.Dodd@soton.ac.uk

Dr Hector Calvo-Pardo

Reader
Connect with Hector

Email: H.F.Calvo-Pardo@soton.ac.uk

Professor Athina Vlachantoni

Professor of Gerontology & Social Policy
Research interests
  • Informal care provision and receipt
  • Unmet need for social care
  • Pension protection
Connect with Athina

Email: A.Vlachantoni@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Social influence and uptake of couples HIV testing and counselling in KwaZulu‑natal, South Africa
Matthew, James Johnson, Lynae Darbes, Victoria Hosegood, Mallory Johnson, Katherine Fritz, Thulani Ngubane, Heidi van Rooyen & Nuala Mcgrath, 2021, AIDS and Behavior
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03435-1
Type: article
Targeting cash transfers on the ‘poorest of the poor’ in the slums: how well did the Kenya’s Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme perform?
Gloria Chepngeno-Langat, Nele Van Der Wielen, Jane Falkingham & Maria Evandrou, 2021, Journal of Aging & Social Policy
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2021.1926197
Type: article
Gender inequality in housework: persistence and change by partnership and parenthood status in the early 2000s
2021, Journal of Family Issues
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X211031757
Type: article
The changing association between homeownership and the transition to parenthood
Valentina Tocchioni, Ann Berrington, Daniele Vignoli & Agnese Vitali, 2021, Demography, 58(5), 1843-1865
DOI: 10.1215/00703370-9420322
Type: article
Socioeconomic disparities in cancer incidence and mortality in England and the impact of age-at-diagnosis on cancer mortality
Ayse Arik, Erengul Dodd, Andrew Cairns & George Streftaris, 2021, PLoS ONE, 16(7 July)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253854
Type: article
Transnational healthcare as process: multiplicity and directionality in the engagements with healthcare among Polish migrants in the UK
Giuseppe Troccoli, Chris Moreh, Derek McGhee & Athina Vlachantoni, 2021, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 48(9), 1998–2017
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2021.1941820
Type: article
The impact of living arrangements and intergenerational support on the health status of older people in China: Are rural residents disadvantaged compared to urban residents
Yazhen Yang, Maria Evandrou & Athina Vlachantoni, 2021, Ageing & Society
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X21000702
Type: article