TEACHING INTERESTS / COURSES TAUGHT
Population, Community Planning, Demographic Techniques, Quantitative Methods, Social Policy, Welfare and Poverty, Development
Undergraduate:
Introduction to Sociology World Population problems Introduction to Social Work Methods Analysis of Social Work Intervention Social Work - Field Work I Introduction to Social Policy Research Methods and Statistics Marriage and Family Introduction to Social Work
Graduate:
Population and Society Introduction to Demographic Techniques Research Methods and Statistics for Social Workers Multivariate Analysis Structural Equation Modeling Introduction to Survival Analysis Categorical Data Analysis .

Teaching and Research Experience

HONORS ,AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Developing Scholars Award awarded by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, "to recognize faculty members who have distinguished themselves as teachers and scholars as well as good University Citizens".
1998 Dictionary of International Biography. Vol.27. Entry in recognition of distinguished service. Cambridge: International Biographical Center, forthcoming
Honor Professor Award awarded by the Student Association of the University of North Texas, in "recognition of teaching excellence and service to students."
1996. Toulouse Scholar Award awarded by the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies, University of North Texas, recognizing "the outstanding teaching and scholarly/creative achievements of tenured members of the graduate faculty." 1996.
Best Article 1996 Award. Awarded for the article "Asian Indian Elderly and Care Giving: Problems and Prospects." Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1996, 24(3): 59-70.
Awarded the Fullbright Seminar Fellowship to attend seminars and conduct research on the demographic aspects of the Korean society for a period of five weeks in South Korea, June 14-July 18, 1994.
Selected Member of a Strategic Planning team from the United States of America to Advise the Government of Saudi Arabia to plan for the "Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz City for Humanitarian Services" in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 20 -April 3, 1994.
Who is Who Among Asian Americans. New York: Gale Research Corporation, 1994.
Third Best Article 1993 Award. Awarded for the article "The Impact of Race on Welfare Receipt," Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1993, 20(2): 29-35.
Awarded fellowship to attend the Fifth Summer Institute on Aging, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, Airlie Foundation, Virginia, July 3-13, 1991.
Post Graduate Diploma in Planning Examinations, passed with Distinction, 1974.

MONOGRAPHS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Health and Empowerment: Use of Participatory Action Research to Plan Primary Care Services for Older African Americans. Eve, Susan; David Williamson; Walter Barbour and Vijayan K. Pillai et al. In Empowering Communities. Erma Lawson (ed.). Denton: University of North Texas Press; forthcoming

Communication and Social Development. Wang, Guang-Zhen and Vijayan K. Pillai in Communication, Modernization and Development. K. Mahadevan; Yomichi Ito; K. Ramachandran and Vijayan K. Pillai (Eds.). Delhi:B.R. Publishers. Forthcoming.

Persistence of Racism. Lawson, Erma and Vijayan K. Pillai in Problems and Issues in Diversity in United States. Naylor, Larry (ed.). New York: Burgen and Garbey. Wesrport:Bergin and Garvey. 1999
Age at Menarche Among Adolescent Females in Zambia: Implications for Family Formation. Vijayan K. PiIlai. in Changing Family Roles and Feminism. Man Singh Das and V.K Gupta (Eds.) . Delhi: South Asia Books. 1997 (reprinted)

The Dilemma of Aging in Developing Countries: A Demographic Portrait. Pillai, Vijayan and A. M. Abane in An Aging Population, Aging Planet, and a Sustainable Future (Ed.), Ingman, Stanley. Denton: Texas Institute for Research and Education on Aging, 1996.
Reprinted: A Comparison of the Use of Health Care Services by Older Adults in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Eve, Susan; Vijayan K. Pillai; Calvin Easterling and John D. Jones in The Canadian Health Care System: Lessons For The United States. (Eds.), Eve, Susan; Betty Havens and Stanley R. Ingman. New York: University Press of America, 1995.

A Comparison of the Use of Health Care Services by Older Adults in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Eve, Susan; Vijayan K. Pillai; Calvin Easterling and John D. Jones in The Canadian Health Care System: Lessons for the United States. (Eds.), Eve, Susan; Betty Havens and Stanley R. Ingman. Denton: University of North Texas Press, 1994.
Contemporary Sociology in India. Mohan, Raj P. and Vijayan K. Pillai, in International Handbook of Contemporary Sociology. (Eds.), Mohan, Raj and Arthur Wilke. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1994.

Ecological Structure of Ahmedabad. Weinstein, Jay and Vijayan K. Pillai. In Indian Cities: Ecological Structure. Tiwari, V. K, et al. Delhi: Concept Publishers. 1985

BOOKS
Communication, Modernization and Development. K. Mahadevan; Yomichi Ito; K. Ramachandran and Vijayan K. Pillai (Eds.). Delhi:B.R. Publishers. In Progress

Challenges of Primary Education in Developing Countries: Insights from Kenya. Achola, Paul P P W and Vijayan K. Pillai. 2000. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishers.

Demography: The Science of Population. Weinstein, Jay and Vijayan K. Pillai. New Jersey: Allyn and Bacon. 2001.

Women's Reproductive Rights in Developing Countries. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Guang-Zhen Wang. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishers, 1999.

Welfare As We Know It: A Family-Level Analysis of AFDC Receipt. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Lewiston: Edwin Mellon Press, 1997

Developing Areas: A Book of Readings and Research. (Eds.), Pillai, Vijayan K. and Lyle Shannon. London: Berg Publishers,1995

JOURNAL ARTICLES
62. "Elder Caregiver Burden in South Asian Families in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area." Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai. International Journal of Aging. Accepted
61. "Reproductive Rights, Fertility and Sexuality in India: The case of the Nairs in Kerala." Pillai, Vijayan and Rashmi Gupta, South Asia, Accepted.
60. "Measuring Women's Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights in Developing Countries." Wang, Guang-Zhen and Vijayan K. Pillai, Social Indicator Research, Accepted.
59. "Determinants of Breast Feeding Post partum Amenorrhea in India" Sunil, T S and Vijayan K Pillai. Social Science Journal, Accepted
58. "Women's Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health: A Cross National Analysis." Wang, Guang-Zhen and Vijayan K. Pillai, Health Transition Review. Accepted
57. Caregiver Burden in South Asian Families: A systems Theory Approach. Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Multicultural Social Work. 2000, 9(1/2): 41-53.
56. "Population and Sustainable Development" Pillai, Vijayan and Swaroop Reddy. Sustainable community Review. 2000, 3(2):17-25.
55. "Do Incentives Matter-Evaluation of a Family Planning Program in India." Thankam S, Sunil; Vijayan K. Pillai and Arvind Pandey.Population Research and Policy Review.2000, 18(6):563-577
54. Modelling Sexual Activity among School Girls in Zambia. Pillai, Vijayan and Rashmi Gupta. Journal of Family Issues. 2000, 21(2):170-190.
53. Old Age Support in China: The Role of the State and the Family. Pei, Xiaomei and Vijayan K. Pillai. International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 1999, 49(3):197-213.
52.Women's Reproductive Rights and Social Inequality in Developing Countries. Pillai, Vijayan and Guang-Zhen Wang. Social Science Journal. 1999, 36 (2).

51.Sexual Activity Among Zambian Female Teenagers: The Role of Inter-Personal Skills. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Thomas Barton. Adolescence.1999, 34(no.134):381-387
50.Women's Reproductive Rights, Modernization, and Family Planning Programs: A Causal Model. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Guang-zhen Wang. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 1999,XL (2): 270-292.
49. Reproductive Rights in Developing Countries: Regional Variations. Pillai, Vijayan K and Guang-Zhen Wang. Michigan Sociological Review,1999 13(Fall):. 10-22
48. Adolescent Sexual Activity, Early pregnancy and Quality of Life in Cameroon. Kumba, Paulina; Marshal Pillai and Vijayan K.Pillai. International Journal of Sociology of the Family 1998, 28(2): 23-33.
47. Economic Double Jeopardy: County Racial Composition and the Start of Welfare Spells. Barton, Thomas; Vijayan K. Pillai and James Yarbrough. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1998, 25(3):44-56.
46. Social Structural Model of Reproductive Rights: A Cross-national Analysis of Developing Countries. Pillai, Vijayan and Guang-Zhen Wang. Canadian Journal of Sociology. 1999, 24(2)
45.Modernization and Teenage Sexual Activity in Zambia: A Multinomial Logit Model. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Thomas Barton. Youth and Society, 1998, 29(3):293-310.
44.Sexually Active Teenagers in Zambia: Sociodemographic Factors and Policies. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Rashmi Gupta. Social Development Issues, 1997, 19(1): 76-86.
43.Sexual Activity Among Junior Secondary School Girls in Zambia. Pillai, Vijayan K.; Thomas Barton and Kofi Benefo. Journal of Bio-Social Science, 1997,29:297-301.
42.Committing to the New Police-Community Partnership in the United States and England. Yates, Donald; Vijayan K. Pillai and Joel Humburg. Policing & Society, 1997, 7(1):99-150.
41.Age Effects on Infant Mortality Controlling for Race: A Meta Analytical Study. Pillai, Vijayan K.and Subir Bandyopadhyay. Health Care for Women International, 1997, 18(2):115-126.
40.Air Pollution in Developing and Developed Countries: A Cross Sectional Pooled Time Series Analysis. Vijayan K. Pillai. International Planning Studies, 1996, 1(1):35-49.
39.Program Evaluation Using Event History Analysis. Barton, Thomas; Vijayan K. Pillai and Tracy J. Dietz. American Journal of Evaluation, 1996, 17(1):7-17.
38.Frustration, Strain, and Commitment to Community Policing: A Comparative Analysis of American and English Police Officers. Yates, Donald; Vijayan K. Pillai and Joel Humburg. Police Studies, 1996, 19(3):1-16.
37.Asian Indian Elderly and Care Giving: Problems and Prospects. Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Intergroup Relations. 1996, 24(3): 59-70. (Awarded the Best Article of the Year, 1996.)
36.Unmarried Zambian School Teenagers and Sexual Activity: A Discriminant Analysis. Pillai, Vijayan K. and James Yarborough. Demography India. 1996, 25(2): 285-290.
35.Impact of Limiting Welfare to Two Years. Barton, Thomas; Vijayan K. Pillai, Tracy Dietz. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1996, 22(4):17-23.
34.Attitudes Toward Sexual Behavior Among Unmarried Zambian Secondary School Female Teenagers. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Lonnie C. Roy. Journal of Social Psychology, 1996, 136(1): 111-112.
33.Attitudes Toward Community Policing: A Causal Analysis. Yates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai. Social Science Journal, 1996, 33(2):193-209.
32.School Going Female Teenagers in Zambia: Sexual Activity and the Role of the Family. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Kofi Benefo. International Journal of Contemporary Sociology, 1995, 32(1):124-132.
31.Age at Menarche Among Adolescent Females in Zambia: Implications for Family Formation. Vijayan K. PiIlai. International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 1995, 25(2):33-38.
30.Using an Event History Analysis to Evaluate Social Welfare Programs. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Research on Social Work Practice, 1995, 5:176-192.
29.Differences in Spell Lengths Between the AFDC-Basic and AFDC-Unemployed Parents Programs. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Social Service Research, 1994, 19(1-2):1-22.
28.Men and Family Planning: Toward a Policy of Male Involvement. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Ann C. Kelley. Polish Population Review, 1994, 5:293-304.
27.An Evaluation of a Prototype JOBS Program Using an Event History Analysis of AFDC Cases. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Evaluation Review, 1993, 17(1):27-46.
26.Adolescents and Family Planning: The Case of Zambia. Pillai, Vijayan K.; Paul P. W. Achola and Thomas Barton. Population Review, 1993, 37(1-2):11-20.

25.The Impact of Race on Welfare Receipt. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1993, 20(2):29-35. (Awarded the Third Best Article of the Year, 1993.)
24.Male College Students and Family Planning in Zambia. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Ann C. Kelley. College Student Journal, 1993, 27(4):498-501.
23.Teenage Sexual Activity in Zambia: The Need for a Sex Education Policy. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Donald Rates. Journal of Bio-social Science, 1993, 25(3):411-414.
22.Men and Family Planning in Zambia: The Role of Women's Education. Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Bio-social Science, 1993, 25(1):17-23. (Reproduced in a CD ROM containing documents on family planning for the U S AID. Produced by the Center for Communication programs, School of Hygiene and Public Health, John Hopkins University. 1999)
21.Social Change and Family Planning in Kenya. Vijayan K. Pillai. Indian Journal of Social Work, 1992, 53(2):267- 272.
20.Marketing the Census: Toward a Social Strategy. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Thomas Barton. International Review of Modern Sociology, 1992, 22(1):55-64.
19.Race and Police Commitment to Community Policing. Rates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1992,19(4):16-20.
18.Public Policy and Black Inequality: A Critical Review of the 1990s. Rates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai. Indian Journal of American Studies, 1992, 22(1):23-33.
17.Fertility and Social Development in Africa. Pillai, Vijayan K. and C. K. Omani. Population Review, 1992, 36(1-2):15-30.
16.Immunization Coverage in Lusaka, Zambia: Implications of the Social Setting. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Mark Conway. Journal of Bio-social Science, 1992, 24(2):201-210.
15.Family Planning Use and Attitudes Among Men in Zambia: The Differences Between Catholics and Non-Catholics. Vijayan K. Pillai. Sociology and Social Research, 1992, 76(2):85-89.
14.Frustration and Strain Among Fort Worth, Texas Police Officers: A Look at Demographic Factors. Rates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai. Sociology and Social Research, 1992, 76(3):145-149.
13.Teenage Fertility and Infant Mortality: Reply. Pampel, Fred and Vijayan K. Pillai. Demography, 1988, 25:157-161.
12.Teenage Fertility in Developing Countries. Vijayan K. Pillai. Studies in Comparative International Development, 1988, 23(41):3-14.
11.Postwar Rise and Decline of American Fertility: The Pace of Transition to Motherhood Among 1950-1969 Marital Cohorts of White Women. Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Family History, 1987, 12:421?436.
10.Correlates of Decision to Move or Stay in Ahmedabad, India. Vijayan K. Pillai. Population and Environment, 1987, 9(4):191-200.
09.Patterns and Determinants of Infant Mortality in Developed Nations, 1950?1975 . Pampel, Fred C. and Vijayan K. Pillai. Demography, 1986, 23:525?542.
08.Age at First Marriage: A Review of Recent Models in the United States. Vijayan K. Pillai. Health and Population Perspective, 1983, 6:238?249. (Reprinted in Journal of Family Welfare, 1985, 32(1):41-49.)
07.Age at Family Formation and Family Size: A Cross?Cultural Comparison. Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 1984, 15:292?298.
06.Age at Motherhood and Education in India and the United States. Vijayan K. Pillai. International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 1984, 14(2):235-241
05.Dimensions of Caste in India. Vijayan K. Pillai. International Review of Modern Sociology, 1982, 12:229?235. 04.Wife's Education and Family Size: The Form of the Relationship. Vijayan K. Pillai. Sociological Focus, 1981, 11:247?257.
03.Ecology of Intra-Urban Delinquency and Crime: A Reassessment. Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Environmental Systems, 1981, 11:101?111.
02.Ahmedabad: An Ecological Perspective. Weinstein, Jay and Vijayan K. Pillai. Third World Planning Review, 1979, 1:205?233.
01.Appropriate Technology Versus Appropriating Technology: Alternative Approach to the Transfer of Technology. Weinstein, Jay and Vijayan K. Pillai. Social Development Issues, 1979, 3:37-53.

Differentials in Crime Rates in Fiji: The Role of Ethnicity. Pillai, Vijayan K. and James Chang. Asian Profile, 1998, 26(1): 85-89(Unrefereed)

Working Papers Series

Age Effects on Infant Mortality Controlling for Race. Bandyopadhyay, Subir and Vijayan K. Pillai. McGill University, Faculty of Management. (Paper # 94-04-03),

Physical Environment and Social Context: An Approach to Planning for Rural Settlements in Gujarat. Weinstein, Jay and Vijayan K. Pillai. Development Series Report No.5, Center for Development Studies, The University of Iowa, 1978

PAPERS PRESENTED

Developing Scales for reproductive health and reproductive rights in developing countries: A CFA approach. Pillai,Vijayan K and Guang-zhen Wang. Paper presented at the International Indian Statistical Association meeting, India International center, Delhi, India, December 30, 2000- 3 January, 2001.

Maternal / Child health in developing countries, Pillai, Vijayan K., Discussant. Southern Demographic Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, 26-28 October, 2000

Regional variations in women's reproductive rights in developing countries. Paper presented at the special session on Women's struggles for reproductive rights, Pillai, Vijayan K and Guang-zhen Wang American Sociological Association Annual Conference, Washington D C, 14-16 August, 2000

Women's reproductive health and reproductive rights in developing countries : An empirical approach. Wang, Guang- zhen and Vijayan K. Pillai, Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Conference, Washington D C, 14-16 August, 2000

Reproductive decision making among Zambian Couples. Sunil, T S and Vijayan K Pillai. Presented at the Poster session, PAA Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 23-25 March, 2000

Family Structure and Reproductive Decision making in Zambia. Pillai, Vijayan. A paper presented at the 3rd African Population Conference , Durban, 6-10 December,1999

Elder Care Giver Burden in South Asian Families in the Dallas-Fortworth Metropolitan Area. Pillai, Vijayan and Rashmi Gupta. Paper presented at the 3rd North Texas Conference on Women at University of Texas at Dallas, November 6-7, 1999

Reproductive Decision Making among Zambian Couples. Pillai, Vijayan and Michelle Vaughn, Paper Presented at the University of North Texas Federation Conference on Work, Family and Occupations at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 15-18 September, 1999

The South Indians and Feminity: The Nairs of Kerala. Pillai, Vijayan and Rashmi Gupta, Paper Presented at the Conference on Sexualities, Masculinities and Culture in South Asia: Knowledge, Practices, Popular Culture, and the State. Treacy Centre, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia, 6-8 July, 1999.

How Consumer Attitude Mediates the Influence of product Belief on Product Usage patterns, Pillai, Vijayan K. and Subir Bandyopadhay, Paper Presented at the INFORMS National meeting at Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2 - 5, 1999.

Reproductive Decision Making among Couples in Zambia. Invited presentation at the AKD Chapter Induction Ceremony. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, May 1, 1999

Reproductive Health in Developing countries : Regional Variations. Pillai, Vijayan and Guang-zhen Wang, Paper presented at the Western Social Science 41st Annual Conference, Fort Worth, April 22-24, 1999.

Women's Reproductive Rights in Developing Countries: An Empowerment Model. Pillai, Vijayan and Guang-zhen Wang . Paper Presented at the International Conference on Women Transforming the Public, Santa Barbara, April 23-25, 1999

Ethnic Differentials in Teenage Fertility in Texas. T S Sunil; Joseph Oppong and Vijayan K. Pillai, Paper Presented at the 21st Annual Applied Geography Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, October 21-24, 1998

Teenage Problems: Pillai, Vijayan, Panel Member, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, 16th Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas, July 2-5, 1998.

Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health: Conceptual Linkages and Practices. Wang, Guang-Zhen and Vijayan K. Pillai, Paper presented at the RC 41 Sessions of the 14th World Congress of Sociology of the International Sociological Association, August 1st , Montreal,1998.

Chair of the session on Marriage and Reproduction at the RC 41 Sessions of the 14th World Congress of Sociology of the International Sociological Association, August 1st , Montreal,1998.

Demographics of Texas: Implications for Schools. Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper Presented at the Annual School Board Work Shop, May 6, Texas A & M University- Commerce, Texas, 1998.

The Production of Refugees in Countries Experiencing Ethnic Conflict. Zottarelli, Lisa and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper Presented at the Population Association of America 1998 Annual Meeting, April 2-4, Chicago, 1998.

Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: The Impact of Reproductive Rights. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Guang-zhen Wang. Paper presented at the Workshop on Population conducted by Research Committee 41 of the International Sociological Association, Beijing, China, October 11, 1997.

Reproductive Decision Making Among Couples in Zambia. Wilson, Judy F. And Vijayan K. Pillai, Paper presented at the Southern Demographic Association meeting, Orlando, Florida, September 25-27, 1997.

Community Policing and Domestic Violence: Impact of Interventions. Yates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the British Criminology Association, Belfast, Ireland, July 15-18, 1997.

Alternative Police Response to Spousal Assault: Policy Implications for Interventions in Cases of Domestics Abuse. Yates, Donald; Phyllis Berry; Barbara Murray; and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper Presented at the 39th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 23-26, 1997.

Aging Among South Asian Americans: Aspects of Elder Care Giver Burden and Social Work Practice Implication. Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper presented at the Southwest Social Science Association meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 26-29, 1997.

Alternative Police Responses to Spousal Assault: Implications for Community Policing Networks. Yates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper Presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Criminology Association, Chicago, Illinois, November 20-23, 1996.

Determinants of Fostering in Zambia. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Afaque Ahmed. Paper Presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Southern Demographic Association, Memphis, Tennessee, October 17-19, 1996.

Session on Fertility and Family Planning in Africa. Chair. 27th Annual Meeting of the Southern Demographic Association, Memphis, Tennessee, October 17-19, 1996.

Caregiver Burden among Caregivers of Elderly in Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area: An Empirical Investigation. Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper presented at the Inter-Congress on Aging (International Sociological Association), Trivandrum, Kerala, India, August 19-21, 1996.

Reproductive Rights in Developing Countries: Regional Variations. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Guang-Zhen Wang. Paper presented at the Research, Policy and Ethics Conference on Population & Family Life, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 6-11, 1996.

Organizational Environment and Attitudes Toward Community Policing. Yates, Donald; Vijayan K. Pillai and Joel Humburg. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association, Reno, Nevada, April 17-20, 1996.

First Generation Immigration Experience. Panel Member and Organizer of Roundtable. Federation of North Texas Area Universities Conference on The Experience of Biculturality and Marginality, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, April 5, 1996.

Logit Modeling Workshop. Presented at the Southwest Social Science Association meeting, Houston, Texas, March 23- 26, 1996.

Social Welfare Institutions. Chair and Organizer. Southwest Social Science Association meeting, Houston, Texas, March 23-26, 1996.

County Racial Composition and the Start of Welfare Spells. Barton, Thomas; Vijayan K. K. Pillai and James Yarborough. Paper Presented at the Southwest Social Science Association meeting, Houston, Texas, March 23-26, 1996.

Roles of Older Adults in Healthy Neighborhoods: A Case Study of Stop Six. Eve, Susan; Pillai, Vijayan K., et al. Paper Presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council on the Aging, Inc., Dallas, Texas, 1995.

Attitudes Toward Community Policing: A Comparative Analysis. Yates, Donald; Vijayan K. Pillai and Joel Humburg. Paper Presented at the 47th Annual Conference of the American Criminology Association, Boston, Massachusetts, November 14-18, 1995.

Female Vs. Male Morality: Religion and Delinquency Revisited. Yates, Donald; Kim Weaver and Vijayan K. K. Pillai. Paper presented at the 1995 Mid-South Sociological Association meeting, Mobile, Alabama, October 25-28, 1995

Asian Elderly and Caregiving: Problems and Prospects. Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper Presented at the Balancing Two Worlds: Forging an Indian American Identity, at Montclair State University, New Jersey, September 16, 1995.

Health and Aging in Africa. Vijayan K. K. Pillai. Paper presented at the International Health and Aging Forum, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, August 25, 1995.

Self Control and Delinquency: A Test of Hirschi and Gottfredson's Recent Extension of Social Control Theory. Yates, Dale; Pillai, Vijayan and Kim Weaver. Paper Presented at the British Criminology Association Biennial Conference, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom, July 17-21, 1995.

Committing to the New Police-Community Partnership in the United States and England. Yates, Donald; Vijayan K. K. Pillai and Joel Humburg. Paper Presented at the 37th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association, Oakland, California, April 26-29, 1995.

Welfare Research. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. K. Pillai. Poster Session Presented at the El Proyecto ZAPOTLAN EN TEXAS International Conference, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, April 11-15, 1995.

An Examination of Strain Among Community Police Officers in North Umbria, England. Humburg, Joel; Donald Yates, Vijayan Pillai and Jim Williams. A Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts, March, 1995.

Modernization and Fertility. Pillai, Vijayan K. K. Talk presented to University of North Texas Women's History Programs. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, March 29, 1995.

Aging Population and Societal Carrying Capacity. Pillai, Vijayan and A. M. Abane Paper Presented at the Pre-White House Conference on An Aging Population and Aging Planet. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, February 26-28, 1995.

Population and Environment. Pillai, Vijayan K.. Paper presented at the International Conference on Environment and Health, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India, December 15-18, 1994.

Frustration, Strain and Commitment to Community Policing: A Comparative Analysis of American and English Experience. Yates, Donald; Vijayan K. Pillai and Joel Humburg. A paper presented at the 46th American Criminology Association meeting, Miami, Florida, November 9-12, 1994.

Air Pollution in Developing and Developed Nations: A Pooled Cross Sectional Time Series Regression Analysis. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Sonia Oviedo. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Southern Demographic Association, Atlanta, Georgia, October 22, 1994.

Adolescent Sexual Activity in Zambia: A Structural Equations Model. Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper presented at the Population Association of America, Miami, Florida, May 5-7, 1994.

Development, Patriarchy, and Women's Non-family Work: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Zimbabwe. Benefo, Kofi and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper presented at the Population Association of America, Miami, Florida, May 5-7, 1994.

Teenage Fertility and Welfare. Barton, Thomas; Vijayan K. Pillai and Tracy J. Dietz. Paper Presented at the Seventy Second Annual Meeting of the South Western Social Science Association, San Antonio, Texas, March 30-April 2, 1994.

Use of Participatory Action Research to Plan Primary Care Services for African American Older Adults. Pillai, Vijayan K. et. al. A Poster Session presented at the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 19-22, 1993.

Abstracted in The Gerontologist, 33, Special Issu The Improving Status of the Elderly: Fact or Fiction for Program Planners. Lusky, Richard; Peggy Higgins and Vijayan K. Pillai. Poster Session presented at the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 19-22, 1993.

Using an Event History Analysis to Evaluate Welfare and Jobs Programs. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Evaluation '93 Conference of the American Evaluation Association Meeting, Dallas, Texas, November 3-6, 1993.

Correlates of Attitude Toward Community Policing: A Test of Anomie/Strain theory with Police Agencies. Yates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Criminology Association, Phoenix, Arizona, October 27-30, 1993.

Courtship and Sexual Behavior Among Secondary School Girls in Zambia: The Need for a Policy. Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population General Conference, Montreal, Canada, August 24-September 1, 1993.

Sexual Activity Among Secondary School Girls in Zambia: Implications for Policy. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Guang-Zhen Wang. Presented at the Session on Sociology of Population, International Sociology Association meeting, Montreal, Canada, August 24, 1993.

Self-Managed Enriched Teams and Employees Performance. Yeatts, Dale; Mary Thibodeaux and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Organizations and Occupations Roundtables American Sociological Association Conference, Miami, Florida, August 1993.

Workshop on LISREL Models for the Novice. Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Southwest Social Sciences Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 17-20, 1993.

Workshop on Event History Analysis. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Texas Department of Human Services, Austin, Texas, May 21, 1993.

Differences in Spell Lengths Between the AFDC-Basic and AFDC-Unemployed Program. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Southwest Social Sciences Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 17-20, 1993.

Improving Police-Community Relations: The Factor of Race on Improving Youth and Neighborhood Group-Police Relations. Yates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai. Mid-South Sociological meeting, Chattanooga, Tennessee, October, 1992

Correlates of Police Deviance. Yates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper presented at the Western Social Science Association, Denver, Colorado, April 22-25, 1992.

Teenage Sexual Activity in Zambia: The Need for a Family Policy. Pillai, Vijayan K. Paper Presented at the East Texas State Sociological Symposium, Commerce, Texas, November 15-17, 1991.

Teenage Sexual Activity in Zambia: The Need for Sex Education. Pillai, Vijayan K.; Chrispin Shumina and Karen Palka. Paper Presented at the East Texas State Sociological Symposium, Commerce, Texas, November 15-17, 1991.

Attitudes Toward Community Policing: A Study of Law Officers in Ft. Worth, Texas. Yates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper Presented at the Mid South Sociological Association meeting, Jackson, Mississippi, October 23-27, 1991.

The Access to Health Care Among Older Adults in Canada, the USA and Britain. Eve, Susan; Vijayan K. Pillai; Cal Easterling and Jone Jones. Canadian Association on Gerontology 20th Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, October 24-27, 1991. Workshop - Texas Consortium on Geriatric Education, Houston, Texas, October 3- 6, 1991

. The Use of Health Care by Older Adults in the USA, Britain and Canada. Eve, Susan; Vijayan K. Pillai; Calvin Easterling and Jone Jones. American Sociological Association meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 22-28, 1991.

Welfare Dynamics and Welfare Employment Program Evaluation. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented to the Texas Department of Human Services, Austin, Texas, May 7, 1991.

Religious Conversions in the State of Punjab, India, in the 19th Century. Southwest Social Science Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 28-30, 1991.

Integrating Disaster Research and Practice. Moderator. Session on Practitioner's Use of Research, Denton, Texas, February 21-22, 1991.

A Comparison of the Use of Health Care Services by Older Adults in the USA, Canada, and Britain. Poster Session. 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Association of America. November 16-20, 1990.

Abstracted in The Gerontologist, 30, Special Issue Men and Family Planning in Africa: The Case of Zambia. Pillai, Vijayan K. Presented at the East Texas State University Sociology Symposium, Commerce, Texas, November 15-16, 1990.

Adjustment of Indian Students in American Universities. Panel Member. Texas Association of University Counselors Annual Conference (TACUSPA), Fort Worth, Texas, October 16, 1990.

Gender Inequality in Occupations Among Minority Groups in England. Davidson, Jeanette R.; Susan B. Eve and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Southwestern Sociological Association meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, March 28-31, 1990.

Quantitative Methodology. Organizer and Chair Cum Discussant for the Session. Southwest Sociological Association Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, March 28-31, 1990

AIDS: Issues for Research and Practice in the 1990's, Member of the Panel on People Impacted by the HIV Virus. Denton, Texas, February 22-23, 1990.

Impact of Immunization Technology in Africa: The Case of Lusaka, Zambia. Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Tenth National Third World Studies Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, October 1?3, 1987.

National Population Policy. Drafting Committee Elected Member. Zambia, 1986.

Some Aspects of Economic Development and Employment in Zambia. Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the National Seminar on Population Education in Zambia: Lusaka, Zambia, January 13?15, 1986.

The Role of University of Zambia in Population Development. Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Seminar on National Population Development Policy, Lusaka, Zambia, December 11?13, 1985.

The Role of Mortality and Fertility Patterns on Health Planning. Discussant for the Session. National Seminar on Dissemination and Utilization of the 1980 Population and Housing Census Data, Lusaka, Zambia, November 25?29, 1985.

Overall Poverty Phenomenon. Member of the Taskforce. Preparatory Workshop on the Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, April 1985.

Religious Differences in the Process of Family Formation. Marcum, John and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Association for the Sociology of Religion meeting, San Antonio, Texas, Summer 1984.

Issues in the Measurement of Fertility. Discussant for the Session. Midwest Sociological Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 1984.

Correlates of Decision to Move in an Indian City. Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Tenth Annual Conference of South Asian Studies Center, Madison, Wisconsin, November 1981.

Appropriate Technology Versus Appropriating Technology. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Jay Weinstein. Presented at the Conference on State of the Art in Comparative Social Development, Columbia, Missouri, October 1978.

Ecological Structure of Ahmedabad. Weinstein, Jay and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Mid?South Sociological Association Meeting, Jackson, Mississippi, April 1978.

Contraceptive Knowledge and Reproductive Motivation: An Empirical Test of Two Theories. Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Association Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 1978

Physical Environment and Social Change. Weinstein, Jay and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Habitat Conference, Chandigarh, India, March 1976.

On Stability of Inter?Regional Trading Relations: A Study of Gujarat's Pattern of Trade. Kashyap, S. P. and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Indian Economics Association, Delhi, India, 1976.

BOOK REVIEWS

The Coming Age of Scarcity: Preventing Mass Death and Genocide in the Twenty-first Century. Dobkowski, Michael and Isidor Walliman (eds.).New York: Syracuse University Press, 1998. In Sustainable Communities review, 1999,3(1):42-44

Fractured Community: Landscapes of Power and Gender in Rural Zambia. Kate Crehan. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. In Canadian Journal of African Studies,1998 32(1):198-201.

The Filipino Family: A Text with Selected Readings. Belen T.G. Medina, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 1991, in International Journal of Contemporary Sociology, 1994, 31(1):137-138.

Population Growth and Socioeconomic Progress in Less Developed Countries, Peter Hess, 1988, in Studies in Comparative International Development, 1991, 26(1):89-90.

Infant Mortality and Health of Societies, Kathleen Newland, in Studies in Comparative International Development, 1981, 20(2):99?101.

A Changing Small Town in South India, P. K. Geevarghese, University Press of America, in Studies in Comparative International Development, 1979, 16(3 ?4):147 ?149.

Perception of Development, Sandra Wallman (ed.), Cambridge University Press, in Contemporary Sociology, 1977, 7(5):87.

Surplus Labor and the City: A Study of Bombay, Heather and Vijay Joshi, The Oxford University Press, in Contemporary Sociology, 1976, 7(5)88

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

The University of North Texas Sexual Harassment Policy: A Policy Review. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Glynna Christian. Report Submitted to the Provost and Vice President of the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, December 1989.

Determinants of the First Birth Interval. Dissertation for Ph.D. in Sociology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A., 1983.

Inter-Regional Export and Import Trade of the State of Gujarat, India. Group project for the Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning, Center Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. 1974.

Allocation for Social Welfare in the Five Year Plans of India. Thesis for M.A. in Social Work, The University of Indore, Indore, M. P., India, 1972.

CONTRACT REPORTS AND GRANTS

Reproductive rights and reproductive health: Empirical linkages: Research Opportunity Grant, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. September, 1999 (Award declined).

The Length of Time Texas Families Receive AFDC- Basic Benefits. A Report Submitted to the Texas Department of Human Services. Barton,Thomas; Vijayan K. Pillai and James Yarbrough. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, August 1998, Pp.85

Women and Health. Vijayan K. Pillai. Federation Grant for Organizing Conference. Grant Awarded by University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1997.

Reproductive Rights in Developing Countries. Vijayan K. Pillai. Research Opportunities Program grant awarded by the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1997.

Gender Inequality and Fertility in Zambia. Vijayan K. Pillai. Research Opportunities Program Grant awarded by the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1996.

A Description of the Cohort of AFDC-MA Only Cases That Began Receiving Benefits July 1989. Barton, Thomas; Vijayan K. Pillai and James Yarborough. Report submitted to the Texas Department of Human Services. August 28, 1995.

Cultural Distance and Fertility. Vijayan K. Pillai. Research Opportunities Program Grant awarded by the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1995.

Sultan Bin Abdulaziz City for Humanitarian Services. Project Report Vols. I, II, III. Vijayan K. Pillai with seven other participants. Submitted to the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. May 1994.

Teenage Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa. Vijayan K. Pillai. Awarded by various agencies. 1993.

Analysis of Welfare Trends in Texas. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Small Grants Program awarded by the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1993.

Women's Status and Fertility: The Role of Breastfeeding and Contraception in Zambia. Vijayan K. Pillai. Research Opportunity Program Grant awarded by the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1992.

The Elderly and Welfare (AFDC) Receipt in Texas. Pillai, Vijayan and Thomas Barton. Grant awarded by the Texas Institute for Research on Aging and Education, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 1992.

Teenage Pregnancy in Botswana. Vijayan K. Pillai. Travel grant (Round-trip airfare to Gaborone) awarded by NAEC, Inc., Gaborone, Botswana, July 1992.

Welfare Data Analysis-Texas. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Thomas Barton. Small Grants Program, awarded by the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1992.

Welfare Trends in Texas. Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Data supplied by Department of Human Services, Texas, 1992.

A Life Table Analysis of the AFDC-Basic and AFDC-Unemployed Parents Programs in Kenosha and Racine Counties, Wisconsin. Report submitted to Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Department of Social Services, June 12, 1992.

Health Needs of the Elderly in Stop Six, Fort Worth. Vijayan K. Pillai, and six others. Grant awarded by the Texas Institute for Research on Aging and Education, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1991.

Age Directory of the Hispanic Elderly Population in Denton. Vijayan K. Pillai. Grant awarded by Area Agency for Aging, Dallas, 1991.

Modeling the Proximate Determinants of Fertility in Zambia. Vijayan K. Pillai. Research Opportunity Program Grant awarded by the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1991.

Modeling the Proximate Determinants of Fertility in Zambia. Vijayan K. Pillai. Research Opportunity Program Grant awarded by the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1991.

Attitude Toward Teenage Pregnancy in Zambia. Vijayan K. Pillai. Small Grants Program awarded by the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1990.

Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship. Vijayan K. Pillai. Fellowship awarded by the University of North Texas, Texas, 1990.

Teenage Sexual Activity among Secondary School Girls in Urban Zambia. Vijayan K. Pillai. Grant awarded by NAEC Inc. Lusaka, Zambia, Summer 1990.

A Comparison of the Use of Physicians and Hospitals by Older Adults in Great Britain, Canada and the United States: Final Report. Submitted to the AARP Andrus Foundation, 1909 K Street, N.W.; Washington, D.C., 20049. By Susan Brown Eve with the assistance of Vijayan K. Pillai, C.H. Easterling and J. D. Jones, 1990.

Modeling Teenage Pregnancies in Zambia. Vijayan K. Pillai. Research Opportunities Program Grant awarded by the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1989

Evaluation of the NORAD Volunteer Service Program in Zambia. Mulengu, A. P.; L. K. Mwansa; Vijayan K. Pillai and Robie Siamwiza. Grant awarded by Norwegian Organization for Research and Development, Lusaka, Zambia, 1986.

Trend in Infant Mortality in Lusaka. Pillai, Vijayan K. and Rajan Mathew. Grant awarded by the University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, 1986.

Immunization Status Among Infants Below Three Years of Age in Urban Lusaka. Vijayan K. Pillai. Grant awarded by UNICEF through the Ministry of Health, the Government of the Republic of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, 1986.

Measuring Variations in Residential Quality and Land Use. Vijayan K. Pillai. Report prepared for the National Institute of Justice under a contract awarded to the Iowa Urban Community Research Center, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A., 1981.

Ahmedabad Development Plan: Preliminary Reports. Pillai, Vijayan K.; Anita Gokhale and Jaishree Laijwala. Report prepared for the School of Planning, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 1975.

REFEREE - JOURNALS

Clinical Sociological Review; Demography; Human Organization; International Journal of Contemporary Sociology; Journal of Family Issues; Social Science Quarterly; Sociological Inquiry; Southwest Journal on Aging; Studies in Comparative International Development; Review of Religious Research, Sustainable Communities Review, Social Development Issues, National Science Foundation.

OFFICE- ASSOCIATIONS/ EDITORIAL BOARDS

Executive Council Member -1996 to 1999; Southwest Social Science Association

Member Editorial Board: Sustainable Communities (Journal)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Southern Demographic Association

Population Association of America

Indian Association for Population Studies

Union for African Population Studies

International Association for the Scientific Study of Population

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, U.S.A

Southwest Social Science Association, U.S.A

American Statistical Association

Awards won by students:

Susan Pottoroff : Third Prize for the best student Paper presented at the Annual conference of Tourism Management: 1996

Paulina Khumba : 1996 PRB Population Communication Program Fellow ship (I was not her chair. The winning proposal was done under my guidance)

Afaques Ahmed : 1998 PRB Population Communication Program Fellow ship Sunil T S 2000 PRB Population Communication Program Fellow ship