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University of Michigan researchers collaborate with Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok

Jan 6, 2026

University of Michigan researchers William Axinn and Stephanie Chardoul visited Chulalongkorn University's College of Population Studies in Bangkok to discuss future collaborations in demographic research and innovations in population data survey met...

University of Michigan researchers collaborate with Chulalongkorn University in Nepal

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All in the family: U-M expert reflects on 5 decades focused on Nepal, from youth to leading 30-year study

Nov 7, 2025

When Bill Axinn's parents took him to Nepal in 1976 for their own work in agricultural and social development, he was "pretty upset to be missing seventh grade." Axinn's parents brought him to the then-isolated Chitwan Valley, and he went from being ...

All in the family: U-M expert reflects on 5 decades focused on Nepal, from youth to leading 30-year study

Parental Mental Disorders and Children’s Sex and Contraception

Mar 12, 2025, 2:00-3:00 pm EDT

This webinar links the new Chitwan Valley Family Study-Young Adult Study (CVFS-YAS) continuous measures of sex and contraceptive use to the prior measures of parental mental health.

Courtship Processes, Spouse Choice, and Marital Instability

Feb 12, 2025, 2:00-3:00 pm EST

This webinar will provide an overview of dramatic changes in courtship processes, spouse choice and interrelationships between courtship process and marital instability.

Nepal: Research to inform public policy in low-income countries

Feb 3, 2025, 11:30 am-12:30 pm EST

Weill Hall 3240

Join Dr. Dirgha Ghimire, Executive Director at the Institute for Social and Environmental Research - Nepal (ISER-N), for a conversation about ISER-N's research programming.

Genetics and Demographic Behavior

Jan 15, 2025, 2:00-3:00 pm EST

This webinar will provide an overview of the methods for constructing and analyses of polygenic scores for demographic behavior in CVFS.

Using CVFS Data to Study Migration and Related Topics

Dec 11, 2024, 2:00-3:00 pm EST

This webinar will provide an overview of the various migration-related measures across CVFS datasets, including measures of timing and destination of migration spells.

Using CVFS Data to Study Migration and Related Topics

The CVFS Young Adult Study: Methods and Findings from a 30 Month, Frequent Interview, Study of Private Topics

Oct 16, 2024, 2:00-3:00 pm EDT

This webinar uses the new CVFS young adult study (YAS) to document the benefits of a mixed mode design for longitudinal studies.

Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Disaster response in South Asia, Pakistan and Nepal

Nov 3, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EDT

3240 Weill Hall

Join us for a discussion with Ambassador Peter Bodde on disaster response in South Asia region, especially his experience in hurricane stricken areas.

Disaster response in South Asia, Pakistan and Nepal

Policy briefs

Women’s employment and child health

January 1, 2024

William Axinn (University of Michigan); Institute for Social and Environmental Research–Nepal (ISER-Nepal)

Increasing female participation in paid labor and child malnutrition The increase in female participation in the paid labor market is one of the most pronounced transitions that has occurred since the mid-1900s and is increasingly a global phenomeno...

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Nepali resilience: Nepalese mental health in an international comparison

January 1, 2024

William Axinn (University of Michigan); Institute for Social and Environmental Research–Nepal (ISER-Nepal)

The people of Nepal experience many different sources of stress, but they have higher levels of positive mental health than those in wealthier countries. Nepali resilience is a source of both national pride and optimism, and mental health policies an...