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Emeritus Professor David de Vaus

Emeritus Professor Qualifications: BA, Dip Ed, PhD (La Trobe) FASSA Phone: +61-3-9479 2844 Fax: +61-3-9479 1478 Email: D.devaus@latrobe.edu.au

 

• Publications
• Graduate Supervision
• Research Grants
• Research Projects
• Professional Involvements

Publications

I publish in a range of areas and in a variety of formats. My publications include a number of books and book chapters dealing specifically with research methods; books, journal articles and chapters that focus on my substantive areas of research – mainly on sociology of the family, ageing and retirement. In addition I have published a number of research reports. My publications are aimed at different audiences. My different books are aimed at different audiences – some are aimed at upper level students and research practitioners, others are aimed at undergraduate students and others are directed to researchers and a more general audience.

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Graduate Supervision

I am happy to supervise postgraduate students in empirically based research projects. I supervise in both quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method studies.

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Research Grants

My research is supported by a range of grants from external research funding bodies including the Australian Research Council, The World Health Organisation and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.

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Research Projects

My research is empirically based and concentrates mainly on Australian data. The emphasis of my research various from pure, curiosity based research to policy relevant studies. My research projects focus on 4 main areas:

• Sociology of the family with special focus on changes in contemporary families
• Life course transitions such as retirement, partnering and parenthood
• Ageing with special focus on healthy retirement
• Survey research and research design

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Professional Involvements

I am involved with a number of different academic journals as well as serving on a range of advisory bodies associated with my own particular research interests and with research more broadly.

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