Invited Lectures/ Workshops Etc.

PAPERS/ Posters/ INVITED LECTURE/ WORKSHOPS Etc. 

  1. “Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The International Consortium  for Social Development” Panel presentation. David Androff; Manohar Pawar ; Karen Rice; Colleen Fisher;  Jocelyn Hermoso; Dheeshana Jayasundara; Sharvari Kar; Vijay Pillai ; Mahasweta  Banerjee ; Soleman Abu Bader . To be presented ath the CSWE – APM 2019; October 24 -27, 2019, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
  2. “Expanding International Perspectives: CSWE Commission on Global Social Work  Education’s Fulbright Initiative “ , Pillai, Vijayan; Dheeshana Jayasundara.  Interactive Workshop in the International Issues Track for the Council on Social  Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM). 2019; Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
  3.  “Consequences of Natural Disaster on Women’s Reproductive Health: A Systematic  Review.”  Nahar, Shamsun and Vijayan Pillai., E-poster presented at the 22nd annual  conference of  Society for Social Work Research , January 16-20, 2019; Hilton Union  Square | San Francisco, CA
  4. “Stunting in India: What Does Women’s Empowerment Have to Do with It? .” Maleku,  Arati and Vijayan K Pillai,  January 13, 2018,  Marriott Marquis Washington DC.
  5.  “Social work and refugee settlements” A guest lecture presented tat Anne and Henry  Zarrow School of Social Work ‘Invited. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Ok
  6. “Internationalizing social work curriculum in the period of Globalization” Pillai,  Vijayan ,  Paper presented at the 2017 Annual Program Meeting (APM). he 63rd Annual  Program Meeting (APM) held October 19–22, 2017 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in  downtown Dallas, Texas.
  7. “Physicians’ perspectives: End of life care treatment for older adults in  Allahabad, India”Rashmi Gupta and Pillai,Vijayan , University of Texas at  Arlington. E-poster presented at the The 21st International Association of  Gerontology and Geriatrics Conference,  San Francisco, July 23-27, 2017
  8. “The Social Determinants of Immigrant Well-Being: An Intersectional Analysis.”  Arati Maleku and  Vijayan Pillai, University of Texas at Arlington. E-poster  presented at the The Society for Social Work and Research; 2017 Annual Conference,  January 10-14, 2017,  Grand  Marriatt, New Orleans,.
  9.  “Measuring Women Autonomy and Justification for Domestic Violence in Zambia.”  Cecilia W. Mengo and  Vijayan       Pillai, University of Texas at Arlington. E-poster  presented at the Paper to be presented at the The Society for Social Work and  Research; 2017 Annual Conference, January 10-14, 2017,  Grand  Marriatt, New  Orleans,.
  10. “The Social Determinants of Immigrant Well-Being: An Intersectional Analysis” by  Arati Maleku,   and Vijayan Pillai,  University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington,  TX .Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 21st Annual  Conference – Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth. January 11-154, 2017 New Orleans..
  11. “Measuring Women Autonomy and Justification for Domestic Violence in Zambia.”   Cecilia W. Mengo, PhD,  and Vijayan Pillai, PhD, Professor, University of Texas at  Arlington, Arlington. , TX  Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and  Research 21st Annual Conference – Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth. January  11-154, 2017 New Orleans.
  12. “Utilization of Maternal Health Care in Yemen” Thankam SUNIL, Lisa ZOTTARELLI and  Vijayan Pillai. Paper Presented at the Third International Sociological Association  Forum of Sociology  July  10-14 , 2016  Vienna, Austria
  13. “The Overlapping Effects of Structural Vulnerabilities on Immigrant Well-Being in  the United States” Maleku Arati and Vijayan Pillai.  Interactive Poster in the  Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Populations Track for the 2016 Annual Program Meeting (APM). Presented at the  November 3–6, 2016 in  Atlanta, GA at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis
  14. “Tribute to ICSD Pioneers” Shank, Barbara ; Dave Hollister, Chuck Cowger, Vijayan K  Pillai & Michael Sherraden  (2015). 19th International Symposium of the  International Consortium for Social Development. 7-10 July, SIM University,  Singapore.
  15.   “The Social Determinants of Immigrant Well-Being: Examining Intersectionality and  Capability.” Maleku, Arati & Vijayan K. Pillai.(2015). Paper  presented at the  “Capabilities on the Move: Mobility and Aspirations” September 10-13, Washington  DC.
  16. Pharmaco-EEG: A Study of Individualized Medicine in Clinical Practice. Swatzyna,  R.J., Tarnow, J.D., Tannous, J.,Pillai, V.J. Schieszler, C., & Kozlowski, G.P.  (2015).E-Poster accepted for presented at the 3rd International Conference on  Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine & Molecular Diagnostics, September  01-03, 2015 Valencia, Spain.
  17. “Muslim women’s autonomy and child malnutrition in India: A feminist perspective.”  Interactive Poster., Evans, Rosalind M; Hawley, Alicia C; Peterson, Heather and  Vijayan Pillai. Presented at the  2015 Annual Program Meeting (APM), October 15–18,   Denver, CO.
  18. “Testing the Comparative  Strength  of  Three Factors for Successful   Outcome of   Neighborhood Community Policing  Initiatives.” Yates, Donald and  Vijayan K.  Pillai. Presented at  the 2015 Western Social Science Association meeting in  Portland, OR.
  19. “Pharmaco-EEG: A Study of Individualized Medicine in Clinical Practice.” Swatzyna,  R.J., Kozlowski, G.P., Tannous, J., Schieszler, C., Pillai, V.J. & Tarnow, J.D.  (accepted)  Poster presentation at Sigma Xi Annual Meeting & International Research  Conference, Glendale, Arizona
  20. “Access to Piped Water and Childhood Stunting in India .”Parekh, Rupal; Anne Bain- Nordberg and Vijayan Pillai.Paper Presented at the  142nd APHA Annual Meeting and  Exposition (November 15-November 19, 2014). American Public Health Association. New  Orleans, Louisiana.
  21. “Use of an empowerment model on Indian women’s reproductive health” Wei, FangHsun  and Vijayan K. Pillai.     Paper presented at the 60th  Annual Program meeting of the  Council for Social Work Education. October 23-26. 2014, Tampa, Florida.
  22. “Socio-Structural Correlates of IPV before and after the women’s diagnosis of  HIV/AIDS.” Sharma, Yasoda and Vijayan K. Pillai. . Paper presented at the 60th   Annual Program meeting of the Council for Social Work Education. October 23-26.  2014, Tampa, Florida.
  23. “The Medical Dispute Mediation Mechanism in the Public Sector – A Study Based on  the Kaohsiung City Department of Health.” Fanghsun Wei, Wu-tsung Chen, Vijayan K.  Pillai. The Fifth Asian Conference on the Social Sciences: June 12-15,2014 The  Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka, Japan.
  24. “Effect of Social Support On Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) After the Diagnosis of  Womens’ HIV/AIDS Status” Sharma, Yasoda and Vijayan K. Pillai.  Presented at the   2014 Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research held in San  Antonio, TX from January 15-19, 2014.
  25. “The Resilience Protective Factors Inventory: Psychometric Evaluation of a Uni- Dimensional and Multi-Dimensional Factor Structure”. Bolton, K. , Alexa Smith- Osborne and  Vijayan Pillai, Presented at the Society for Social Work and Research  18th Annual Conference: San Antonio, Tx. January, 2014
  26. “The Resilience Protective Factors Inventory: Psychometric Evaluation of a Uni-   Dimensional and Multi- Dimensional Factor Structure.” Kristin Whitehill Bolton,  Alexa Smith-Osborne, and Vijayan Pillai. Poster to be presented at the Society for  Social Work and Research; 2014 Annual Conference, January 15-19, 2014,  Grand Hyatt  San Antonio
  27. “Reproductive Health and Social Development in Developing Countries: A Latent  Growth Curve Analysis.” Arati Maleku, Bonita B. Sharma, and Vijayan Pillai. Paper  to be presented at the The Society for Social Work and Research; 2014 Annual  Conference, January 15-19, 2014, Grand Hyatt San Antonio,  San Antonio.
  28. “Substance-Abusing Women With HIV/AIDS and Vulnerability to Intimate Partner  Violence (IPV).” Sharma, Yasoda and Vijayan K. Pillai.  Poster session  presentation, 59th  Annual Program meeting of the Council for Social Work  Education. November 2, 2013, Hilton Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas
  29. “Medication Failure: EEG/qEEG Outcome Clusters Provide Evidence .” Swatzyna, Ronald  and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the International Society for Neurofeedback and  Research, Workshop 20, 21st Annual Conference, InterContinental Hotel Dallas,  Dallas, Texas. September 18 -22, 2013.
  30. “Attitudes and knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease among Asian Indian service  providers, caregivers and elderly” Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai, Poster   presented at Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, Nov. 14-18, 2012
  31. “Inequities in Antenatal Healthcare in Nepal: An Ecological Perspective,” Maleku,  Arati and  Vijayan Pillai, Paper presented at the 41st  Southwest Conference on  Asian Studies, Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas. October 5-October 6,  2012.
  32. “Antenatal care in Nepal: An Ecological Perspective,” Maleku, Arati and Vijayan  K.Pillai, Himalayan Policy Research Conference 2012, 11-14 October 2012, University  of Wisconsin, Madison.
  33. “Reproductive Health in India: An Empowerment Model,” Wei, FangHsun  and Vijayan  Pillai, 41st Southwest Conference on Asian Studies Southern Methodist University,  Dallas, Texas. October 5-October 6, 2012
  34. “Family Planning in Cameroon: A Longitudinal Perspective” Poster presentation,  Consoler Teboh and Pillai, Vijayan k. 57th Annual Program Meeting, CSWE.  Oct. 27- 30, 2011, Atlanta
  35. “Finding a job: Position your future.” Panel member, Vijayan K Pillai, 57th Annual  Program Meeting, CSWE. Oct.       27-30, 2011, Atlanta
  36. “Yemeni  Reproductive Health” Sunil, T S and Vijayan K. Pillai. Invited paper.  Presented at ‘ Yemen’s Developmental Present and Future: A Workshop on the Nation’s  Population, Environment, and Security Challenges.’ Organized by the Woodrow Wilson  International Center for Scholars, Washington D C. May 18, 2011
  37. “Social Science and Statistics: In the shadows of Positivism” . Pillai, Vijayan .  Invited paper. Presented at the Fifth Human Sciences Symposium Dialogues on  Culture, Art, and Society The School of Philosophy and Arts of the Universidad  Autonoma de Neuvo Leon  Monterrey, Mexico.  May12-13, 2011
  38. Member Advisory Board  : Fourth National Conference on Health Impacts of Polluted  Environment: Assessment & Solutions; International Development Centre Foundation  (IDC Foundation), Delhi, India. February 2011.
  39. “Air Pollution and Reproductive Health in Developing Countries” Pillai, Vijayan and  FangHsun Wei. Presented at the  Fourth National Conference on Health Impacts of  Polluted Environment: Assessment &  Solutions; International Development Centre  Foundation (IDC Foundation), Delhi, India. 25-26 February 2011.
  40. “Toward A Theory of Safer Neighborhoods and Communities”  Yates,  Donald L. and    Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the National Social Science Association Las Vegas  Meeting, April 17- 19, 2011.
  41. Chair , Session 41. Internationa l Consortium for Social Development 17th  Symposium. Good Governance: Building Knowledge for Social Development . PAN PACIFIC  SONARGAON HOTEL. Dhaka, Bangladesh,January 3-7, 2011.
  42. Chair , Session 45. Interna tiona l Consortium for Social Development 17th  Symposium. Good Governance: Building Knowledge for Social Development . PAN PACIFIC  SONARGAON HOTEL. Dhaka, Bnagladesh, January 3-7, 2011.
  43. “Sustainability and Intergenerational Reciprocity in India: Implications for  Service Providers.” Rashmi Gupta, San Francisco State University, USA, and Vijayan  Pillai, University of Texas at Arlington, USA:  International Consortium for Social  Development 17th Symposium. Good Governance: Building Knowledge for Social Development . PAN PACIFIC SONARGAON HOTEL. Dhaka, Bnagladesh, January 3-7, 2011
  44. “Measuring Sustainable Development Based on Socioeconomic and Ecological  Indicators.” Mashooq Salehin, University of Texas Arlington, USA, and Vijayan  Pillai, University of Texas Arlington, International Consortium for Social  Development 17th Symposium. Good Governance: Building Knowledge for Social  Development . PAN PACIFIC SONARGAON HOTEL. Dhaka, Bnagladesh, January 3-7, 2011
  45. “Sustainability and Social Work: Definitions, Curriculum, and Professional  Advocacy Efforts.” Mosher, Craig; Charlotte Goodluck; Sarah Buila; and Vijayan  Pillai. Hot Topic Session. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Program meeting of the Council for Social Work Education. October 14-17.  2010, Portland, Oregon.
  46. “CSWE Career Center session”: Sustainability and Ecology expert member of the  Panel.56th Annual Program meeting of the Council for Social Work Education. October  14-17,2010. Portland, Oregon.
  47. Chaired the session on “Gero-Ed (Aging and Gerontology) . 56th Annual Program  meeting of the    Council for Social Work Education. October 14-17,2010. Portland,  Oregon.
  48. “Human Rights and Sustainability in the Global Context- Panel”  Rashmi Gupta,  Durrenda Ohlemhemhen, Vijayan Pillai .Paper presented at the 56th Annual Program  meeting of the Council for Social Work Education. October 14-17. 2010, Portland,  Oregon.
  49. “Roles for Social Work Scholars in Sustainability Initiatives:”Primary Presenter:  Vijayan Pillai Co-Presenter(s): Alexa Smith-Osborne, Mashooq Salehin, and Amy  Strong-Blakeney. 56th Annual Program meeting of the Council for Social Work  Education. October 14-17,2010. Portland, Oregon.
  50. “Female Adolescent well-being in India: An Empirical study.” Pillai, Vijayan and  Diana Opollo, University of Texas at Arlington. Presented at the 39th Annual  Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, Texas Christian University.  Fort Worth , Texas, September 24 and 25, 2010
  51. “South Asian Aging Issues” (invited) Presented at the Political Awareness Event   sponsored by the Network of Indian  Professionals  of Dallas, Quality Inn, Addison,  Texas. 13 July 2010.
  52. “Sustainability, Health   and Progress.” Pillai, Vijayan and Rashmi Gupta. Paper  presented at the  National Conference on Environmental Sociology, June 26, 2010.,  Vasundhra Ghaziabad, Delhi.
  53. “Preferred length of birth intervals in Zambia: Exploring the determinants.”   Swain, P and Vijayan K Pillai.  Presented at Poster Session 61 on 4/16/2010. Annual  Meeting of the Population Association of America. Dallas, Tx. 
  54. “Developing Effective International Partnerships” Vijayan Pillai, Panel Member.  CSWE’s Annual Program Meeting (APM) in San Antonio, Texas. November 6–9, 2009
  55. “ Reproductive health in developing countries: What role does reprodutive rights  play? Vijayan Pillai and Rashmi Gupta.   Paper Presented at the 16th Symposium on  “Promoting social development and diminishing inequality: Who must be responsible?”  27-31 de Julio de 2009 Monterrey, México.Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.
  56. “Reproductive health and Millennium Development Goals.” Pillai, Vijayan. Paper  Presented at the Western Social Science Association Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. April  15-18., 2009.
  57. “Examining the comparative strength of three theories for predicting the successful  outcome of neighborhood community policing initiatives.” Yates, Donald; Vijayan  Pillai and Ken Egbo. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the American  Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las  Vegas, Nevada, February 4-6, 2009.     
  58. “The Millennium Developmenrt Goals: Promoting Human Development, Human Rights, &  Social Justice.” Vijayan K Pillai . Paper presented at CSWE: 2008 APM conference.  Philadephia, Sept 29-Oct.4. 2008
  59. “Linking Practice, Research and Policy”  Gupta, Rashmi and  Vijayan K Pillai .Paper  presented at  CSWE: 2008 APM conference.  Philadephia. Sept 29-Oct.4. 2008.
  60. “Millennium Development Goals and Reproductive Health in Developing Countries”  Vijayan K. Pillai,  Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Management,  Ahmedabad, India 27-29 Dec. 2007
  61. “Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Health and Millinnium Development Goals.”  Pillai, Vijayan K. A paper presented at the  Vijayan K. Pillai, Southern  Demographic Association  2007 Annual Meeting, Birmingham, AL. 11-13 October 2007.
  62. “A Multivariate Analysis of the Working Poor in Texas: Implications for Policy”  Basham, Randy; Vijayan K. Pillai and Rashmi Gupta. A paper to be presented at the   Council on Social Work Educations’s 53rd Annual Program Meeting (October 26 – 30,  2007) San Francisco, CA.
  63. “Human Rights and Social Justice Issues in Transnational Social Work.” A Paper  presented at the Symposium on Social Justics, Human Rights and Transnarional Social  Work. . Elisabeth Reichert; Alice K. Johnson Butterfield; Vijayan K. Pillai and   Golam M. Mathbor. Council on Social Work Educations’s 53rd Annual Program Meeting  (October 26 – 30, 2007) San Francisco, CA
  64. “Reproductive Health and Social development.” Pillai, Vijayan; Dheeshana  Jayasundara and Candy Madrigal. Presented at the 15th Symposium of Internacional  Consortium on Social development. 16-20 July 2007. Hong Polytechnic, Hong.Kong.
  65. “Reproductive Health and Millennium Development Goals.” Invited presentation..  First   Civil Society Development Forum 2007: “A Platform for Development:  Countdown to 2015”.  28-30 June 2007, Geneva
  66. “Reproductive rights and reproductive health in developing countries: Focus on  Africa. Pillai, Vijayan and Rashmi Gupta. The Fifth African Population Conference.  10 – 14 December, 2007. Arusha- Tanzania.
  67. “Community Capacity, Micro-Economic Development and  Democratization: The Cases of  Bolivia, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru” .Diaz, H. L., Ramirez-Johnson, J., R E  Basham, and Vijayan K. Pillai; Invited panel
  68. presentation Presented  for Adventist Development and Relief Agency, International  (ADRAI),  (Mario Ochoa, Executive Vice President) Silver Spring, Maryland.  (2006,  November)..
  69. “Exploring the Factors influencing Eating Habits:  Managerial and Public Policy  Implications. “Bandyopdhyaya, Subir and Vijayan K. Pillai. 2006 Paper presented at  the International Association for Business and Economics. -2006 Annual Conference  at Las Vegas, October 15-18.
  70. “The working poor in Texas 1990-2000: The role of immigration.” Pillai, Vijayan;  Randy Basham and Dheeshana Jayasundera. Paper to be presented at the 37th Annual  Meeting of the Southern Demographic Association. November 3-5, 2006, Durham, North   Carolina.
  71. “Australian Social Activist Model: Impact of U.S. Social Work Study Abroad Program”  Fairchild, Sherry and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper presented at the  2006 Annual  Program Meeting of the Council for Social Work Education. February 16-19, 2006.  Chicago, Illinois.
  72. “Caregiver Burden among Indian Families in India: a Systems Theory Perspective”  Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai, Paper presented in the poster session at the  conference of the Society for Social Work and Research. 12 January – 15 January   2006.  San Antonio, Tx.
  73. “Correlates of fertility in the Republic of Yemen.” Pillai, Vijayan and T S Sunil.  Paper presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Southern Demographic Association.  November 3-5, 2005, University of Mississippi,Oxford, Mississippi.
  74. “Reproductive Health.” Pillai, Vijayan. Chair of the session on Reproductive Health  at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Southern Demographic Association. November 3-5,  2005, University of Mississippi,Oxford, Mississippi..
  75. “Toward a Theory of Community Neighborhood Community Policing Program  Effectiveness: A Conceptual Model” Donald Yates; Pillai, Egbo, Ken and Pillai,  Vijayan. Paper presented at the 47th Western Social Science Association meeting,  April 13-16, 2005.
  76. “Validation of the Checklist of Controlling Behaviors (CCB): A New Domestic  Violence Assessment Instrument for Social Work.” Simmons, Catherine; Peter Lehmann;  Vijayan Pillai. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social  Work Research. January 13-16, 2005. Miami, Florida
  77. “Socio-political Economy of Reproductive Health in Developing Countries” Pillai,  Vijayan and Rashmi Gupta. Paper Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the  Southern Demographic Association. Hiton Head, South Carolina. Oct. 14-Oct.16, 2004.
  78. “Age at marriage, contraceptive use and abortion in Yemen 1991-1997”.  Sunil,T.S.,  and Vijayan K Pillai. Paper presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of American  Sociological Association, San Francisco, August 1417, 2004 .
  79. “Correlates of Reproductive health in Developing Countries” Vijayan K. Pillai.  Invited Lecture. The School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley.  11 October 2004.
  80. “Research  Methodology in the Social Sciences”  Vijayan K. Pillai. Invited lecture.  Department of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology – Roorkee.  26-27 July, 2004, Roorkee, State of Utranchal, India.
  81. “Predicting the Successful Outcome of Neighborhood Community Policing Initiatives:  A Conceptual Framework”
  82. Yates, Donald; Ken Amaechi Egbo and Vijayan K Pillai. A Paper Presented at the 46th  Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association, to be held at the  Sheraton City Center, Salt Lake City, UT, April 21-24, 2004.
  83. “AIDS/HIV Prevention in Zambia”  Vijayan K. Pillai, T.S. Sunil, Rashmi R. Gupta.  Paper Presented at Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting.  2004.  Corpus Christi, TX . March 17-20, 2004.
  84. “Reproductive Health and Armed Conflict in Developing Countries”. Poster session:   Ronald Swatzyna and Vijayan K Pillai. 13th International Symposium of the Inter-  University Consortium for International Development, Dec.29, 2003- Jan. 2, 2004.  Mumbai, India
  85. “Caregiver Burden among South Asian Immigrant care Givers in Dallas-Fort Worth  Metropolitan Area. Poster Session:  Rashmi Gupta and Vijayan K Pillai. 13th  International Symposium of the Inter- University Consortium for International  Development, Dec.29, 2003- Jan. 2, 2004. Mumbai., India
  86. “Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health in Developing Countries” Pathways to  Social Justice”. Vijayan K. Pillai and Sherry Fairchild. 13th International  Symposium of the Inter- University Consortium for International Development,  Dec.29, 2003- Jan. 2, 2004. Mumbai, India
  87. “Predictors for runaway episodes among youth receiving crisis shelter services”  Sanna Thompson and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Eighth Annual Conference of  the Society for Social Work and Research in New Orleans, LA, January 15-18, 2004.
  88. “Demographic profile of racism in the United States: Implications for Social  Welfare Policy.” Paper presented at the Video Conference on racism in Social Policy  sponsored by the Schools of Social Work at: The Autonomous University of Nuevo  Leon, The University of Puerto Rico and the University of Texas at Arlington.  Arlington, Tx, November 18, 2003.
  89. Poster Session on “Predictors for runaway episodes among  youth receiving crisis  shelter services” Sanna J. Thompson, Vijayan K. Pillai and Stephanie Pulliam.  Presented at the 131 Annual Meeting of the American Public health Association. San  Francisco, Nov. 15-19, 2003
  90. Female vs. Male Morality: Religiosity and Delinquency Revisited. Yates, Donald and  Vijayan K. Pillai, Paper presented at the 131st Annual Meeting of the American  Sociological Association. Atlanta, Ga. August 16-19, 2003
  91. Poster Session on Comparison of Caregiver Burden among Asian Indians in India and  the United States. Gupta, Rashmi; Nancy Rowe and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at  the Seventh Annual Conference of Social Work and Research. Washington, D.C. January  16-19, 2003
  92. Poster Session on Reproductive Health Services: International Perspectives;  Population Growth, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health; Wang, Guang zhen and   Vijayan K. Pillai. The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA; Philadelphia, PA; November 11,  2002.
  93. “Reproductive Health”  First session. Chairperson.  Pillai, Vijayan.  10 Oct. 2002,  8.30 A M.  33rd Annual Meeting of the Southern Demographic Association. Austin,  Texas.
  94. “Potpouri session”  Chairperson.  Pillai, Vijayan.  10 Oct. 2002, 8.30 A M.  33rd  Annual Meeting of the Southern Demographic Association. Austin, Texas.
  95. “Linkages between Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health.”   Wang, Guang-Zhen  and Vijayan K. Pillai. Presented at the Annual Pacific Sociological Association  meeting, April 17-21, 2002, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  96. “Aids Preventive Behavior Among Taiwanese University Students in the U S .:  Cultural Context in Health BeliefModel.” Ya-chien Wang and Vijayan K Pillai   Presented  at the 2002 Annual Sociological Association meeting. Chicago
  97. “Reproductive Health in Yemen: A Theoretical Approach,” T.S. Sunil and Vijayan K  Pillai. A Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Southwest Social Science  Association, 2002, New Orleans March 25-27
  98. “Bio-social development Across Life Span”, Third session. Chairpersons: Pillai,  Vijayan and K. Viswanadha Reddy. Feb. 9,  3.00PM to 5.00 PM. International  Conference on Population Stabilization and Development. Organized by the Council of  Cultural Growth and Cultural relations. 8-10 Feb. 2002, Cuttack, India. 
  99. “Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: An Empirical Analysis.”  Pillai,  Vijayan and Guang-zhen Wang;. A Paper Presented at the International Conference on  Population Stabilization and Development. Organized by the Council of Cultural  Growth and Cultural relations. 8-10 Feb. 2002, Cuttack,  India. 
  100. “Population and Reproductive Health in Yemen.” Pillai, Vijayan & T S Sunil. A Paper   Presented at the International Conference on Population Stabilization and  Development. Organized by the Council of Cultural Growth and Cultural relations. 8 -10 Feb. 2002, Cuttack, India.
  101. “Promoting Tourism in Developing Countries: The Role of Infrastructure Development”  Pillai, Vijayan & Sangeeta Sinha. Paper Presented  at the  International Conference  on Population Stabilization and Development. Organized by the Council of Cultural  Growth and Cultural relations. 8-10 Feb. 2002, Cuttack, India.
  102. Chair , Session on Reproductive Health. Southern Demographic Association , 32  Annual meeting, Miami Beach, October 11-13, 2001
  103. Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development in Developing Nations. Sinha, Sangeeta  and Vijayan K Pillai. Paper Presented at the Southwestern Social Science  Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, March 14-17, 2001
  104. 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. 
  105. Maternal / Child health in developing countries, Pillai, Vijayan K., Discussant.  Southern Demographic Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, 26-28 October,  2000
  106. 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
  107. Women’s reproductive health and reproductive rights in developing countries : An  empirical approach.  Wang, Guang- Zhen Wang  and Vijayan K. Pillai, Paper presented  at the American Sociological Association Annual Conference, Washington D C, 14-16  August, 2000
  108. 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
  109. Family Structure and Reproductive Decision making in Zambia> Pillai, Vijayan. A  paper presented at the 3rd African Population Conference , Durban, 6-10  December,1999
  110. Elder Care Giver Burden in South Asian Families in the Dallas-Fort Worth   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
  111. 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
  112. 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.
  113. 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.
  114. 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
  115. 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.
  116. 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
  117. 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
  118. Teenage Problems: Pillai, Vijayan, Panel Member, American Association of Physicians  of Indian Origin, 16th Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas, July 2-5, 1998.
  119. 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.
  120. 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.
  121. 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.
  122. The Production of Refugees in Countries Experiencing Ethnic Conflict.  Zotterelli,  Lisa and Vijayan K. Pillai. Paper Presented at the Population Association of  America 1998 Annual Meeting, April 2-4, Chicago, 1998.
  123. 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.
  124. 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.
  125. 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.
  126. 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.
  127. 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.
  128. 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.
  129. 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.
  130. Session on Fertility and Family Planning in Africa.  Chair.  27th Annual Meeting of  the Southern Demographic Association, Memphis, Tennessee, October 17-19, 1996.
  131. 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.
  132. 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.
  133. 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.
  134. 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.
  135. Logit Modeling Workshop.  Presented at the Southwest Social Science Association   meeting, Houston, Texas, March 23-26, 1996.
  136. Social Welfare Institutions.  Chair and Organizer.  Southwest Social Science  Association meeting, Houston, Texas, March 23-26, 1996.
  137. 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.
  138. 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.
  139. 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.
  140. 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.
  141. 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.
  142. 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.
  143. 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.
  144. 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.
  145. 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.
  146. 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.
  147. 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.
  148. 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.
  149. 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.
  150. 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.
  151. 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.
  152. 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.
  153. 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.
  154. 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.
  155. 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 Issue
  156. 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.
  157. 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.
  158. 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.
  159. 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.
  160. 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.
  161. 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.
  162. Workshop on LISREL Models for the Novice.  Vijayan K. Pillai.  Presented at the  Southwest Social Sciences Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 17-20, 1993.
  163. Workshop on Event History Analysis.  Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai.  Presented at the Texas Department of Human Services, Austin, Texas, May 21, 1993.
  164. 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.
  165. 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.
  166. Correlates of Police Deviance.  Yates, Donald and Vijayan K. Pillai.  Paper  presented at the Western Social Science Association, Denver, Colorado, April 22-25,  1992.
  167. 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.
  168. 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.
  169. 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.
  170. 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.
  171. 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.
  172. 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.
  173. Religious Conversions in the State of Punjab, India, in the 19th Century. Southwest  Social Science Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 28-30, 1991.
  174. Integrating Disaster Research and Practice.  Moderator.  Session on Practitioner’s  Use of Research, Denton, Texas,                            February 21-22, 1991.
  175. 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
  176. 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.
  177. Adjustment of Indian Students in American Universities.  Panel Member.  Texas  Association of University Counselors Annual Conference (TACUSPA), Fort Worth,  Texas, October 16, 1990.
  178. 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.
  179. Quantitative Methodology.  Organizer and Chair Cum Discussant for the Session.  Southwest Sociological Association Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, March 28-31, 1990
  180. 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.
  181. 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.
  182. National Population Policy.  Drafting Committee Elected Member.  Zambia, 1986.
  183. 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.
  184. 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.
  185. 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.
  186. Overall Poverty Phenomenon.  Member of the Taskforce.  Preparatory Workshop  on the  Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, April 1985.
  187. 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.
  188. Issues in the Measurement of Fertility.  Discussant for the Session.  Midwest  Sociological Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 1984.
  189. 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.
  190. 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.
  191. Ecological Structure of Ahmedabad.  Weinstein, Jay and Vijayan K. Pillai.   Presented at the Mid South Sociological Association Meeting, Jackson, Mississippi,  April 1978.
  192. 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.
  193. Physical Environment and Social Change.  Weinstein, Jay and Vijayan K. Pillai.  Presented at the Habitat Conference, Chandigarh, India, March 1976.
  194. 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.
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