PAPERS/ Posters/ INVITED LECTURE/ WORKSHOPS Etc.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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
- “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.
- “Social work and refugee settlements” A guest lecture presented tat Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work ‘Invited. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Ok
- “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.
- “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
- “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,.
- “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,.
- “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..
- “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.
- “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
- “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
- “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.
- “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.
- 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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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
- “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
- “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.
- “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
- “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.
- “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
- “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.
- “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.
- “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
- “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
- “Finding a job: Position your future.” Panel member, Vijayan K Pillai, 57th Annual Program Meeting, CSWE. Oct. 27-30, 2011, Atlanta
- “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
- “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
- Member Advisory Board : Fourth National Conference on Health Impacts of Polluted Environment: Assessment & Solutions; International Development Centre Foundation (IDC Foundation), Delhi, India. February 2011.
- “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.
- “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.
- 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.
- 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.
- “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
- “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
- “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.
- “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.
- 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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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
- “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.
- “Sustainability, Health and Progress.” Pillai, Vijayan and Rashmi Gupta. Paper presented at the National Conference on Environmental Sociology, June 26, 2010., Vasundhra Ghaziabad, Delhi.
- “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.
- “Developing Effective International Partnerships” Vijayan Pillai, Panel Member. CSWE’s Annual Program Meeting (APM) in San Antonio, Texas. November 6–9, 2009
- “ 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.
- “Reproductive health and Millennium Development Goals.” Pillai, Vijayan. Paper Presented at the Western Social Science Association Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. April 15-18., 2009.
- “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.
- “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
- “Linking Practice, Research and Policy” Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K Pillai .Paper presented at CSWE: 2008 APM conference. Philadephia. Sept 29-Oct.4. 2008.
- “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
- “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.
- “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.
- “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
- “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.
- “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
- “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.
- “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
- presentation Presented for Adventist Development and Relief Agency, International (ADRAI), (Mario Ochoa, Executive Vice President) Silver Spring, Maryland. (2006, November)..
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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..
- “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.
- “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
- “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.
- “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 .
- “Correlates of Reproductive health in Developing Countries” Vijayan K. Pillai. Invited Lecture. The School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley. 11 October 2004.
- “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.
- “Predicting the Successful Outcome of Neighborhood Community Policing Initiatives: A Conceptual Framework”
- 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.
- “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.
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “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.
- “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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- “Reproductive Health” First session. Chairperson. Pillai, Vijayan. 10 Oct. 2002, 8.30 A M. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Southern Demographic Association. Austin, Texas.
- “Potpouri session” Chairperson. Pillai, Vijayan. 10 Oct. 2002, 8.30 A M. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Southern Demographic Association. Austin, Texas.
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- Chair , Session on Reproductive Health. Southern Demographic Association , 32 Annual meeting, Miami Beach, October 11-13, 2001
- 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
- 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 Wang 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-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
- 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. Zotterelli, 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 Issue
- 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.