Ann Evans

Ann Evans is a Professor and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research) at The Australian National University (ANU), affiliated with the School of Demography within the Research School of Social Sciences. She holds a PhD, MA, and BA from ANU. Her research focuses on family demography, including cohabitation/marriage dynamics, fertility, migrant settlement, and young motherhood. Key projects include studies on pandemic impacts, immigrant fertility trends, and policy evaluations. She has supervised numerous research projects and authored over 60 publications, with recent work analyzing the effects of the pandemic on family formation and ethnic community dynamics. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, public health, and policy analysis.

• Education: PhD/M.A./B.A. in Demography, Australian National University
• Key Research Themes: Inequality in family formation, migration demographics, fertility trends, and pandemic impacts on society

Her research highlights the interplay between social policies and demographic behaviors, with a focus on Australia’s multicultural context. Recent projects explore income pooling dynamics among couples and the longitudinal effects of health crises on mental well-being. Dr. Evans has led grants totaling $X million and collaborates internationally on comparative studies of marriage/cohabitation outcomes.