Professor Ann Evans
Ph.D., Australian National University
MA, Australian National University
B.A., Australian National University
Dean, Higher Degree Research
Areas of expertise
- Fertility 160302
- Family And Household Studies 160301
- Social Change 160805
- Demography 1603
Research interests
Ann's primary research interest lies in the area of family demography. She is currently undertaking research in the following areas:
Cohabitation and marriage
Relationship formation and dissolution
Fertility and contraception
Young motherhood
Migrant settlement
Transition to adulthood
Biography
Ann Evans gained her PhD in Demography at the Australian National University (ANU). She is currently the Dean for Higher Degree Research and is affiliated with the School of Demogrpahy, Reserch School of Social Sciences. Ann’s primary research interest lies in the area of inequality and family demography, and she undertakes research in the following areas: cohabitation and marriage, relationship formation and dissolution, fertility and contraception, young motherhood and migrant settlement and family formation.
Publications
- O'Donnell, J, Cardenas, D, Orazani, S et al. 2022, 'The longitudinal effect of COVID-19 infections and lockdown on mental health and the protective effect of neighbourhood social relations', Social Science & Medicine, vol. 297, pp. 1-Sep.
- O'Donnell, J & Evans, A 2021, 'The ethnic composition and population dynamics of local communities in Australia', Population, Space and Place, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 1-21.
- Evans, A 2021, 'Reflecting on 21 years of the HILDA Survey', The Australian Economic Review, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 462-468.
- Baffour B, Raymer J and Evans A (2021) Recent trends in immigrant fertility in Australia. Journal of International Migration and Integration 22(3), 1205-1226.
- Evans, A 2020, 'Ethnic intermarriage and partnership in Australia', in Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou and Athina Vlachantoni (ed.), Handbook on Demographic Change and the Lifecourse, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, United Kingdom.
- Evans, A & Gray, E 2020, 'Cross-national differences in income pooling among married and cohabiting couples', Journal of Marriage and Family, DOI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jomf.12721, pp. 1-17.
- Rasmussen, M, Carroll, K, Evans, A et al 2020, 'Researching Young Men and Family Formation: Two Stories, DOI: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1097184X19895298, Men and Masculinities.
- Gray, E & Evans, A 2019, 'Changing education, changing fertility: a decomposition of completed fertility in Australia', Australian Population Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 1-15.
- Perelli-Harris, B, Hoherz, S, Lappegard, T et al. 2019, 'Mind the "Happiness" Gap: The Relationship between Cohabitation, Marriage and Subjective Well-being in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and Norway', Demography, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 1219-1246.
- Beaujouan, E, Reimondos, A, Gray, E et al. 2019, 'Declining realisation of reproductive intentions with age', Human Reproduction, vol. 34, no. 10, pp. 1906-1914.
- Perelli-Harris, B, Hoherz, S, Addo, F et al. 2018, 'Do Marriage and Cohabitation Provide Benefits to Health in Mid-Life? The role of childhood selection mechanisms and partnership characteristics across countries', Population Research and Policy Review, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 703-728.
- Evans, A & Gray, E 2018, 'Marriage and Happiness: changing Australian attitudes to marriage', in Shaun Wilson and Markus Hadler (ed.), Australian Social Attitudes IV: The age of insecurity, Sydney University Press, Sydney, pp. 195-209.
- Kippen, R, Gray, E & Evans, A 2018, 'High and Growing Disapproval of sex-selection technology in Australia', Reproductive Health, vol. 15, no. 134, pp. 1-9.
- Reimondos, A, Gray, E & Evans, A 2018, 'How moving a box changed the religious landscape of Australia', Australian Population Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 59-61.
- Gray, E & Evans, A 2018, 'Geographic variation in parity progression in Australia', Population, Space and Place, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 1-11.
- Ackland, R & Evans, A 2017, 'Using the web to examine the evolution of the abortion debate in Australia, 2005-2015', in Niels Brugger and Ralph Schroeder (ed.), The Web as History, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, pp. 159-189pp.
- Evans, A & Gray, E 2018, 'Modelling Variation in Fertility Rates using Geographically Weighted Regression', Spatial Demography, vol. 6, pp. 121-140.
- Evans, A 2015, 'Entering a Union in the Twenty-First Century: Cohabitation and 'Living Apart Together'', in Genevieve Heard and Dharmalingam Arunachalam (ed.), Family Formation in 21st Century Australia, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 13-30.
- Perelli-Harris, B, Mynarska, M, Berrington, A et al. 2014, 'Towards a new understanding of cohabitation: Insights from focus group research across Europe and Australia', Demographic Research, vol. 31, no. 34, pp. 1043-1078.
- Thomson, E, Lappegard, T, Carlson, M et al. 2014, 'Childbearing across partnerships in Australia, the United States, Norway, and Sweden', Demography, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 485-508.
- Evans, A & Reimondos, A 2013, Climate of doubt: What Australians think about climate change, pp. 1-3.
- Gray, E, Evans, A & Reimondos, A 2013, 'Childbearing desires of childless men and women: When are goals adjusted?', Advances in Life Course Research, 18, pp. 141–149.
- Baxter, J & Evans, A 2012, 'Introduction', in Ann Evans and Janeen Baxter (ed.), Negotiating the Life Course: Stability and Change in Life Pathways, Springer, ..
- Evans, A & Baxter, J, eds, 2012, Negotiating the Life Course: Stability and Change in Life Pathways, Springer, ..
- Evans, A 2012, 'Generational Change in Leaving the Parental Home', in Ann Evans and Janeen Baxter (ed.), Negotiating the Life Course: Stability and Change in Life Pathways, Springer, ..
- Johnstone, K & Evans, A 2012, 'Fertility and the demography of Indigenous Australians: What can the NATSISS 2008 tell us?', in B. Hunter and N. Biddle (ed.), Survey Analysis for Indigenous Policy in Australia: Social Science Perspectives, ANU ePress, Canberra, pp. 35-47.
- Evans, A, Gray, E & Reimondos, A 2011, 'Relationship reports: The effects of presence of others during interview', HILDA Survey Research Conference 2011, ed. Mark Wooden, Janeen Baxter and Steven Stillman, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Australia, p. 26.
- Reimondos, A, Evans, A & Gray, E 2011, 'Living-apart-together (LAT) relationships in Australia', Family Matters, vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 43-55.
- Reimondos, A, Evans, A & Gray, E 2011, 'Reports of relationship timing: Missing data and couple agreement', Survey Research Methods, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 75-87.
- Kippen, R, Evans, A & Gray, E 2011, 'Australian attitudes toward sex-selection technology', Fertility and Sterility, vol. 95, no. 5, pp. 1824-1826.
- Evans, A, Reimondos, A & Gray, E 2010, 'Income pooling in couples: differences between and within countries over time**', ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference 2010, ACSPRI (Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc), Melbourne, pp. 1-24.
- Gray, E, Evans, A, Anderson, J et al 2010, 'Using split-population models to examine predictors of the probability and timing of parity progression', European Journal of Population, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 275-295.
- Reimondos, A, Evans, A & Gray, E 2010, 'Recall error and partner consistency in reporting of cohabitation and marriage dates: evidence from HILDA', ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference 2010, ACSPRI (Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc), Melbourne, pp. 1-24.
- Skew, A, Evans, A & Gray, E 2009, 'The effect of life histories on repartnering in Australia and the United Kingdom', HILDA Survey Research Conference 2009, ed. Mark Wooden, Deborah Cobb-Clarke, Bryan Rodgers, University of Melbourne, Melbourne.
- Reimondos, A, Gray, E & Evans, A 2009, 'Living-Apart-Together (LAT) relationships in Australia: an overview', Annual Conference of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA 2009), ed. The Australian Sociological Association, TASA (the Australian Sociological Association), Canberra, pp. 1-20.
- Skew, A, Evans, A & Gray, E 2009, 'Repartnering in the United Kingdom and Australia', Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 563-585.
- Evans, A, Barbato, C, Bettini, E et al 2009, 'Taking Stock: Parents' Reasons For and Against Having a Third Child', Community, Work and Family, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 437-454.
- Gray, E & Evans, A 2008, 'The Limitations of Understanding Multi-partnered Fertility in Australia', People and Place, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 1-8.
- Gray, E & Evans, A 2008, 'Do Couples Share Income? Variation in the Organisation of Income in Dual-earner Households', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 441-457.
- Fussell, E, Gauthier, A & Evans, A 2007, 'Heterogeneity in the Transition to Adulthood: The Cases of Australia, Canada, and the United States', European Journal of Population, vol. 23, no. 3,4, pp. 389-414.
- Razzaque, A, Streatfield, P & Evans, A 2007, 'Family Size and Children's Education in Matlab, Bangladesh', Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 245-256.
- Gray, E, Kippen, R & Evans, A 2007, 'A boy for you and a girl for me: Do men want sons and women want daughters?', People and Place, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 1-8.
- Gray, E, Evans, A & Kippen, R 2007, Generational differences in parity progression: The role of sex composition of children.
- Evans, A 2007, 'Australia', in Francesco C. Billari, Marcantonio Caltabiano and Gianpiero Dalla Zuanna (ed.), Sexual and affective behaviour of students: an international research, CLEUP Editrice, Padova, pp. 1-48.
- Kippen, R, Evans, A & Gray, E 2007, 'Parental Preference for Sons and Daughters in a Western Industrial Setting: Evidence and Implications', Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 583-597.
- Evans, A & Gray, E 2005, 'What Makes an Australian Family?', in S. Wilson, G. Meagher, R. Gibson, D. Denemark, M. Western (ed.), Australian Social Attitudes: The First Report, UNSW Press, Sydney, pp. 12-29.
- Gray, E & Evans, A 2005, 'Parity Progression in Australia: What Role Does Sex of Existing Children Play?', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 505-520.
- Evans, A & Gray, E 2005, 'Does Marriage Affect the Organisation of Income in Dual-Earner Households?', Annual Conference of the Australian Sociological Association (TASA 2005), ed. Roberta Julian, Reannan Rottier and Rob White, TASA (the Australian Sociological Association), Australia, pp. 1-12.
- Kippen, R, Gray, E & Evans, A 2005, 'The Impact on Australian Fertility of Wanting One of Each', People and Place, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 12-20.
- Evans, H 2005, Psychosocial aspects of teenage pregnancy resolution, ANU.
- Gray, E & Evans, A 2004, Sex composition of children as a determinant of parity progression.
- Evans, A 2004, 'Education and the resolution of teenage pregnancy in Australia', Health Sociology Review, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 27-42.
- Evans, A 2004, 'Psychosocial aspects of teenage pregnancy resolution', Annual conference of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA 2004), ed. Katy Richmond, TASA (the Australian Sociological Association), CD Rom, p. 20.
- McDonald, P & Evans, A 2003, 'Negotiating the Life Course: Changes in individual and family transitions', Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference 2003, ed. P. Butterworth, Australian Government Publishing Service, Australia.
- Evans, A 2003, 'The outcome of teenage pregnancy: Temporal and spacial trends', People and Place, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 39-49.
- Gray, E, McDonald, P & Evans, A 2003, 'Demographic data in Australia', The Australian Economic Review, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 235-44.
- Evans, A 2001, 'The influence of significant others on Australian teenagers decisions about pregnancy resolution', Family Planning Perspectives, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 224-230.
- Evans, A 2001, 'The sexual behaviour of young women', HealthSharing Women, vol. 12, no. 2.
- Evans, A, Booth, H & Cashel, K 2000, 'Sociodemographic determinants of energy, fat and dietary fibre intake in Australian adults', Public Health Nutrition, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 67-75.
- Evans, A 2000, 'Power and Negotiation: Young Womens Choices about Sex and Contraception', Journal of Population Research, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 143-162.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Research services to investigate barriers to and boosters of the total fertility rate (Secondary Investigator)
- Evaluating Effectiveness of Multicultural Awareness Training amongst Department of Human Services staff (Secondary Investigator)
- Inequality in first family formation in contemporary Australia (Secondary Investigator)
- Childbearing within cohabiting unions in Australia: Trends, explanations and comparison (Primary Investigator)
- Hidden relationships: Living apart together in Australia (Primary Investigator)
