Dr. Pei-Chun Ko is a sociologist specialising in ageing, health, and intergenerational relationships at the School of Social Sciences, Monash University. Her research examines the social and economic participation of older adults, ageing families, life course perspectives, and social networks, with particular focus on health and social inclusion of older adults amid changing family structures and sociocultural contexts in Asian societies and Australia.

Dr. Ko was awarded her PhD from the University of Cologne, Germany with magna cum laude, supported by a fully funded scholarship from the German Research Foundation. Before joining Monash University, she held prestigious appointments at the Asia Research Institute (ARI) and Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR) at the National University of Singapore, followed by academic positions at Singapore University of Social Sciences where she advanced to senior lecturer.

Her research has been published in leading journals including Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, Journal of Aging and Health, and Social Science & Medicine. She was guest editor for a Social Science & Medicine special issue on 'Contextualizing Productive Aging in Asia' (2019), which presented empirical evidence on key determinants and health outcomes of social engagement among older adults across 10 Asian societies.

Dr. Ko currently serves as associate editor for the Journal of Family Studies and holds the position of secretary and treasurer on the board of the Research Committee on Family Research (RC06) in the International Sociological Association (ISA). She is the Chief Investigator of a national evaluation of the ACVVS for the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care.

With expertise in both quantitative methods and quantitative-driven mixed method design, her research contributes to understanding ageing populations in changing social contexts.

Supervision interests

Ageing and health, social and economic participation of older adults, intergenerational relationships, ageing families, life course perspectives, social networks, and ageing societies in Australia and Asia.

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