Bio
Abhijit Visaria is a Principal Research Scientist at the Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE) at Duke-NUS. Abhijit’s research on ageing includes quantitative analysis of health expectancy, psychological resilience, social networks, loneliness, work and retirement, and use of digital technology by older persons. Abhijit is a Principal Investigator of ‘Ageing Well in the Urban Environment - Meeting the Health and Social Needs of Older Adults’ (2023-2026), awarded as a Berlin University Alliance-National University of Singapore Global Health Exploration Project, and a Co-Principal Investigator of the NRF-funded Future Health Technologies project on ‘Early detection of health risks: Prevention of falls and fractures’ (2020-2026). He is a Co-Investigator of the third and fourth waves of the 'Transitions in Health, Employment, Social Engagement and Intergenerational Transfers in Singapore Study (THE SIGNS Study)' (2023-2027).
Abhijit received his Ph.D. and M.A in Demography from the University of Pennsylvania. Abhijit was earlier a postdoctoral fellow at the Asia Research Institute jointly with the Centre for Family and Population Research at National University of Singapore. Abhijit’s professional background has included being a consultant with the World Bank during 2014-15, and working with the Social Initiatives Group, ICICI Bank, Mumbai from 2004 to 2008 on supporting state-civil society partnerships and developing resource centres on maternal and child health and elementary education, across India.
Education
Doctorate
University of Pennsylvania, United States
Master of Arts
University of Pennsylvania, United States
Master of Arts
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India
Bachelor of Arts (Economics) with Hons
University of Delhi, India