Publications & Research Output

“Household Migration and Adolescent Marriage Choice in Settings with Changing Marriage Systems” ↗

Axxe, E., Hayford, S. R., & Ghimire, D. J.

Health care systems and policies for older adults in Nepal: new challenges for a low-middle income country ↗

Dhakal, U., Briceño, E., Sharma, U., Bogati, U., Sharma, A., Shrestha, L., Ghimire, D., & Mendes de Leon, C. F.

Choi KW, Tubbs JD, Lee YH, Yixuan He, Kristin Tsuo, Mary T. Yohannes, Lethukuthula L. Nkambule , Emily Madsen, Dirgha J. Ghimire, Sabrina Hermosilla, Tian Ge, Alicia R. Martin, William G. Axinn and Jordan W. Smoller et al. Genetic architecture and socio-environmental risk factors for major depressive decoder in Nepal. Psychological Medicine. ↗

Dhakal, Usha, Emily Briceño, Uttam Sharma,Umesh Bogati, Abha Sharma Lochana Shrestha, Dirgha Ghimire and Carlos F Mendes de Leon. Health care systems and policies for older adults in Nepal: new challenges for a low-middle income country, Discover Public Health. 2024;21(1):256. ↗

Long-Term Consequences of Exposure to Armed Conflict

Programs and Policies for Mental Health: High-Quality Data

Nepali Resilience

Social Support Programs Reduce Depression

Intergenerational associations of maternal depression with daughters' family formation ↗

Banchoff, E. M., Axinn, W. G., Ghimire, D. J., & Scott, K. M.

Association between Women’s empowerment in Household decision making and social media use. Poster presented at 6th Asian Population Association Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal November 27-30.

Adina Gurung

Teachers satisfaction on their job and its impact/association on student learning performance among secondary schools of western Chitwan Nepal. Poster presented at 6th Asian Population Association Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal November 27-30.

Pandit, Prem.

External economic shocks and youth migration intentions in Nepal. Asian Population Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal, November 27-30,

Glick, Jennifer; Dirgha Ghimire & Indra Chaudry

Environmental Vulnerabilities and Urbanization, Chair. The 6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference, Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nov. 29

Dirgha Ghimire

Intergenerational Transmission of Fertility Attitudes and Behaviors in the Chitwan Valley. Paper presented at 6th Asian Population Association Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal November 27-30

Lyman Stone

Exploring the Relationship between Birthweight and Father's International Migration Status in Nepal. The 6th Asian Population Association (APA) Conference, Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nov. 28

Uttam Sharma, Dirgha Ghimire and Emily Treleaven

Courtship processes and marital instability in a rapidly changing non-western society. Poster presented at 6th Asian Population Association Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 27-30.

Ghimire, Dirgha J.

Population-based Dementia Assessment in Nepal: The Chitwan Valley Family Study- Study on Cognition and Aging in Nepal (CVFS-SCAN), Paper presented at 6th Asian Population Association Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal November 27-30.

Sharma, Abha, et al.

Socio-Economic Determinants of Early Childhood Development in A Poor Rural Setting: Empirical Evidence from Nepal Paper presented at 6th Asian Population Association Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 27-30.

Arestoff, Florence, Olivia Bertelli, Elodie Djemai, Dirgha Ghimire, and Uttam Sharma.

Women’s Work-Family Trajectories: A Life Course Investigation of Work, Education, Marriage, And Childbearing in Nepal. Paper presented at 6th Asian Population Association Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 27-30.

Brouner -Otto et al.

Happiness and its Associations with Individual Attitudes, Practices, and Importance in Life. Poster presented at 6th Asian Population Association Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal November 27-30.

Indra Chaudhary

Genetic architecture and socio-environmental risk factors for major depressive disorder in Nepal Karmel W. Choi1,2,3,* , Justin D. Tubbs1,2,3,*, Younga H. Lee1,2,3, Yixuan He3,4,5, Kristin Tsuo3,4,5, Mary T. Yohannes3,4, Lethukuthula L. Nkambule3,4, Emily Madsen2, Dirgha J. Ghimire6, Sabrina Hermosilla6,7, Tian Ge1,2,3, Alicia R. Martin3,4, William G. Axinn6 and Jordan W. Smoller1,2,3

Genetic architecture and socio-environmental risk factors for major depressive disorder in Nepal ↗

Choi, K. W., Tubbs, J. D., Lee, Y. H., He, Y., Tsuo, K., Yohannes, M. T., Nkambule, L. L., Madsen, E., Ghimire, D. J., Hermosilla, S., Ge, T., Martin, A. R., Axinn, W. G., & Smoller, J. W.

Exploring the Relationship Between Birthweight and Father’s International Migration Status in Nepal [Paper presentation]. Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH, United States. (April 17-20)

Sharma, U., Ghimire, D. J., & Treleaven, E.

The Relevance of Governance, External Monitoring, and Instructional Quality to Public-Private School Differences in Student Achievement in the Western Chitwan Valley of Nepal: An Exploratory Analysis ↗

Federalism in Nepal: Early Implications for School Governance ↗

Schaffner, J., Sharma, U., & Glewwe, P.