Talk:Vijayan K. Pillai

Latest comment: 13 years ago by OlEnglish in topic Notability issues

Notability issues

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This "article" reads like a resume. It doesn't say why this person is notable. The only "reference" is to an academic website. I did independent searching in these places:

  • Major US news sources

(site:wsj.com OR site:nytimes.com OR site:boston.com OR site:miamiherald.com OR site:post-gazette.com OR site:chicagotribune.com OR site:suntimes.com OR site:latimes.com OR site:sfexaminer.com OR site:oregonian.com OR site:usatoday.com OR site:time.com OR site:washingtonpost.com OR site:nysun.com OR site:cbsnews.com OR site:npr.org OR site:guardian.co.uk OR site:nj.com OR site:nhpr.com OR site:huffingtonpost.com OR site:thestar.com OR site:usnews.com OR site:slate.com OR site:newsweek.com) (site:baltimoresun.com OR site:herald-mail.com OR site:staradvertiser.com OR site:hawaiitribune-herald.com OR site:westhawaiitoday.com OR site:mauinews.com OR site:gazette.net OR site:fredericknewspost.com OR site:somdnews.com OR site:cleveland.com/plaindealer)

  • Indian newspapers & magazines

(site:indiacurrents.com OR site:littleindia.com OR site:indiatoday.in OR sitethokalath.com OR site:ververonline.com OR site:indiamagazine.com OR site:asianage.com OR site:aniin.com OR site:thehindubusinessline.com OR site:businessreviewindia.in OR site:dnaindia.com OR site:expressindia.com OR site:hardnewsmedia.com OR site:hinduonnet.com OR site:hindustantimes.com OR site:indiadaily.com OR site:indianexpress.com OR site:mumbaimirror.com OR site:rediff.com OR site:indiatimes.com)

  • sociology journals

(site:sociology.org OR site:bentham.org OR site:contexts.org OR site:discovermagazine.com)

I found ONE reference here:

The Economic Times[1]

It's up to the writers of this article to show notability and to give adequate references. Wikipedia is not a place for resumes. Please clean up this article or let's delete it.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 23:08, 8 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for doing this research. I decided to remove the resume-like content here for now. I would probably support deletion if more references can't be found. -- œ 14:21, 14 February 2011 (UTC)Reply
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References

  1. ^ Kumar Anand (2 Jan, 2008). "Study in US is no more easy for Indian students". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2011-02-08. ...able to complete their PhD from an American university, especially in subjects like accountancy and hard sciences, have a lot of opportunities there," said Vijayan Pillai, a professor at the School of Social Work, University of Texas. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Education

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Honors, Awards and Recognitions

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  • Honorary Adjunct Professor. Amrita University. January 2009 to Present. “Honorary position offered by Amrita University to persons who made significant contribution in their chosen field”.
  • Invited Panelist, Population Association of America (PAA) annual meeting held in New Orleans April 16–19, 2008.
  • Invited to a panel of international experts to provide critical feed back on William and Flora Hewlett Foundation funding initiative for the development of reproductive health and reproductive rights indicators in support of their programming in the reproductive health area
  • Fellowship award from the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations:Awarded to the “ authors of the most pioneering and consciousness-raising papers for participating in the First Civil Society Development Forum 2007: "A Platform for Development: Countdown to 2015”. 28–30 June 2007, Geneva
  • World Ekistic Society- Nominated and elected to the membership of World Ekistic Society, Fall 2004
  • University Award for Distinguished Record of Research or Creative Activity: Nominated from the School of Social Work (UTA), 2003–2004
  • Distinguished Achievement Award : Nominated for the Social Work Research Society distinguished Achievement award for the year 2001-2002
  • Chancellor’s Award Nominee : Nominated from the School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington for the Chancellor’s award presented for excellence in teaching. 2002
  • Developing Scholars Award. Awarded by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of North Texas “to recognize faculty members who have distinguished themselves as teachers and scholars as well as good University Citizens”. 1998
  • Honor Professor Award. Awarded by the Student Association of the University of North Texas, in "recognition of teaching excellence and service to students." 1996.
  • Toulouse Scholar Award. Awarded by the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies, University of North Texas, recognizing “the outstanding teaching and scholarly/creative achievements of tenured members of the graduate faculty." 1996.
  • Best Article 1996 Award. Awarded for the article "Asian Indian Elderly and Care Giving: Problems and Prospects.” Gupta, Rashmi and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1996, 24(3): 59-70.
  • Fulbright Seminar Fellowship. Awarded to attend seminars and conduct research on the demographic aspects of the Korean society for a period of five weeks in South Korea, June 14-July 18, 1994.
  • Third Best Article 1993 Award. Awarded for the article "The Impact of Race on Welfare Receipt," Barton, Thomas and Vijayan K. Pillai. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1993, 20(2): 29-35.
  • Awarded fellowship to attend the Fifth Summer Institute on Aging, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, Airlie Foundation, Virginia, July 3–13, 1991.

Home Page

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Research interests

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  • Accessibility and availability of health services in developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Relationship among physical, social, and economic aspects of women’s health in general in developing countries.

Teaching Interests

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Publications

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Teaching and Research Experience

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  • Lecturer - Department of Social Development Studies, The University of Zambia, January 1985 - December 1986.
  • Research Assistant - The University of Iowa. Projects titled "Determinants of Nursing Turnover," and "Religious Affiliation and Fertility." Responsible for data analysis and data management. Fall 1982 - Fall 1983.
  • Teaching and Research Assistant - The University of Iowa, Fall 1977 - Fall 1981.
  • Teaching Assistant - The University of Iowa. Designed and taught "Perspectives on Development in India,” Fall 1977.
  • Research Associate - Supervised the Urban Planning Lab and taught Sociology of Planning courses at the School of Planning, Ahmedabad, India, July 1974 - January, 1977.
  • Co-Principal Investigator- Ecological Structure of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, May 1975 - June 1976.

Editorship

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Professional Membership

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  • Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, U.S.A
  • Indian Sociological Association