Biographies of the Commissioners
 
Associate Professor Vipan Prachuabmoh
 

Associate Professor Vipan Prachuabmoh, is a Faculty Member and former Dean of the College of Population Studies at Chulalongkorn University. Vipan Prachuabmoh received her PhD in Sociology from University of Chicago, USA. She was awarded the University of Chicago Un-endowed and Hewlett Fund Fellowship from 1987–1990 and the Population Council Fellowship from 1990–1991.

Dr Vipan Prachuabmoh is a demographer whose main research interests lie in the fields of fertility, aging, and population policy. She has published many articles on these subjects. In 2009, she and her research team on the project of Setting-Up the System for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Second National Plan for Older Persons (2002–2021) received the National Research Council of Thailand’s Award for the best research in Sociology.

Vipan Prachuabmoh serves on several government boards relating to issues on aging and development. She also serves as a President of Thai Population Association, Second Vice President of Thai Society of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Treasurer of Asian Population Association, and the co-principal investigator of the Asian Meta Centre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis.