Dr James O'Donnell
PhD Demography (ANU), M. Social Research Advanced (ANU), M. Economics (University of Sydney), B. Economics and Social Sciences (University of Sydney)
Lecturer in ANU's School of Demography
James O’Donnell is a Lecturer in ANU's School of Demography. His research centers on social cohesion within neighborhoods, with interests span housing, homelessness, labor markets, and demographic changes. James leads the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute's Mapping Social Cohesion study, examining social cohesion challenges in Australia. He's part of the ANU Social Cohesion project, measuring cohesion in communities and developing interventions. In 2023, he received an ARC DECRA Fellowship to study social cohesion's demographic and life course drivers.
Research Interest
James is a demographer whose current research is focused on understanding and measuring social cohesion within and across neighbourhoods. His broader research interests include:
- housing and homelessness
- labour market and household dynamics
- social and demographic change.
Expertise Area(s)
Demography not elsewhere classified
Family and Household Studies
Urban Sociology and Community Studies