Dr Sandra Buchler is the Mary Lee Family Dynamics Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course. She is currently undertaking a research project on the life course trajectories of sole parents in Australia. Sandra holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Queensland. Her broader research interest lies in the role of gender ideology and labour market stratification in perpetuating gender inequality. Her areas of research and expertise include life course transitions, families, gender inequality, female labour force participation, gender ideologies, education, qualitative evaluation and quantitative research methods. Sandra was a Lecturer at the University of Bamberg from 2011 to 2013 and a Senior Lecturer at the Goethe University Frankfurt (2014 – 2024).
The social and demographic characteristics of cohabiters in Australia: Towards a typology of cohabiting couples
Buchler, Sandra, Baxter, Janeen, Haynes, Michele and Western, Mark (2008). The social and demographic characteristics of cohabiters in Australia: Towards a typology of cohabiting couples. 10th Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 9 –11 July 2008. Melbourne, Vic., Australia: The Australian Institute of Family Studies.
