Prema Kurien [SEP] place of birth
and education.
Prema Kurien was born in Kerala, India. 
She attended the Women's Christian College, Chennai, earning a B.A. in Psychology, and the Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, where she gained an M.A. degree in Sociology.
After moving to the United States she attended Brown University, Providence earning M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Sociology.
Career.
Prema Kurien was Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Knox College, from 1992 to 1994, then Assistant Professor at the
Prema Kurien
Prema Ann Kurien (born 1963) is Professor of Sociology at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, New York, US. She specializes in the interplay between religion and immigration experiences, with focus on people from India. She has written a number of articles and books on aspects of this subject.
Her 2002 book "Kaleidoscopic Ethnicity: International Migration and the Reconstruction of Community Identities in India" was co-winner of the 2003 Asia/Asian America book award from the American Sociological Association.
Birth