I was working on an interview guide, and I told myself, "Wouldn't it be great to have a regular group of folks I can reach out to for quick feedback?" So, some colleagues and I are coming together. The idea: no prior reading, no papers, just quick feedback 30-60 min every 2 wks

So thoughtful of @CaraNaseem RUP to FedEx a gift wrapped copy. Grateful to Phillip Cohen Philip N Cohen and Deborah Davis for the generous blurbs. #family #marriage #China rutgersuniversitypress.org/chinese-marria…

Friends I’ve expanded the geography requirements of my dissertation study. Now I’m interviewing folks across the US rather than just the greater NY area. I would greatly appreciate if you could share my recruitment flyer widely! Screening survey here: tinyurl.com/UPenn-study

Hope Xu Yan, Sonalde Desai & Debasis Barik show that in Indian households, landownership is associated with higher decision-making power for older men but not for older women, unless they have established titles to the land or managerial control. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Article by Hope Xu Yan, Sonalde Desai & Debasis Barik using IHDS Corner data, shows that older men benefit from simply living in land-owning households, but women need to control land themselves to have improved decision-making & survival probability. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

The ASA Asia and Asian America Section's call for 2024 awards is live. Please submit your work for consideration: asanet.org/communities-an…

#released 📰 The 2 papers in the latest IHDS 2023 newsletter focus on exploring gender asymmetry in older people’s decision-making power at home & examining impact of participation in foodgrain subsidy programmes on health status of women & children. ncaer.org/wp-content/upl…

I have successfully defended my dissertation today! Next, I’ll be joining Louisiana State University as an Assistant Professor of Sociology! So grateful to everyone who has supported me to survive this PhD!

After 30 years with UMD Sociology, Distinguished University Professor Sonalde Desai will be retiring in June—and leaving a gift that will provide SOCY students and faculty with grants supporting research focused on societies outside the U.S. Learn more at go.umd.edu/desairetirement

🚨University of Maryland Sociology (UMD Sociology) is hiring an Advanced Assistant or Associate Professor who studies race, health inequalities, environment, migration, or aging. ejobs.umd.edu/postings/121293

Jing Song The Chinese University of Hong Kong - CUHK , Feinian Chen Johns Hopkins University , & I UBC Sociology are organizing a special issue on Gender Dynamics within and beyond Families in East Asia for Chinese Journal of Sociology . Please consider submitting your paper and spreading the word! Call for Papers: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/MEu7OUhEbzI1…

Who’s really closing the #GenderGap in unpaid labor? Is it men doing more #Housework or women doing less? 🤔 Drs. Milkie, Sayer, Kei Nomaguchi & Hope Xu Yan analyze #TimeUse & #Childcare trends in the USA. Read their latest study: doi.org/10.1177/237802…

It has been a year since I graduated. But having my mom see me walk made all the waiting worth it!

Hot from the press! #NewPublication Hope Xu Yan studies racial- ethnic differences in mothers’ parenting stress. Read more about how this stress is linked to depression: bit.ly/45yRfE1 LSU ASA Medical Sociology