ADDRESS

R218, School of Social Science

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

Phone: +86 180 6270 6610; +852 5107 2940

Email:fredawang@hust.edu.cn

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Sociology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2016

M.Phil.              Sociology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2013

M.A.                  Sociology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2010

M.A.                  English Language and Literature, Sun Yat-sen University, 2009

B.A.                   English Language and Culture, Dalian University of Foreign Languages, 2007

CURRENT POSITION

Associate Professor in the School of Social Science (Social Work Division), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2018 to date

Director of International Student Education Center in the School of Social Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2018 to date

Vice Director of Social Work Research Center in the School of Social Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2019 to date

Associate Head of Social Work Division in the School of Social Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2021 to date

WORKING EXPERIENCES

Supervisor for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) and Program Coordinator in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2017-2018

Lecturer in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Spring 2017.

Postdoctoral Researcher in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Autumn 2016.

AREARS OF INTERESTS

Early Childhood Development, Population Aging, Life Course Studies, Intergenerational Program, Family Structure, Marriage Formation, Fertility, Social Stratification, Quantitative Methodology and Intervention Study.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

Principle Investigator,“Changes in occupational structure in China: 1990s – 2010s”, National Social Science Funding, ~RMB200,000, 2019-2022.

Principle Investigator,“Elderly wellbeing and the early development of children in China: the role of inter-generational transfers”, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Funding, ~ RMB300,000, 2018-2021.

Co-investigator,“Interviews and Online Survey on Social Life during the Domestic Quarantine in Wuhan”, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Funding, ~ Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Research Funding, ~RMB100,000, 2020

Co-investigator, “Early childcare environment for children aged 0 to 3 year-old in Wuhan”, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Research Funding, ~RMB200,000, 2019

Member, “Investment in early childcare in Hong Kong”, Donor Funding, HKUST ~ HK$1,000,000. 2017-2018. PI: Xiaogang Wu, 2018-2019

Member, “Cross-national and temporal variations in occupational hierarchies”, General Research Funding, Research Grants Committee, ~ HK$300,000. 2015-2017. PI: Raymond Sin-Kwok Wong

PUBLICATIONS

2021. WANG, Yanrong. The Moderating Effect of Parent-child Relationship on Children’s Mental Health during COVID-19 Quarantine. Chinese Sociological Review. Manuscript ID: doi:10.1080/21620555.2021.2004377

2021. WANG, Yanrong. Causal Inference Between the Health Status and Living Arrangements of Elderly People in China. Social Indicators Research. doi:10.1007/s11205-021-02792-7

2021. WANG, Yanrong. The Practice of Intergenerational Program in China. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. ISBN: 978-7-5201-9097-8

2021. Bruno Castanho Silva, Constantin Manuel Bosancianu, and Levente Littvay. Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling. WANG, Yanrong & Hou Yujia. (Trans). Shanghai: SAGE. ISBN:978-7-5432-3283-9

2020. Seawright, Jason. Multi-Method Social Science: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Tools. WANG, Yanrong & Yu Liqing. (Trans). Shanghai: SAGE. ISBN:978-7-5432-3089-7

2017. WANG, Yanrong &WONG, Raymond Sin-Kwok. “From ‘Reds’ to Riches: Contemporary Changes of Educational Assortative Mating in China”. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 50: 40-49. doi:10.1016/j.rssm.2017.06.001

2016. Khamis, Harry J. The Association Graph and the Multigraph for Loglinear Models. WANG Yanrong (Trans). Shanghai: SAGE. ISBN:978-7-5432-2674-6

2015. Gill, Jeff. Generalized Linear Models: A Unified Approach. WANG Yanrong (Trans). Shanghai: SAGE. ISBN: 978-7-5432-2450-6

WORKING PAPERS & BOOKS

WANG Yanrong. The Occupational Structure Change in China. Beijing: Renmin Press (Manuscript in preparation)

WANG, Yanrong. “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Fictive Kinship in Shared Site Intergenerational Programs in China”. (Under Review)

WANG, Yanrong, WU Xiaogang and WANG Haiyu. “To insource or to outsource? Parenting and early childhood development in Hong Kong”. (Under Review)

WANG, Yanrong, WU Xiaogang and Hou Yujia. “Parenting self-efficacy and early child development in Hong Kong”. (Under Review)

WANG, Yanrong &WONG “Prenatal Sex Selection in Contemporary China? Sex Differences in the First/Only Birth Interval under the One Child Policy”. (Under Review)

WANG, Yanrong &WONG, Raymond Sin-Kwok. “The Relevance and Significance of Indigenous Socioeconomic Index (SEI) in Social Inequality: The Case of China”. Manuscript in preparation.

WANG, Yanrong &WONG “Immigration and Intermarriage Economic Premium: Evidence from Mainland China Immigrants Inflow in Hong Kong”. Manuscript in preparation.

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

2021. “To insource or to outsource? Parenting and early childhood development in Hong Kong”, Paper presented at the 4th International Chinese Sociological Association (ICSA) Annual Conference, Nov 2021.

2021. “Parenting self-efficacy and early child development in Hong Kong”, Paper presented at the 4th International Chinese Sociological Association (ICSA) Annual Conference, Nov 2021.2019. “The impact of Foreign Domestic Helper on the Development of Children under 3 years old in Hong Kong”, Paper presented at the Annual Conference of China Population Association, July 2019.2019. “Prenatal Sex Selection in Contemporary China”, Paper presented at the Annual Conference of International Sociological Association (ISA) Research Committee 28 Meeting, March 2019.

2018. “Getting Married with Shackles on: Marriage Market Segregation in Contemporary China”, Paper presented at the Annual Conference of International Sociological Association (ISA) Research Committee 28 Meeting, May 2018.

2017. “Social Stratification in China since 1949.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of International Sociological Association (ISA)Research Committee 28, August 2017.

2016. “Prenatal Sex Selection in Contemporary China?” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Sociology Association, December 2016.

2016. “The impact of China’s One-child Policy on the Timing of First Births.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Population Association of America, March 2016.

2016. “The Casual Inference between Living Arrangements and Health Status of the Elderly in China from 2002 to 2011.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Population Association of America, March 2016.

2015. “Intermarriage and the Socioeconomic Consequences: Evidence from Mainland Immigrant Inflow in Hong Kong" Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Population Association of America, April 2015.

2013.“Is there Intermarriage Premium for Mainlanders in Hong Kong Labor Market?” Paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Sociological Association, December 2013.

2013.“You Are Where You Are: Impacts of Nationality and Community on One’s Privacy Settings in Facebook” Paper presented at International Network for Social Network Analysis Conference, July 2013.

2013. “The Effects of Mass Movements and Economic Reform on Educational Homogamy in China from 1949 to 2000” Paper presented at ISA Research Committee 28 Meeting, May 2013.

2012. “Temporal Trends of Educational Assortative Marriage in People’s Republic of China before 2000.” Paper presented at the 14th Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Sociological Association, December 2012.

2012. “Educational Assortative Marriage in China from 1950 to 1990.” Paper presented at North American Chinese Sociologist Association 2012 Conference, August 2012.

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

1. Research Travel Grant, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2012-2018

2. Postgraduate Studentship, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2011-2016

3. “The Impact of China’s One-child Policy on the Timing of First Births”, Poster Winner, Population Association of America, 2016

4. “Intermarriage and the Socioeconomic Consequences: Evidence from Mainland Immigrant Inflow in Hong Kong”, Travel Award, Population Association of America, 2015

5. “The Effects of Mass Movements and Economic Reform on Educational Homogamy in China from 1949 to 2000”, Travel Award, ISA RC28 Spring Meeting, 2013

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member of International Sociological Association (ISA), RC28, 2013 to date.

Member of Hong Kong Sociological Association (HKSA), 2012 to date.

Member of North American Chinese Sociologists Association (NACSA), 2012 to 2018

Member of International Chinese Sociologists Association (ICSA), 2018 to date