Prof. Jia WANG

Academic Staff

Assistant Professor

王佳教授

Biography

Prof. WANG's research areas include social stratification and inequality; work and family; health, aging, and the life course; and East Asia. Her research work has appeared in leading U.S. journals such as the American Journal of Sociology, Demography, Social Forces, Journal of Marriage and Family, and Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences as well as in other English and Chinese journals.

Education and Academic Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Teaching Area

Stratification and Inequality

Research Methods

Quantitative Methods

Aging and Health

Social Policy and Development in China

Research Interests

Grants (selected):

2024-2027 “Intention toward marriage of Generation Z: Continuity and Change.” National Social Science Fund of China (Role: Co-I; PI: Prof. Zhonglu Li, Shandong University) (Amount: RMB 200,000)

2023-2026 “Precarious East Asia: Nonstandard Employment and Family Inequality in China and Japan.” Start-up Fund for New Recruits (Role: PI), Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. (Amount: HKD 500,000)

2023-2026 “Children of the Massive Layoff: Intergenerational Effects of Parental Job Loss under the China’s State-Owned Enterprise Reform." Departmental Research General Fund (Role: PI), Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Amount: HKD 1,000,000)