Yingyi Lin, Ph.D.

My research works to understand how social forces shape family life. My doctoral dissertation, advised by Dr. Emily Smith-Greenaway and Dr. Laura Ferguson, focused on child health disparities in low- and middle-income countries, places that have experienced dramatic social changes–e.g., fertility transition–during the past half a century.

My work has been supported by the American Association of University Women, the American Sociological Association and the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science. My involvement in various international research projects has led to my motivation in researching how the...

Bachelor of Medical Sciences in Public Health (Preventive Medicine), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Bachelor of Arts in English (Medical English), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Master of Science in Public Health Sciences (Epidemiology), Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada

Smith-Greenaway, E., Yingyi Lin, Abigail Weitzman, The Intergenerational Transmission of Health Disadvantage: Can Education Disrupt It?, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2024 Apr 29:221465241246250; doi: 10.1177/00221465241246250 (2024)

Smith-Greenaway, E., and  Yingyi Lin, Is the mortality–fertility nexus gendered? A research note on sex differences in the impact of sibling mortality on fertility preferences, Population Studies, 77:1, 141-151, DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2023.2168036 (2023)

Lin, Y., McGaughey, T., and Wilson, J.P., “Effects of programs and interventions related to the social environment on childhood and adolescent obesity: A systematic...

Lin, Y., & Brussoni, M. (2020, July 24). “Nobody is there yet everyone is there.” Children’s perspectives on what makes their neighbourhood enticing for playing outside unsupervised. Outdoor Play Canada. Retrieved from https://www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/2020/07/24/nobody-is-there-yet-everyone-is-there-childrens-perspectives-on- what-makes-their-neighbourhood-enticing-for-playing-outside-unsupervised/