Overview
Dr. Yu Wang is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Duke Kunshan University. She earned her BS and MS in Sociology from Renmin University and completed her MS and PhD in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2017. Her research delves into various aspects of social dynamics in China, including intermarriage and individual achievement as pathways to social mobility, assortative mating and its implications for social inequality, and the complexities of work-family conflicts. Additionally, she explores social determinants of health, with a particular focus on child vaccination and preventative care-seeking behavior. Currently, Dr. Wang is engaged in projects examining the interplay between demographic shifts and assortative mating in contemporary China, as well as the correlation between motherhood and child vaccination. Her research has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Her scholarly contributions can be found in journals such as Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Social Science Research, American Journal of Public Health, and Contraception.