Anastasia Vogt Yuan
Assistant Professor
Joined Virginia Tech: 2004
| Bachelor's | Grinnell College |
| Master's | University of Iowa |
| Doctorate | The Ohio State University |
CURRENT TEACHING INTERESTS:
Quantitative Data Analysis
Medical Sociology
Sociology of the Family
Social Problems
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Mental and Physical Health
Substance Abuse
Childhood, Adolescence, and the Life Course
Family
RECENT AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
The E. Gordon Ericksen Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award. Department of Sociology. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 2005.
Award, Best Graduate Student Paper in Mental Health at the Society for the Study of Social Problems annual meetings. Paper Title: “Race, Neighborhood, Social Support, and Adolescent Mental Health.” August 2001, Anaheim, CA.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S. Forthcoming. “Body Perceptions, Weight Control Behavior, and Changes in Adolescents’ Psychological Well-Being Over Time: A Longitudinal Examination of Gender.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Available at Online First: http://www.springerlink.com/content/nv1820r173141086/fulltext.pdf
Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S. 2009. “Sibling Relationships and Adolescents’ Mental Health: The Interrelationship of Structure and Quality.” Journal of Family Issues 30:1221-1244.
Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S. 2008. “Exploring the Changes in Economic Hardship and Children’s Well-Being over Time: The “Linked Lives” of Parents and Children.” Advances in Life Course Research 13:321-41.
Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S. 2008. “Racial Composition of Neighborhood and Emotional Well-Being.” Sociological Spectrum, 28:105-129.
Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S. 2007. “Perceived Age Discrimination and Mental Health.” Social Forces 86:291-312.
Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S. 2007. “Gender Differences in the Relationship of Puberty with Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms: Do Body Perceptions Matter?” Sex Roles: A Journal of Research 57:69-80.
Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S. and Hayley A. Hamilton. 2006. “Stepfather Involvement and Adolescent Well-Being: Do Mothers and Nonresidential Fathers Matter?” Journal of Family Issues 27:1191-1213.
Downey, Douglas B. and Anastasia S. Vogt Yuan. 2005. “Sex Differences in School Performance during High School: Puzzling Patterns and Possible Explanations.” The Sociological Quarterly 46:299-321.
GRANTS:
CLAHS Faculty Research grant. Principal Investigator. “Racial Differences in Substance Abuse across the Life Course.” 2005.
NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ. 2002 - 2004.