Vogt Yuan

Anastasia Vogt Yuan

Assistant Professor

JOINED VPI& SU: 2004

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's	Grinnell College
Master's	University of Iowa
Doctorate	The Ohio State University

OTHER PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

Date

Name of Institution

Title

2002-2004

Rutgers University

Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research

NIMH Postdoctoral Fellow

CURRENT TEACHING INTERESTS:

Data Analysis
Medical Sociology
Sociology of the Family

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Mental Health and Health
Substance Abuse
Children and Adolescents
Sociology of the Life Course
Neighborhoods and Communities

SELECTED AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

The E. Gordon Ericksen Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award. Department of Sociology. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 2005.

CLAHS Faculty Research grant. 2005. Principal Investigator. “Racial Differences in Substance Abuse across the Life Course.”

Award for Best Graduate Student Paper in Mental Health at the Society for the Study of Social Problems 2001 meetings. Paper Title: “Race, Neighborhood, Social Support, and Adolescent Mental Health.” August 2001, Anaheim, CA.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S. Accepted. “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

Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S. Forthcoming. “Racial Composition of Neighborhood and Emotional Well-Being.” Sociological Spectrum.

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 Hamilton. Forthcoming. “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.

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