Professor
Sociology & Criminal Justice

Xiushi Yang

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Ph.D. in Sociology (with a concentration in population studies), Brown University, (1991)

M.A. in Sociology (with a concentration in population studies), Brown University, (1988)

B.S. in Economic Geography (with a concentration in urban planning), Hangzhou University, (1982)

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Gupta, A. and Yang, X. "" $250,000. -
Yang, X. "Causes And Health Consequences of Synthetic Drug Abuse" $432,508. Federal. April 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
Yang, X. "“Venue-Based HIV and Alcohol Use Risk Reduction among Female Sex Workers in China,” " $112,200. August 1, 2008 - July 31, 2013
Yang, X. "“HIV Intervention among Women at High Risk,” " $1,361,832. September 15, 2006 - June 30, 2011
Yang, X. "“Community-Based Study of Mobility, Drug Use, and AIDS,”" $1,273,250. September 30, 2000 - August 31, 2006
Derlega, V. J. and Yang, X. "Community based study of mobility, drug use and AIDS in China" $750,000. Other. 2000 - 2005
Yang, X. "“Fertility Impact of Temporary Migration,” " $101,819. May 1, 1996 - April 30, 1999
Yang, X. "“Determinants of De Facto Permanent Migration in Contemporary China,” " $9,300. - 1996
Yang, X. "“Rural Development and Rural-Urban Migration in Zhejiang, China,” " $4,300. - 1994

Articles

Xia, G. and Yang, X. (2008). “Cultural Perspectives on Changes of Drugs of Abuse,” . Shehui Kexue 2 , pp. 99-106.
Yang, X. (2008). “Migration, Urbanization, and HIV Risky Behaviors in China,” . Yale-China Health Journal 5 , pp. 65-85.
Yang, X. and Xia, G. (2008). “Temporary Migration and STD/HIV Risky Sexual Behavior: A Population-Based Analysis of Gender Differences in China,” . Social Problems 55 (3) , pp. 322-346.
Yang, X., Derlega, V. J. and Luo, H. (2007). Migration, behaviour change and HIV/STD risks in China. AIDS Care 19 , pp. 282-288.
Yang, X. and Xia, G. (2007). “Elevated Risky Sexual Behavior among Female Temporary Migrants,” . Shehui Guancha 12 , pp. 16-17.
Yang, X., Derlega, V. and Luo, H. (2007). “Migration, Behavior Change, and HIV/STD Risks in China,” . AIDS Care 19 (2) , pp. 282-288.
Derlega, V. J., Yang, X. and Luo, H. (2006). Misconceptions about HIV transmission, stigma and willingness to take sexual risks in Southwestern China. International Journal of STD & AIDS 17 , pp. 406-409.
Yang, X. and Xia, G. (2006). “Gender, Migration, Risky Sex, and HIV Infection in China,” . Studies in Family Planning 37 (4) , pp. 241-250.
Yang, X. and Xia, G. (2006). “Gender, Work, and HIV Risk: Determinants of Risky Sexual Behavior among Female Entertainment Workers in China,” . AIDS Education and Prevention 18 (4) , pp. 333-347.
Derlega, V., Yang, X. and Luo, H. (2006). “Misconceptions about HIV Transmission, Stigma and Willingness to Take Sexual Risks in Southwestern China,” . International Journal of STD and AIDS 17 (6) , pp. 406-409.
Yang, X., Latkin, C., Celentano, D. and Luo, H. (2006). “Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Risk Behaviors among Drug Users in China,” . AIDS and Behavior 10 (1) , pp. 71-81.
Xia, G. and Yang, X. (2006). “Social Gender, Temporary Migration, and the Risk of AIDS,” . Social Sciences in China 162 , pp. 88-99.
Yang, X. (2006). “Temporary Migration and HIV Risk Behaviors in China,” . Environment and Planning A 38 (8) , pp. 1527-1543.
Luo, H., Jing, K. and Yang, X. (2005). “A Comparative Analysis of HIV Risk Behaviors among Different At-Risk Populations in Urban China,” . Zhongguo Weisheng Shiye Guanli 21 (4) , pp. 248-251.
Yang, X. (2005). “Does Where We Live Matter? Community Characteristics and HIV/STD Prevalence in Southwestern China,” . International Journal of STD and AIDS 16 (1) , pp. 31-37.
Smith, C. J.. and Yang, X. (2005). “Examining the Connection between Temporary Migration and the Spread of STDs and HIV/AIDS in China,” . The China Review 5 (1) , pp. 109-137.
Xia, G. and Yang, X. (2005). “HIV/AIDS Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior among Commercial Sex Workers and Their Clients in Chin,” . Shehui 243 , pp. 167-187.
Xia, G. and Yang, X. (2005). “Risky Sexual Behavior among Female Entertainment Workers in China: Implications for HIV/STI Prevention Intervention,” . AIDS Education and Prevention 17 (2) , pp. 143-156.
Yang, X., Derlega, V. and Luo, H. (2005). “Temporary Migration and HIV Vulnerability in China,” . Exchange on HIV/AIDS, Sexuality and Gender (formerly Sexual Health Exchange) 1 , pp. 25-27.
Xia, G. and Yang, X. (2004). “A Field that Needs A Human Security Perspective: AIDS Risk Behavior and Social Intervention in the Entertainment Industry,” . Shehui Kexue (4) , pp. 64-73.
Yang, X. (2004). “Temporary Migration and The Spread of STDs/HIV: Is There A Link?” . International Migration Review 38 (1) , pp. 212-235.
Yang, X. (2001). “Are Temporary Migrants Escapees of Family Planning Policy: A Revisit to the Detachment Hypothesis,” . Social Biology 48 (1&2) , pp. 151-170.
Yang, X. (2000). “The Fertility Impact of Temporary Migration in China: A Detachment Hypothesis,” . European Journal of Population 16 (2) , pp. 163-183.
Yang, X. and Guo, F. (1999). “Gender Differences in Determinants of Temporary Labor Migration in China: A Multilevel Analysis,” . International Migration Review 33 (4) , pp. 954-987.
Yang, X. (1997). “The New Economic Policy and Permanent Migration in Zhejiang Province, China,” . Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 6 (1) , pp. 103-134.
Yang, X. (1996). “Patterns of Economic Development and Patterns of Rural-Urban Migration in China,” . European Journal of Population 12 (3) , pp. 195-218.
Yang, X. (1994). “A Sensitivity Analysis of Repeat Migration Attrition in the Study of Migrant Adjustment: The Case of Bangkok,” . Demography 31 (4) , pp. 585-592.
Brockerhoff, M. and Yang, X. (1994). “Impact of Migration on Fertility in sub-Saharan Africa,” . Social Biology 41 (1-2) , pp. 19-43.
Yang, X. (1994). “Urban Temporary Out-migration under Economic Reforms: Who Moves and for What reasons?” . Population Research and Policy Review 13 (1) , pp. 83-100.
Yang, X. (1993). “Household Registration, Economic Reform, and Migration,” . International Migration Review 27 (4) , pp. 796-818.
Yang, X. (1992). “Determinants of Temporary Migration and Its Frequency from Urban Households in China,” . Asia-Pacific Population Journal 7 (1) , pp. 27-50.
Yang, X. and Goldstein, S. (1990). “Population Movement in Zhejiang Province: The Impact of Government Policies,” . International Migration Review 24 (3) , pp. 509-533.
Yang, X. (1985). “Economic Reforms and City Floating Population,” . Renkou Congkan (6).
Yang, X. (1985). “The Change in Household Size and Structure and the Social Provision of Elderly Services,” . Zhejiang Renkou Tongxun (3).

Book Chapters

Yang, X. (2008). “Substance Abuse and HIV in China: The Impact of Residence and Residential Mobility,” (pp. 305-318) New York: Springer.
Yang, X. (2006). “Migration, Gender, and STD Risk: A Case Study of Female Temporary Migrants in Southwestern China,” (pp. 245-270) Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.
Xia, G. and Yang, X. (2005). “AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior: A Study of Commercial Sex Workers and Their Clients,” (pp. 446-473) Shanghai: Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press.
Yang, X. (2000). “Interconnections among Gender, Work, and Migration: Evidence from Zhejiang Province,” (pp. 197-213) University of California Press.
Yang, X. (1996). “Economic Reforms and Spatial Mobility,” (pp. 167-185) Boulder: Westview Press.
Yang, X. (1996). “Labor Force and Labor Force Migration in Contemporary China,” (pp. 13-44 ) Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor.

Presentations

Yang, X., Xia, G., Li, X., Latkin, C. and Celentano, D. (December , 2008). Risk Factors for Unsafe Sex among Female Entertainment Workers in China International Symposium on Health, Equality, and Development Shanghai, China .
Yang, X. and Xia, G. (July , 2008). Entertainment Work, Commercial Sex, and HIV/STD in China: Who Are at Risk and What Are the Risk Factors? European Population Conference 2008 Barcelona, Spain .
Yang, X. (July , 2008). Substance Abuse and HIV in China: The Impact of Residence and Residential Mobility European Population Conference 2008 Barcelona, Spain .
Yang, X. and Xia, G. (April , 2008). Temporary Migration and STD/HIV Risk Sexual Behavior: A Population-Based Analysis of Gender Differences in China 2008 Population Association of America annual meeting .
Monk Turner, E., Turner, C. and Yang, X. (December , 2007). The Gender Wage Gap in China New Orleans.
Yang, X. (April , 2007). Rural-Urban Migration, Urban Residence, and HIV Risk Behaviors in China Yale Symposium on Migrants and Health in China New Haven, Connecticut .
Monk Turner, E., Turner, C. and Yang, X. (January , 2007). Gender Differences in Wages in China Pacific Rim Conference Beijing, China.
Turner, C. G., Turner, E. MOnk. and Yang, X. (January , 2007). Gender Differences in Wages in China Pacific Rim Conference, Western Economic Association Beijing, China.
Yang, X. (December , 2006). Migration, Urbanization, and Drug Use and Casual Sex in China: A Multilevel Analysis Shanghai International Symposium on Urbanization, Gender, and Public Health Shanghai, China.
Yang, X. and Xia, G. (June , 2006). Temporary Migration and STD/HIV Risk Sexual Behavior: A Population-Based Analysis of Gender Differences in China 2006 European Population Conference Liverpool, United Kingdom .
Yang, X. and Xia, G. (November , 2005). Gender, Migration, and Unprotected Casual and Commercial Sex: Individual and Social Determinants of HIV/STD Risk among Female Migrants Second U.S.-China Conference on Trade, Diplomacy, and Research Beijing, China .
Yang, X., Derlega, V. J. and Luo, H. (July , 2005). Migration and HIV/STD risk in China International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (XXV International Population Conference) Tours, France.
Yang, X. and Xia, G. (July , 2005). Gender, Work, and HIV Risk: Determinants of Risky Sexual Behavior among Female Entertainment Workers in China Seventh International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific Kobe, Japan .
Yang, X., Derlega, V. and Luo, H. (July , 2005). Migration, Behavior Change, and HIV/STD Risks in China XXVth IUSSP International Population Conference Tours, France .
Yang, X. (April , 2005). Migration, Gender, and STD/HIV Risk Sexual Behavior in Contemporary China 2005 Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America Philadelphia, PA .
Yang, X. (October , 2004). Migration, Gender, and STD Risk: A Case Study of Female Temporary Migrants in Southwestern China International Workshop on Population Dynamics and Infectious Disease in Asia Singapore.
Derlega, V. J., Yang, X. and Luo, H. (July , 2004). Gender and HIV risk taking in southwestern China International AIDS Conference Bangkok, Thailand.
Yang, X., Derlega, V. J. and Luo, H. (July , 2004). Migration and HIV risk taking behavior in southwestern China International AIDS Conference Bangkok, Thailand.
Yang, X. and Derlega, V. (July , 2004). Gender and HIV Risk Taking in southwestern China XV International AIDS Conference Bangkok, Thailand .
Yang, X., Derlega, V. and Luo, H. (July , 2004). Temporary Migration and HIV/STD Risks in China XV International AIDS Conference Bangkok, Thailand .
Yang, X., Latkin, C., Celentano, D. and Luo, H. (June , 2004). Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Risk Behaviors among Drug Users in Southwestern China 2004 National Institute on Drug Abuse International Forum San Juan, Puerto Rico .
Guo, Y. and Yang, X. (April , 2004). Gender and HIV Risk Behavior in China 2004 Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America Boston, MA .
Yang, X. (April , 2004). Temporary Migration and HIV Risk Behaviors: A Case Study in Southwestern China 2004 Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America Boston, MA .
Yang, X. (December , 2003). Does Where We Live Matter? Community Characteristics and HIV/STD Prevalence in Southwestern China International Conference on Globalization, The State, and Urban Transformation in China Hong Kong .
Yang, X. (June , 2002). Migration and Public Health: An Exploratory Study of Community-Level STD and HIV Prevalence 2002 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences Honolulu, HI .
Yang, X. (May , 2002). Migration, Socioeconomic Milieu, and Migrants’ HIV Risky Behavior: A Theoretical Framework 2002 Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America Atlanta, GA.
Yang, X. (March , 2002). Temporary Migration and Public Health: Is There A Link? 2002 Annual Meetings of American Association of Geographers Los Angeles, CA .
Yang, X. (March , 2000). Are Temporary Migrants Escapees of Family Planning Policy: A Revisit to the Detachment Hypothesis 2000 Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America Los Angeles, CA .
Yang, X. (March , 1999). Determinants of Migration Intentions: Individual vs. Family Migration 1999 annual meetings of the Population Association of America New York, NY .
Yang, X. (November , 1998). Determinants of Migration Intentions: Individual vs. Family Migration 45th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International Santa Fe, NM .
Yang, X. (April , 1998). Fertility Impact of Temporary Migration: A Detachment Hypothesis 1998 annual meetings of the Population Association of America Chicago, IL .
Yang, X. and Guo, F. (March , 1997). Determinants of Temporary Migration: A Multilevel Analysis 1997 annual meetings of the Population Association of America Washington, DC .
Yang, X. (October , 1996). Interconnections among Gender, Work, and Migration: Evidence from Zhejiang Province Conference of Gender, Households, and the Boundaries of Work in China Chapel Hill, NC .
Yang, X. (May , 1996). Labor Force Characteristics and Labor Force Migration in Post-Reform China 1996 annual meetings of the Population Association of America New Orleans, LA.
Yang, X. (May , 1996). Patterns of Economic Development and Patterns of Rural-Urban Migration in China 1996 annual meetings of the Population Association of America New Orleans, LA .
Yang, X. (February , 1996). International Migration and Security Conference of gender and International Security Norfolk, VA.
Yang, X. (April , 1995). Economic Development and De Facto Permanent Migration in China in the 90s 1995 annual meetings of the Population Association of America San Francisco, CA.
Yang, X. (October , 1994). Patterns of Rural Development and Patterns of Rural-Urban Migration in China 1994 annual meetings of the Southern Demographic Association Atlanta, GA.
Yang, X. (May , 1994). A Sensitivity Analysis of Selective Migration Attrition in the Study of Migrant Adjustment: The Case of Bangkok 1994 annual meetings of the Population Association of America Miami, FL .
Yang, X. and Bilsborrow, R. E.. (May , 1994). Survey Locales and Biases in Migration Analysis: Evidence from the Highlands Ecuador Study 1994 annual meetings of the Population Association of America Miami, FL .
Yang, X. (May , 1994). The New Economic Policy and Spatial Mobility in China 1994 annual meetings of the Population Association of America Miami, FL .
Bilsborrow, R. E.. and Yang, X. (April , 1993). Differences in the Determinants of Intentions to Migrate versus Actual Migration: An Analysis Based on Ecuadorian Survey Evidence 1993 meetings of the Population Association of America Cincinnati, OH .
Yang, X. and Brockerhoff, M. (April , 1993). The Impact of Migration on Fertility Decline in sub-Saharan Africa 1993 meetings of the Population Association of America Cincinnati, OH .
Yang, X. (October , 1992). Migrants to Capital Cities in Developing Countries: Who Intend to Return, and Who Intend to Move Onward 1992 meetings of the Southern Demographic Association Charleston, SC .
Yang, X. (August , 1992). Temporary Migration from Urban Households in a Centrally Planned Economy 1992 meetings of the American Sociological Association Pittsburgh, PA .
Yang, X. and Goldstein, S. (April , 1989). Population Movement in Zhejiang Province: The Impact of Development and Government Policies 1989 meetings of the Population Association of America Baltimore, MD .
  • 2007: Burgess Award for Faculty Research Creativity and Productivity, College of Arts and Letters, Old Dominion University
  • 1991: Phi Beta Kappa,
  • 1991: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship,
  • 1989: Population Council Honorary Fellowship,
  • 1989: Rockefeller Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship,
  • 1988: Brown University Fellowship , funded by Hewlett and Compton Foundations
  • 1986: United Nations Fellowship,

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