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- Xiushi Yang
- Professor
- Sociology & Criminal Justice
- 6020 Batten Arts and Letters
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-3809
- xyang@odu.edu
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Education
- Brown University,
1991
- Major: Sociology (with a concentration in population studies)
- Degree: Ph. D.
- Brown University,
1988
- Major: Sociology (with a concentration in population studies)
- Degree: M.A.
- Hangzhou University,
1982
- Major: Economic Geography (with a concentration in urban planning)
- Degree: B.S.
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Book Chapters
- Yang, X., and Xia, G. “Gender, Migration, and Unprotected Casual and Commercial Sex: Individual and Social Determinants of HIV/STD Risk among Female
Migrants,”.. New York: Springer.
- Yang, X. “Migration, Detachment, and HIV Risk among Rural-Urban Migrants in China,”.. Routledge.
- 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.
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Articles
- Monk-Turner, E., Turner, C., and Yang, X. "Gender Wage Differences in China".
- Yang, X., and Luo, H. “Migration, Urbanization, and Drug Use and Casual Sex in China: A Multilevel Analysis,”. Environment and Planning A
- 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),
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Presentations
- Risk Factors for Unsafe Sex among Female Entertainment Workers in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Date: December, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Xia, G.
Li, X.
Latkin, C.
Celentano, D.
- Entertainment Work, Commercial Sex, and HIV/STD in China: Who Are at Risk and What Are the Risk Factors?
- Conference Name:
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Date: July, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Xia, G.
- Substance Abuse and HIV in China: The Impact of Residence and Residential Mobility
- Conference Name:
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Date: July, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Temporary Migration and STD/HIV Risk Sexual Behavior: A Population-Based Analysis of Gender Differences in China
- Conference Name:
- Date: April, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Xia, G.
- The Gender Wage Gap in China
- Sponsoring Organization: International Business and Professional Finance Association
- Location: New Orleans
- Date: December, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Monk-Turner, E.
Turner, C.
Yang, X.
- Rural-Urban Migration, Urban Residence, and HIV Risk Behaviors in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Haven, Connecticut
- Date: April, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Gender Differences in Wages in China
- Conference Name: Western Economic Association
- Sponsoring Organization: Western Economic Association
- Location: Beijing, China
- Date: January, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Monk-Turner, E.
Turner, C.
Yang, X.
- Gender Differences in Wages in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Beijing, China
- Date: January, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Turner, C. G.
Turner, E. M.
Yang, X.
- Migration, Urbanization, and Drug Use and Casual Sex in China: A Multilevel Analysis
- Conference Name:
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Date: December, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Temporary Migration and STD/HIV Risk Sexual Behavior: A Population-Based Analysis of Gender Differences in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Date: June, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Xia, G.
- Gender, Migration, and Unprotected Casual and Commercial Sex: Individual and Social Determinants of HIV/STD Risk among Female
Migrants
- Conference Name:
- Location: Beijing, China
- Date: November, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Xia, G.
- Migration and HIV/STD risk in China
- Conference Name: International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
- Sponsoring Organization: International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
- Location: Tours, France
- Date: July, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Derlega, V. J.
Luo, H.
- Gender, Work, and HIV Risk: Determinants of Risky Sexual Behavior among Female Entertainment Workers in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Kobe, Japan
- Date: July, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Xia, G.
- Migration, Behavior Change, and HIV/STD Risks in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Tours, France
- Date: July, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Derlega, V.
Luo, H.
- Migration, Gender, and STD/HIV Risk Sexual Behavior in Contemporary China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Date: April, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Migration, Gender, and STD Risk: A Case Study of Female Temporary Migrants in Southwestern China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Singapore
- Date: October, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Gender and HIV risk taking in southwestern China
- Conference Name: International AIDS Society
- Sponsoring Organization: International AIDS Society
- Location: Bangkok, Thailand
- Date: July, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Derlega, V. J.
Yang, X.
Luo, H.
- Migration and HIV risk taking behavior in southwestern China
- Conference Name: International AIDS Society
- Sponsoring Organization: International AIDS Society
- Location: Bangkok, Thailand
- Date: July, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Derlega, V. J.
Luo, H.
- Gender and HIV Risk Taking in southwestern China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Bangkok, Thailand
- Date: July, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Derlega, V.
- Temporary Migration and HIV/STD Risks in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Bangkok, Thailand
- Date: July, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Derlega, V.
Luo, H.
- Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Risk Behaviors among Drug Users in Southwestern China
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Date: June, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Latkin, C.
Celentano, D.
Luo, H.
- Gender and HIV Risk Behavior in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Boston, MA
- Date: April, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Guo, Y.
Yang, X.
- Temporary Migration and HIV Risk Behaviors: A Case Study in Southwestern China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Boston, MA
- Date: April, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Does Where We Live Matter? Community Characteristics and HIV/STD Prevalence in Southwestern China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hong Kong
- Date: December, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Migration and Public Health: An Exploratory Study of Community-Level STD and HIV Prevalence
- Conference Name:
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Date: June, 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Migration, Socioeconomic Milieu, and Migrants’ HIV Risky Behavior: A Theoretical Framework
- Conference Name:
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: May, 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Temporary Migration and Public Health: Is There A Link?
- Conference Name:
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Date: March, 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Are Temporary Migrants Escapees of Family Planning Policy: A Revisit to the Detachment Hypothesis
- Conference Name:
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Date: March, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Determinants of Migration Intentions: Individual vs. Family Migration
- Conference Name:
- Location: New York, NY
- Date: March, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Determinants of Migration Intentions: Individual vs. Family Migration
- Conference Name:
- Location: Santa Fe, NM
- Date: November, 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Fertility Impact of Temporary Migration: A Detachment Hypothesis
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: April, 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Determinants of Temporary Migration: A Multilevel Analysis
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: March, 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Guo, F.
- Interconnections among Gender, Work, and Migration: Evidence from Zhejiang Province
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chapel Hill, NC
- Date: October, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Labor Force Characteristics and Labor Force Migration in Post-Reform China
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: May, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Patterns of Economic Development and Patterns of Rural-Urban Migration in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: May, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- International Migration and Security
- Conference Name: Graduate Programs in International Studies, Old Dominion University
- Sponsoring Organization: Graduate Programs in International Studies, Old Dominion University
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: February, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Economic Development and De Facto Permanent Migration in China in the 90s
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Patterns of Rural Development and Patterns of Rural-Urban Migration in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: October, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- A Sensitivity Analysis of Selective Migration Attrition in the Study of Migrant Adjustment: The Case of Bangkok
- Conference Name:
- Location: Miami, FL
- Date: May, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Survey Locales and Biases in Migration Analysis: Evidence from the Highlands Ecuador Study
- Conference Name:
- Location: Miami, FL
- Date: May, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Bilsborrow, R. E.
- The New Economic Policy and Spatial Mobility in China
- Conference Name:
- Location: Miami, FL
- Date: May, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Differences in the Determinants of Intentions to Migrate versus Actual Migration: An Analysis Based on Ecuadorian Survey Evidence
- Conference Name:
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
- Date: April, 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Bilsborrow, R. E.
Yang, X.
- The Impact of Migration on Fertility Decline in sub-Saharan Africa
- Conference Name:
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
- Date: April, 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Brockerhoff, M.
- Migrants to Capital Cities in Developing Countries: Who Intend to Return, and Who Intend to Move Onward
- Conference Name:
- Location: Charleston, SC
- Date: October, 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Temporary Migration from Urban Households in a Centrally Planned Economy
- Conference Name:
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Date: August, 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
- Population Movement in Zhejiang Province: The Impact of Development and Government Policies
- Conference Name:
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Date: April, 1989
- Authors/Presenters:
Yang, X.
Goldstein, S.
- 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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