Jiao Yu
Postdoctoral Associate
Yale University
I am Jiao Yu. I am currently a postdoctoral associate at the Yale University, School of Public Health. My research focuses on examining the social determinants of health over the life course, with a particular interest in the intersection of environment, aging, and health disparities. My current research investigates how reproductive history patterns shape old age health outcomes and how bio-physiological and contextual factors affect health disparities among older adults. I utilize contemporary statistical methods and machine learning methods — particularly longitudinal trajectory models and sequence analysis to draw inferences from nationally representative longitudinal surveys — in my research.
Previously, I worked at the University of Minnesota’s population center studying environmental impacts on women’s health and contribute to the IPUMS PMA Data Analysis Hub, which provides hands-on R tutorials on data visualization and analysis.
- Aging and Life Course
- Health Disparities
- Reproductive Health
- Statistical Methodology
- Computational Methods
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PhD in Sociology, 2021
Case Western Reserve University
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MA in Sociology, 2014
Peking University
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BA in Sociology and Finance, 2011
Central University of Finance and Economics
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- jiao.yu@yale.edu
- 60 College Street, New Haven, CT 06520