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Dr. Kelin Li joined the Department of Sociology in the fall of 2015. His research lies at the intersection of population health and social inequalities. He uses quantitative methods to study how social forces shape health disparities and health trajectories, with particular focuses on racial/ethnic minorities and urban neighborhoods. His past and current projects have examined: (1) multilevel structural and psychosocial factors that contribute to health disparities by race/ethnicity and nativity status; (2) dynamics and complexities associated with immigrants鈥� health behavior change; (3) both distal and proximal factors underlying the link between social constructs and health status such as lifestyles and biomarkers.

Associate Editor, Journal of Biosocial Science

Visiting Scholar, Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany 听

Education

Ph.D.听 Sociology, University of Utah, 2014
M.S.听 Sociology, University of Utah, 2011
B.A. 听English, Beijing Normal University, 2008

Areas of Interests

Medical Sociology, Social Demography, Social Epidemiology, Urban Sociology, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Immigrants, Quantitative Methods

Courses Taught

• SOC 220 听听 Analytical Statistics
• SOC 305 听听 Methods of Soc Research
• SOC 326听 听 听Sociology of Medicine
• SOC 505 听听 Seminar in Soc Research (graduate)
• SOC 506听听听 Lab in Soc Research (graduate)

Select Publications

Li, Kelin, Jessie X. Fan, Ming Wen, and Qi Zhang. 2022. 鈥淲IC participation and dietary quality
听听听听听听听听 among US children: Impact of the 2009 food package revision.鈥� Journal of Hunger &
听听听听听听听听 Environmental Nutrition 17(4): 445-459.

Li, Kelin and Sohaila Shakib. 2020. 鈥淗ow privilege shaped the COVID-19 pandemic.鈥� Contexts,

听听听听听听听听 19(4): 74-77.

Li, Kelin, Ming Wen, and Kevin A. Henry. 2017. "Ethnic density, immigrant enclaves, and
听 听 听 听 听Latino health risks: A propensity score matching approach."听Social Science &
听 听 听 听 听Medicine,听189:听44-52.

Li, Kelin听and Ming Wen. 2015. 鈥淪ubstance use, age at migration, and length of
听听听听听听听听 residence among adult immigrants in the United States.鈥�听Journal of Immigrant
听听听听听听听听 and Minority Health, 17(1): 156-164.

Li, Kelin, Ming Wen, and Kevin A. Henry. 2014. 鈥淩esidential racial composition and
听听听听听听听听 black-white obesity risks: differential effects of neighborhood social and built
听听听听听听听听 environment.鈥�听International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
听听听听听听听听听Health, 11(1): 626-642.

Li, Kelin听and Ming Wen. 2013. 鈥淩acial and ethnic disparities in leisure-time physical
听听听听听听听听 activity in California: patterns and mechanisms.鈥�听Race and Social Problems, 5(3):
听听听听听听听听 147-156. 听