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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)

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, 98��
• 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,