Sociology Ph.D. student @UChicagoSoc. Health, Family Demography, Inequality and Poverty, Neighborhoods, Life Course, Statistical Methods. @ucl.ac.uk Alum https://yiang-li.github.iohttps://bsky.app/profile/yiangli.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/yiangli.bsky.social/post/3mlbdc4tusk27The session I am co-organizing with Ariane is happening soon today! We have four fantastic papers followed the discussion from @furuyashiro.bsky.social. Join us if you can! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:a7pmo6mizqtjhw4copq4o7b6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbdc4tusk27https://bsky.app/profile/yiangli.bsky.social/post/3mcaiwjxtuc2qNew in @ssreditorial.bsky.social with @jasonwongyh.bsky.social and Linda Waite. We introduce and examine the "linked long arms" where early family disadvantages have spillover effects within marriage on social lives with women’s early disadvantage especially consequential. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.10330112 Jan 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:a7pmo6mizqtjhw4copq4o7b6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaiwjxtuc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/yiangli.bsky.social/post/3m5th7dmct22gNew paper in Social Science & Medicine with Meiyi Li and @michalengelman.bsky.social. We study spousal cognitive decline and own perception of marital strain. We find spouse’s cognitive impairment is linked to women facing higher marital strain but men report lower strain. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.11877217 Nov 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:a7pmo6mizqtjhw4copq4o7b6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5th7dmct22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/yiangli.bsky.social/post/3lmakqwl74222The paper I started three years ago is now published in @sfjournal.bsky.social! We study how obesity/body size as measured and socially evaluated explain gendered disparities in access to partnership and partnered sex. Thanks to my advisor and coauthor Linda Waite. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soaf046 [1/7]07 Apr 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:a7pmo6mizqtjhw4copq4o7b6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmakqwl74222