Lin Jielu

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About Me

I received my BA in Advertising from Fudan University in China and my MS in Applied Sociology from Clemson University, South Carolina. Now I am a second-year doctoral student of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University and am working with Professors Jessica Kelley-Moore and Sue Hinze as research assistant.

Areas of Interest

Aging and the Life Course
Physical and Mental Health Disparities
Research Methods

Publications

Lin, Jielu, Martie P. Thompson and Nadine J. Kaslow. 2009." The Mediating Role of Social Support in the Community Environment--Psychological Distress Link Among Low-Income African American Women." Journal of Community Psychology 37(4):459-470.

Anderson-Fye, Eileen P. and Jielu Lin . 2009." Belief and Behavior Aspects of the EAT-26: The Case of Schoolgirls in Belize. " Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry 33(4):623-638.

Presentations

Kelley-Moore, Jessica A. and Jielu Lin . 2009. "Deconstructing Disparities:Within Community Variation in Disability Trajectories among Black and White Older Adults." Invited Paper. Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Atlanta, GA.

Lin, Jielu and Jessica A. Kelley-Moore. 2009. "Black-White Disparities in Late-Life Physical Function: Exploring the Role of Mid-Life Socioeconomic Status." Invited Paper. Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Atlanta, GA.

Kelley-Moore, Jessica A., Dale Dannefer and Jielu Lin. 2009. "Differential Gerontology Versus 'Error Term': Characterizing Variability in Age-Graded Health Trajectories." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA.

Lin, Jielu. 2009. "Gender Differences in Voluntary Work Turnover among Asian Americans." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society. New Orleans, LA.

Lin, Jielu. 2008. "Neighborhood Environments and Depression: A Longitudinal Study." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society. Richmond, VA.

Kelly-Moore, Jessica A., Eva Kahana, Boaz Kahana, Rachel Hammel and Jielu Lin. 2008. "Change in Social Activities and Health at the End of Life: Characterizing the Double Cascade in Years Prior to Death." Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of Gerontology Society of America. Baltimore, MD.

Green, E. R. & Lin, Jielu. 2008. "Racial Differences in Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults." Poster presented at the 2008 South Carolina Aging Conference. Clemson, SC.

Working Papers

Granberg, Ellen M., Walter R. Gove and Jielu Lin. "Is There an Enhanced Older Self? Evidence from Efficacy and Depression." In Progress.

Research Positions & Projects

Graduate Research Assistant (Aug 2008 - present)
Department of Sociology
Case Western Reserve University

Project 1: "Health Care Partners in Cancer Prevention and Care Among Aged." Funded by the National Cancer Institute. PI: Eva Kahana; Co-I: Jessica Kelley-Moore.
Assisted with preliminary data analysis

project 2. "Interactions of Life Course Processes and Geographic Context in Medicare Utilization Disparities among White, Black and Hispanic Older Adults." Submitted to the National Institute of Health. PI: Jessica Kelley-Moore.
Assisted with literature review

Graduate Research Assistant (Jun 2009 - Jul 2009)
Center for Health Promotion Research, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University

Supervisor: Elaine Borawski.
Assisted with research design and data analysis

Graduate Research Assistant (Aug 2006 - May 2008)
Department of Sociology, Clemson University

Project: "Exploring Fundamental Social Contributors to Health Risk: Structural Explanations for African American Adolescent Obesity." Funded by Center for Racial Health Disparities, Clemson University. PI: Ellen Granberg.
Assisted with literature review

Graduate Research Assistant (May 2007 - May 2008)
Center for Collaborative Research
College of Health, Education & Human Development, Clemson University
Project 1: "Alcohol-Involved Sexual Victimization in College Women." Funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH (R15: 2006 - 2008). PI: Martie Thompson
Data management and analysis

Project 2: "Protective Factors for Sexual Violence Perpetration." Funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH (R03: 2007 - 2009). PI: Martie Thompson
Assisted with research design and questionnaire development

Teaching & Related Experiences

Lab instructor: Methods of Social Research
Teaching assistant: Introductory Sociology, Self & Society, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Organized Crime
Statistical consultation and software workshops

Family

I got married in November 2007. My husband is a PhD student of Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Contact Information

Mail:
Department of Sociology
226 Mather Memorial Building
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7124
Email: jielu.lin@case.edu