Jingwen Zhang

Jingwen Zhang

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Overview

I joined the Department of Sociology as a Lecturer in September 2024. My research interests include ageing, inequalities in health and care, gender, and life course with a focus on quantitative methods. Previously, I worked as a research associate at the ESRC Centre for Care, the University of Sheffield, focusing on care data infrastructure and care inequality. I led on projects, including “Unmet needs for long-term care in both UK and Chinese contexts” and “Valuing Carers 2021: Northern Ireland”.

I received my PhD in Social Statistics at the University of Manchester funded by ESRC (advanced quantitative methods). My doctoral thesis examined internal migration and health and well-being in later life in China from a gendered life course perspective. Prior to my PhD, I obtained my MSc in Social Medicine and BSc in Demography from Renmin University of China.

I am the early career lead for the Global Network for Ageing Research on China (GNARC) and a co-lead for the Quantitative Analysis and Research Network for Care (QAR-Net Care). Outside academia, I enjoy watching sports.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Internal Migration, Gender, and Health and Well-being in Later Life in China: A Life Course Perspective, The University of Manchester

23 Sept 202012 Dec 2023

Award Date: 12 Dec 2023

Master of Social Science, The Effect of Career Interruption on the Health in Later Life, Renmin University

20172019

Bachelor of Social Science, The Effect of Unbalanced Sex Ratio on Domestic Violence in China, Renmin University

20132017

Areas of expertise

  • H Social Sciences (General)
  • Quantitative methods
  • Demography
  • Social medicine
  • Gender
  • Ageing
  • Social care
  • Health
  • Lifecourse

Keywords

  • Ageing
  • Health
  • Lifecourse
  • Gender

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