JIANJUN JI



VITA

JIANJUN JI

Department of Sociology

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

105 Garfield Avenue. P. O. Box 4004

Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004

Tel: (715) 836-3050 Fax: (715) 836-5071

Email: Jij@uwec.edu

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EDUCATION

2001 Ph.D. Sociology, Mississippi State University (MSU), U. S. A.

1997 MS, Sociology, Mississippi State University (MSU), U. S. A.

1986 Certificate, Demography, International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS), United Nations Sponsored Program, Bombay, India

1985 Certificate, Demography, Population Training Center, Beijing, China

1979 BA, English Language and Literature, Zhengzhou University, China

PROFESSIONAL AREAS

Areas of Specialization: Demography and Family Studies

Teaching Class: Sociological Data Analysis; Principles of Demography; Social Research Methods; Courtship and Marital Relations; Introduction to Sociology

Computer Skill: Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS); Amos Basic – Structural Equation Model; Statistical Analysis System (SAS); MicroCase; Microsoft Word

HONORS

2006 “The Student Organization Advisor Award.” The 2006 Student Leadership Recognition Awards Ceremony. February 16. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

2005 Grant from the Office of Research Sponsored Programs, WU-Eau Claire, for undertaking Faculty/Student Collaboration research in summer of 2005

2005 “The Student Organization Advisor Award.” The 2005 Student Leadership Recognition Awards Ceremony. February 17. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

2004 Grant from the Office of Research Sponsored Programs, WU-Eau Claire, for undertaking Faculty/Student Collaboration research in summer of 2004

2004 “The Student Organization Advisor Award.” The 2004 Student Leadership Recognition Awards Ceremony. February 19. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

2003 “The Student Organization Advisor Award.” The 2003 Student Leadership Recognition Awards Ceremony. February 20. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

2002 “The Student Organization Advisor Award.” The 2002 Student Leadership Recognition Awards Ceremony. February 20. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

2001 “Outstanding International Graduate Award,” The International Services Office, Mississippi State University

2000 Scholarship from National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for internship at Committee on Population (CPOP), National Research Council (NRC), Jan.–June, Washington, D. C.

1999 Scholarship from Garan Management Seminars, “Knowledge of American Management Practices and Philosophy,” June 12-19, Mississippi State University.

1999 Grant from the American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS) to present paper entitled “Are the urban Chinese satisfied with their quality of life in the reform era”at the 41st Annual Conference of AACS, $500, April 16-17, Washington, D.C.

1999 “Outstanding Doctoral Student in Sociology 1998-1999.” International Honor Society, Alpha Chapter of Mississippi, Mississippi State University

1998 “Outstanding Masters Student in Sociology 1997-1998.” International Honor Society, Alpha Chapter of Mississippi, Mississippi State University

1990 Grant from CICRED-UNFPA to present paper entitled “Demographic transition and fertility change in Henan Province, China” at the CICRED-UNFPA Joint Meeting on the Impact of Family Planning Programs upon Fertility Change, $1500, Nov. 6-12, New York, USA

1988 Grant from CICRED to present paper entitled “China’s population problems and population policy” The International Conference on Population Research for Asian and Pacific Regions, $1500, Nov. 18-21, Bali, Indonesia

1985 Scholarship (87,600 Indian Rupees) from United Nations Funds for Population Activities (UNFPA) to have certificate training in demography at the International Institute for Population Studies, 7/1985 to 6/1986, Bombay, India

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

8/01- Present Assistant Professor, teaching Sociological Data Analysis, Social Research Methods, Principles of Demography, Courtship and Marital Relations, and Introduction to Sociology. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

8/00- 5/01 Teaching Assistant (TA), lectures on Marriage and Family; Introduction to Sociology, Department of Sociology, Mississippi State University

1-6/2000 Intern at Committee on Population (CPOP), National Research Council (NRC), National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Washington, D.C. Helped develop a database and work on a major project on urban population dynamics

1997-2000 Research Assistant (RA), Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (RRTC), Mississippi State University. The primary work involving coding question forms, data entry, data analysis, graph edit, and helping write research reports

1991-1993 Associate Professor, teaching and doing research at Population Research Center, Zhengzhou University, China

1987-1991 Director, Population Research Center, Zhengzhou University, China

6-12/1990 Visiting Professor, lecturing on Principles of Population Studies, Population Sociology, and China’s Population Problems and Family Planning Programs, Portland State University, Oregon, U.S.A.

1980-1990 Assistant Professor, teaching and doing research at Population Research Center, Zhengzhou University, China

1992-1993 Grant from Henan Educational Committee for Social Science Research Program, Population Control and Urbanization, $4,000. The study attempts to explore the association between population control and process of urbanization, China

1988-1991 Grant from Henan Educational Committee for Social Science Research Program, Henan Population Studies, $12,000. This study focuses its attention on Henan population and provides a comprehensive and a macro-level analysis of the characteristics of population in Henan Province, China

1989. Grant from Henan Academic Institute of Social Science for the research program,

1987 Henan Aged Population Studies, $80,000. This project has been done by

joint efforts as part of the large-scale National Survey on Chinese Elderly sponsored by China Academic Institute of Social Science, Beijing, China. The objective of the study is to have a thorough investigation of the socioeconomic status and characteristics of the Chinese elderly

PUBLICATIONS

Ji, Jianjun, Moltzen, Michelle E.; and Xiaochun Qiao, 2005. “Approximate Determinants of Life Satisfaction of the Urban Elderly in China.” American Review of China Studies, 6 (2):101-119.

Ji, Jianjun, 2005. “Migrant Population,” an essay in China Today: An Encyclopedia of the Life in the People’s Republic. Westport: Greenwood Press,

Ji, Jianjun, 2005. “Unfinished Demographic Transition,” an essay in China Today: An Encyclopedia of the Life in the People’s Republic. Westport: Greenwood Press,

Ji, Jianjun, 2004. “Rural-Urban Disparities of the Chinese Elderly.” American Review of China Studies, 5 (1-2):1-20.

Ji, Jianjun and Andrea M. Norling. 2004. “Sexual Satisfaction of Married Urban Chinese.” Journal of Developing Societies, 20 (1-2):21-38.

Ji, Jianjun. 2003. “An Assessment of the Demographic Transition in China.” Journal of Developing Societies, 19 (1):1-25.

Ji, Jianjun. 2003. (Intern). Cities Transformed: Demographic Change and Its Implications in the Developing World. Editors: Montgomery, Mark R.; Stren, Richard; Cohen, Barney; and Reed, Holly E. Washington DC: National Academic Press.

Ji, Jianjun, Xu, Xiaohe, and S. Lynne Rich. 2002. “Determinants of Family Satisfaction in Reforming Urban China.” International Journal of Comparative Sociology 43(2):169-191.

Xu, Xiaohe, Jianjun Ji, and Yuk-Ying Tung. 2000. “Social and Political Assortative Mating in Urban China.” Journal of Family Issues 1:1-31.

Xu, Xiaohe and Jianjun Ji. 1999. “Supports for the Aged in China: a Rural-Urban Comparison.” Journal of Asian and African Studies 34(3): 257-278.

**LeJeune, B. J.; Jianjun Ji and Jackie Cartwright. 1999. State of Tennessee for the blind independent living services for older individuals who are blind. Title VII - Chapter 2 Evaluation Report FY1998. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. Mississippi State University.

**Maxson, John H. and Jianjun Ji. 1999. Bridge: blind reintegration for independence development and growth for elders. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Title VII - Chapter 2 Evaluation Report: FY 1998. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. Mississippi State University.

**LeJeune, B. J. and Jianjun Ji. 1999. Independent living services for older individuals who are blind. State of Virginia: Title VII - Chapter 2 An External Evaluation of the Independent Living Program for the Commonwealth of Virginia FY 1997- 1998. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. Mississippi State University.

**Moore, J. Elton; Stephens, Barry C.; Shu-chuan Lai and Jianjun Ji. 1998. Independent living services for older individuals who are blind. State of New Jersey : Title VII - Chapter 2 Evaluation Report FY 1997. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. Mississippi State University.

**LeJeune, B. J. and Jianjun Ji. 1998. Bridge: blind reintegration for independence development and growth for elders. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Title VII - Chapter 2 evaluation report: FY 1997. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. Mississippi State University.

**Stephens, Barry C.; Shu-chuan Lai and Jianjun Ji. 1997. Independent living services for older individuals who are blind. State of New Jersey: Title VII - Chapter 2 evaluation report FY 1996. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. Mississippi State University.

*Ji, Jianjun. 1991. Henan Population Studies. Henan People's Publishing House, Zhengzhou, China

*Ji, Jianjun. 1991. Statistical Data Analysis on The Fourth Population Census of Henan Province. Statistical Publishing House, Beijing, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1991. Population control and its impact on aging and socioeconomic implications. Wuhan University Publishing House, Wuhan, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1990. The strategic transformation in China's population control and its present status. Zhengzhou University Journal, Zhengzhou, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1990. An assessment on Asian urbanization. Central China Urban Studies, Zhengzhou, China

*Shu, Bingting; Dong, Shigui; Ji, Jianjun; and Weitai Zhao. 1989. 1987 Henan aged population studies. Henan People Publishing House, Zhengzhou, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1989. The pressure of the 1.1 billion population. China Population Daily, Beijing, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1989. Dynamics of the sex ratio at birth in Henan Province. Zhengzhou University Journal, Zhengzhou, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1989. The prospect of the Indian elderly. Journal of Elderly Studies, Beijing, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1989. The dilemma between population problems and social economic development. Journal of Henan Economics, Zhengzhou, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1989. Aging population and its impact on socioeconomic development. Population Studies in West China, Lanzhou, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1988. Population, resources, and environment. Henan Family Planning Daily, Zhengzhou, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1988. Population age structure and development strategy in Asian-Pacific regions. Population Dynamics, Beijing, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1988. Family life cycle and family life education. China Population Daily, Beijing, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1988. Early sexual behavior and harms to the youth. Times of the Youth, Zhengzhou, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1987. World population prospect. Population in Southern China, Guangzhou, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1987. Voices from the Japanese women. Marriage and Families, Beijing, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1987. Marriage customs of the Indian Todus minority. Marriage and Families, Beijing, China

Ji, Jianjun. 1987. Can Asia avoid population crisis? Population Research in Western China, Lanzhou, China

PRESENTATIONS

Ji, Jianjun, Thuente, Jennifer Lynn; and Xiang Ji, 2006. “Assessing the Life Satisfaction of the Chinese Rural Elderly.” Humanistic China: Visions for Harmony and Innovation. 人 文 中 国 : 和 谐 与 创 新 国 际 研 讨 会.. June 29-30, 2006. Beijing, China.

Ji, Jianjun and Michelle E. Moltzen, 2005. Approximate Determinants of Life Satisfaction of the Urban Elderly in Contemporary China. 2005 Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, March 31- April 2, Minneapolis, MN

Dacosta, Maria and Jianjun Ji, 2004. Rural-Urban Economic Disparities among China’s Elderly. The 44th European Congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 8/25-29, 2004

Jianjun Ji, 2003. Socioeconomic Disparities of the Elderly in Contemporary China. The 9th Annual International Conference sponsored by the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States (ACPSS), University of Nevada, Oct. 24-26, Las Vegas

Ji, Jianjun. 2003. What Makes A Successful Marriage? - A Presentation on Marital Quality. The Work/Life Initiative, organized by the Office of Academic Affairs, May 9, UWEC

Ji, Jianjun. 2003. Intergenerational Effect on Marital Quality. Population Association of America Annual Meeting (PAA). May 1-3, Minneapolis

Ji, Jianjun. 2002. The Unfinished Demographic Transition in China. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States (ACPSS), Oct. 25-27, San Jose

Ji, Jianjun. 2002. Maternal influence on adult children’s marital quality. Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS), April 4-6, Milwaukee

Ji, Jianjun. (2001, Oct.). Approximates determinants of marital quality and sexual life satisfaction for contemporary urban Chinese. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Conference of the American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS), Chicago

Ji, Jianjun. (1999, Feb.). Intermediate mechanism on fertility in USA. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Meeting, Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association (A-MSA), Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama

Ji, Jianjun and Xiaohe, Xu. (1999, Feb.). Changes in the quality of family lives for urban China. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Meeting, Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association (A-MSA), Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama

Ji, Jianjun and Xiaohe, Xu. (1999, April). Are the urban Chinese satisfied with their quality of life in the reform era? Paper presented at the 41st Annual Conference of the American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS), April 16-17. Washington D.C.

Xu, Xiaohe and Ji, Jianjun. (1997, April). Status hierarchies and assortative mating state in urban China. Paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society (SSS), New Orleans, Louisiana

Ji, Jianjun and Xiaohe, Xu. (1996, Oct.). Rural-urban disparities in socioeconomic status and perceived health care difficulties of the aged in China. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of Mid-South Sociological Association (MSSA), Little Rock, Arkansas

Ji, Jianjun. (1993, May). Population trend and family planning programs in China. Paper presented at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon

Ji, Jianjun. (1993, May). Population dynamics in China. Paper presented at Emanuel Hospital & Health Center (EHHC), Portland, Oregon

Ji, Jianjun. (1991, Sept.). Population control and its impact on aging and socioeconomic implications. Paper presented at China Conference on Population Control and Social Development, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Ji, Jianjun. (1990, Nov.). Demographic transition and fertility change in Henan Province, China. Paper presented at the CICRED-UNFPA Joint Meeting on the Impact of Family Planning Programs upon Fertility Change, New York

Ji, Jianjun. (1990, August). China’s family planning programs and socioeconomic implications. Paper presented at the Planned Parenthood of Willamette/Columbia (PPWC), Portland, Oregon

Ji, Jianjun. (1990, Jan.). The strategic transformation in China's population control and its present status. Paper presented at the 5th China’s National Population Conference, Beijing, China

Ji, Jianjun. (1988, Nov.). Exploration of the subsistence, daily life care, and primary difficulties of the elderly in rural Henan Province. Paper presented at China’s Elderly Survey Data Analysis and Scientific Conference, Beijing, China

Ji, Jianjun. (1988, Nov.). China’s population problems and population policy. Paper presented at International Conference on Population Research for Asian and Pacific Regions, Bali, Indonesia.

POSITION HELD

2005-Present Vice President, Chinese Friendship and Scholar Association, USA

2001-present Advisor, Chinese Culture Association (CCA), UWEC, USA

1990-1993 Board member, Henan Family Planning Association (HFPA), China

1993. Deputy Editor, Family Planning Journal, Henan Province, China

1987-1991 Director, Population Research Center, Zhengzhou University, China

1987-1993 Board member, Henan Population Study Society, Henan Province, China

1991-1993 Vice President, Zhengzhou University Family Planning Association, Zhengzhou University, China

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Midwest Sociological Society (MSS)

Population Association of America (PAA)

American Sociological Association (ASA)

American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS)

The Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States (ACPSS)

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* Referring to books

** Referring to monographs

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