{"id":8662,"date":"2023-11-05T10:58:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T02:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntusoc.pathd.cc\/?p=8662"},"modified":"2024-05-09T10:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T02:34:03","slug":"meng-jung-lin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sociology.ntu.edu.tw\/en\/faculty\/meng-jung-lin\/","title":{"rendered":"Meng-Jung Lin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e208216a alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-663df8a3\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sociology.ntu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meng-Jung-Lin.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8704\" style=\"width:220px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sociology.ntu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meng-Jung-Lin.png 600w, https:\/\/sociology.ntu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meng-Jung-Lin-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-4f349a93\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-e9390302\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong><strong>Meng-Jung Lin<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"><strong><strong><strong>\u6797\u5b5f\u7462<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Title\uff1aAssistant Professor<br>Research Interests\uff1aGenetics and Society; Quantitative Methods; Gender; Life Course; Ageing; Stratification; Work and Occupation; Social Demography; Health<br>Tel\uff1a+886-2-3366-1251<br>Email\uff1a<a href=\"mailto:mjlinmj@ntu.edu.tw\">mjlinmj@ntu.edu.tw<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/mengjunglin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Personal Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-666c6612 alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs uagb-block-db4f1d11 uagb-tabs__wrap uagb-tabs__hstyle3-desktop uagb-tabs__vstyle6-tablet uagb-tabs__stack2-mobile\" data-tab-active=\"0\"><ul class=\"uagb-tabs__panel uagb-tabs__align-left\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"uagb-tab uagb-tabs__active\" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab0\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"0\" role=\"tab\"><div>Self Introduction<\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab1\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\"><div>Education and Employment<\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"uagb-tab \" role=\"none\"><a href=\"#uagb-tabs__tab2\" class=\"uagb-tabs-list uagb-tabs__icon-position-left\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\"><div>Publications<\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uagb-tabs__body-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-0\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Self-Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am Meng-Jung Lin, go by MJ. I am deeply interested in understanding humans as both biological and social beings, and I enjoy researching how biological and social factors interact to influence various aspects of human life. Since childhood, I aspired to become a scientist capable of launching satellites, harboring a passionate curiosity for outer space. However, lacking the natural talent and environmental opportunities in related fields, coupled with a wide range of interests, I fortuitously found my way into the field of sociology, where I fell in love with it deeply. In pursuit of becoming a scientist, during my undergraduate years at National Chengchi University, I double-majored in psychology, gaining opportunities to interact with mice and acquiring knowledge in biology. During my master&#8217;s studies in Taiwan, I infused a bit of biology into my sociological research on depressive emotions, albeit lacking empirical data. It wasn&#8217;t until my doctoral studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that I formally encountered genetic data and delved into the fields of Biosociology and Sociogenomics. I am particularly interested in answering the question &#8220;Who gets ahead?&#8221;\u2014seeking to understand who attains favorable or unfavorable socioeconomic status and health outcomes in society, and I enjoy addressing these questions using statistical methods. My doctoral dissertation focused on research related to gender, genetic ability, and entry into STEM field, revealing that women must excel to a significant degree to enter and remain in the scientific realm, a realization that partly explains my unrealized dreams. After becoming a sociologist, I am now delighted to consider myself a social scientist. Outside academia, I am introverted and quiet, yet deeply interested in many things. I enjoy baking, swimming, watching baseball, playing the piano, drawing illustrations, and knitting. When you happen upon me, feel free to inquire about any new creations or potentials I may be developing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Research Statement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My research aims to understand how biological and social factors influence human behavior and well-being through quantitative analysis, as well as how these influences change over the life course. My previous research indicates that individuals from more privileged backgrounds are more likely to maintain advantageous social status without relying on genetic potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My current research comprises two dimensions: educational and occupational trajectories, and cognitive and psychological health, with a focus on gender differences in both. I seek to understand how social structures encourage or inhibit individual genetic potential and how these interactions vary by gender, race and ethnicity, period and generation. I primarily utilize large datasets to examine the impact of genetics and environment on educational attainment, cognitive development\/decline, occupational trajectories, and other social and health outcomes. In recent years, I have employed data from the Health Retirement Study, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, Add Health, and UK Biobank to conduct analyses using genome-wide association study (GWAS) data, calculating polygenic scores from single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My future research direction involves expanding my current studies to cover different life stages and populations, intending to use multiple datasets such as Add Health, UK Biobank, TwinLife, and Taiwan Biobank. Overall, I aim to depict the biological and social mechanisms behind social processes and endeavor to identify modifiable social factors that aid disadvantaged groups. Below are my future research directions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a. Cross-national comparisons of gender, genetics, and STEM occupations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">b. Social networks, genetics, and well-being across the life course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">c. Marital status, genetics, and fertility in East Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">d. Neighborhood characteristics, genetics, and cognitive functioning in older adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container uagb-inner-tab-1\" aria-labelledby=\"uagb-tabs__tab1\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"3\">2015-2022<\/td><td>PhD., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dissertation Title: <em>\u201cWomen, Genes, and STEM: The Effects of Biology and Social Factors on STEM Careers\u201d<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Predoctoral Trainee, Carolina Population Center<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2015-17<\/td><td>M.A. Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014-15<\/td><td>M.A. Sociology, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">2010-14<\/td><td>B.A. Sociology, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B.S. Psychology, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Current Position<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2022-<\/td><td>National Taiwan University<br>Assistant Professor of Sociology<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Recent Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meng-Jung Lin. \u201cLong Term Effects of Having Kids: The Effects of Genes, Parenthood, and Health Among Older Adults in the United States\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meng-Jung Lin. \u201cPartnership Trajectories, Genes, and Well-being in Early to Middle Adulthood\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guang Guo, <strong>Meng-Jung Lin<\/strong>, and Adam Lilly. \u201cAspiration, Socioeconomic Background, Genomes, and Lifetime Cognitive Ability\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Academic Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2021-22<\/td><td>Taiwanese Overseas Pioneers Grants (TOP Grants)($30,000)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021 &nbsp;<\/td><td>Jocher Graduate Student Paper Award, Department of Sociology, UNC Chapel Hill Wilson Teaching Award, Department of Sociology, UNC Chapel Hill<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020<\/td><td>ASA section on Evolution, Biology, and Society Graduate Student Paper Award<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018-20<\/td><td>Government Scholarship to Study Abroad, Ministry of Education (Taiwan)($32,000)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-tabs-child uagb-tabs__body-container 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