Weihua An
Graduate Student in Sociology
Biographical Note
Weihua is a PhD student in sociology, a doctoral fellow in the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality & Social Policy of Kennedy School of Government and a graduate associate of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science. He has received quantitative training in game theory, econometrics, nonparametric statistics, stochastic process, and time series analysis, etc. He is proficient in programming in R, Stata, Eviews, Gauss and Matlab, and interested in applying formal modeling techniques and statistical analysis into the fields of inequality, poverty & social policy, and sociology of health, etc. Currently he is working with Professor Nicholas Christakis on a project about inter-spousal health effects and with Professor Martin Whyte on a project about public opinions toward inequality in China. In leisure time, he likes playing basketball.
09/24/2008
- Research Interests
- Quantitative Methods; Inequality, Poverty & Social Policy; Sociology of Health
| Teaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
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Soc 190 2008 Spring |
Life and Death in the USA: Medicine and Disease in Social Context | Teaching Fellow |
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Soc 109 2008 Fall |
Leadership and Organizations | Teaching Fellow |
Suggested Links
| Professor Nicholas Christakis |
| Professor Martin Whyte |
| Professor Chris Winship |
| Social Science Statistics Blog |
Contact
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