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My name is Katherine (Kathy) Lin and I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College. Prior to this position, I was an NIA postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Demography and Ecology and Center for Demography of Health and Aging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
I received my PhD in Sociology at the University of Michigan. During my time at Michigan, I was also an affiliate of the Population Studies Center, and an NIA funded predoctoral trainee. Prior to starting my doctoral program, I obtained a B.A in Sociology and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences from Northwestern University.
My research agenda is broadly motivated by an interest in how individuals experience competing social roles and expectations, and the consequences for health and well-being. My work brings attention to how life course context and selection processes modify the experience of being embedded in competing social structures (such as being a worker and caregiver, or being a professional authority and employee). I use both quantitative and qualitative methods to document the impact of these experiences on psychosocial stress, physical health, and career outcomes. I pay particular attention to the context in which people enact multiple social roles– how does multiple role engagement differ by organizational setting, gender, or life course stage? Thus, I bring a life course perspective to the intersection of medical sociology and the sociology of work and family.
I can be reached at katherine dot y dot p dot lin at dartmouth dot edu.
My name is Katherine (Kathy) Lin and I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College. Prior to this position, I was an NIA postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Demography and Ecology and Center for Demography of Health and Aging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
I received my PhD in Sociology at the University of Michigan. During my time at Michigan, I was also an affiliate of the Population Studies Center, and an NIA funded predoctoral trainee. Prior to starting my doctoral program, I obtained a B.A in Sociology and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences from Northwestern University.
My research agenda is broadly motivated by an interest in how individuals experience competing social roles and expectations, and the consequences for health and well-being. My work brings attention to how life course context and selection processes modify the experience of being embedded in competing social structures (such as being a worker and caregiver, or being a professional authority and employee). I use both quantitative and qualitative methods to document the impact of these experiences on psychosocial stress, physical health, and career outcomes. I pay particular attention to the context in which people enact multiple social roles– how does multiple role engagement differ by organizational setting, gender, or life course stage? Thus, I bring a life course perspective to the intersection of medical sociology and the sociology of work and family.
I can be reached at katherine dot y dot p dot lin at dartmouth dot edu.