SNAIL

The Social Networks and Inequalities Lab (SNAIL)

The SNAIL examines social networks, social relationships, and inequalities. Social networks are the webs of social relationships linking individuals directly and indirectly. Social relationships manifest in various forms across different life domains (e.g., romantic, family, kin, friend, work, and offline/online).

Our research centers on three main themes: the role of social networks in health and well-being disparities, their contribution to social inequalities, and the influence of social forces upon them.

At SNAIL, we foster a supportive network. We fearlessly advance theories, hypotheses, and research questions, scrutinizing them with the same deliberate and unwavering determination as snails, advancing courageously and patiently.

 

Good News! Lijun Song will lead an NIH R56 (high priority, short-term) project on social networks and health among older never-married adults.

2024-26	PI: Lijun Song. National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH). “National Study of Older Never-Married Adults” (NSONMA). R56AG089170. ($1,359,657).
2024-26	PI: Lijun Song. Scaling Success Grant. Vanderbilt University. “National Study of Older Never-Married Adults” (NSONMA). ($76,321).

 

Job opening: A Postdoctoral Researcher in Singlehood, Social networks and Health

https://apply.interfolio.com/156643

 

Faculty: Daniel B. Cornfield, Rachel Donnelly, Lucie Kalousova, Lijun Song (Director)

Post-doctoral Fellow: Marva Goodson-Miller (Placement: Assistant Professor at Arizona State University)

Graduate Students: Yvonne Chen (Placement: Assistant Professor at Texas Christian University), Philip J. Pettis (Placement: Assistant Professor at Michigan State University), Zhe Zhang

Undergraduate Students: Kerou Cheng, Yiwei Wang

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