2010 – 2013    Ph.D., Department of Sociology, University of Iowa
2008 – 2010    M.A.,  Department of Sociology, University of Iowa
2004 – 2008    B.A.,   Department of Sociology, Nankai University

2017 – present, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Nankai University
2013 – 2017, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Nankai University

Environmental sociology, social inequality, and Quantitative research

Undergraduate:
Quantitative Data Analysis Using Statistical Software
Professional English
Graduate:
Advanced Statistical Modeling of Data
Professional English

Please visit my researchgate page for recent publications (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yan_Wang158).

• Wang, Yan, Tao Zhou, Hao Chen, and Zhihai Rong. 2019. “Environmental homogenization or heterogenization? The effects of globalization on carbon dioxide emissions, 1970–2014.” Sustainability (SSCI), 11(10): 2752. doi: 10.3390/su11102752

• Du, Yanqiang, Neil Ravenscroft, Yan Wang, and Pingyang Liu. 2019. "Governance, gender and the appropriation of natural resources: A case study of ‘left-behind’ women’s collective action in China." Society & Natural Resources (SSCI), 32(4): 382–399. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2018.1556757

• Hao, Feng and Yan Wang. 2018. “Acceptance of Higher Taxes for the Environment: A Cross-national and Multilevel Study based on Seven Years Data from ISSP and WVS Surveys.” International Journal of Sociology, 48(4): 340–365. doi: 10.1080/00207659.2018.1515704

• Wang, Yan and Feng Hao. 2018. “Does Internet penetration encourage sustainable consumption? A cross-national analysis.” Sustainable Production and Consumption, 16: 237–248. doi: 10.1016/j.spc.2018.08.011

• Wang, Yan. 2017. "Promoting Sustainable Consumption Behaviors: The Impacts of Environmental Attitudes and Governance in a Cross-National Context." Environment & Behavior, 49(10): 1128-1155. doi: 10.1177/0013916516680264

• Wang, Yan, and Hao Chen. 2017. "Meteorological Psychology: The Psychological and Behavioral Effects of Weather and Climate." Advances in Psychological Science. 25(6): 1077-1092. (In Chinese)

• Wang, Yan. 2016. “Globalization and Territorial Identification: A Multilevel Analysis across 50 Countries” Accepted at International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 28(3): 401-414. doi: 10.1093/ijpor/edv022

• Glanville, Jennifer, Pamela Paxton, and Yan Wang. 2015. “Social Capital and Generosity: A Multilevel Analysis.” Accepted at Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. doi: 10.1177/0899764015591366

• Kang, Jiyeon, Jae-On Kim and Yan Wang. 2015. “Salvaging National Pride: The 2010 Taekwondo Controversy and Taiwan’s Quest for Global Recognition” International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 50(1): 98-114. doi: 10.1177/1012690212474264

• Wang, Yan. 2015. "Sociological Perspectives on Air Pollution: A Cross-National Analysis of Social Determinants of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)." Sociological Review of China. 3(3): 53-67. (In Chinese)

• Wang, Yan. 2015. "A Multilevel Analysis of Influential Factors of Green Consumption in China: Based on CGSS2010." Journal of Nanjing Techology University (Social Science Edition). 14(2): 79-89. (In Chinese)

2019
2nd prize winner for the Sustainable Production and Consumption 2019 Top Paper Award
2012
Graduate Dissertation Grant, The Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Iowa
Preparing Future Faculty Certificate, Midwest Sociology Society
Student Development Fund, Department of Sociology, University of Iowa
2009    
Stanley Graduate Award for International Research, International Programs, University of Iowa
2008   
Excellent Graduate of Nankai University
National Creative Project, Ministry of Education of China