Jenjira J. Yahirun - UCLA's Department of Sociology

Jenjira J. Yahirun
264 Haines Hall - Box 951551 jyahirun@ucla.edu
Los Angeles, CA 90095
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Ph.D. in Sociology, expected June 2012
Dissertation Title: Intergenerational Relationships in Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Families
Committee: Judith Seltzer (chair), Robert Mare, Suzanne Bianchi, Roger Waldinger, Andrew Fuligni
M.A. in Sociology, June 2008
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
M.A. in Social Sciences, Aug. 2004
George Washington University, Washington, DC
B.S. in Economics, graduated Phi Beta Kappa, May 2002
HONORS AND AWARDS
• 2011-2012, National Institute on Aging Trainee Fellowship
• 2010, Wilshire Foundation Summer Funding
• 2008-2010, UCLA-NSF IGERT Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program Trainee Fellowship
• 2008-09, American Sociological Association, Minority Fellowship Program Alternate
• 2008, Poster Award, Population Association of America
• 2008, UCLA Summer Research Fellowship Program
• 2007-08, UCLA Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship
• 2007, UCLA Summer Research Fellowship Program
• 2006-07, UC Eugene Cota-Robles Graduate Fellowship
• 2002-03, Congress- Bundestag Youth Exchange Fellowship, U.S. State Department
• 1998-02, George Washington University Honors Program Scholarship Recipient
EXPERIENCE
Suzanne Bianchi and Judith Seltzer, Department of Sociology, UCLA, Los Angeles
Research Assistant Aug. 2010 – Sept. 2011
Ruth Milkman, Department of Sociology, UCLA, Los Angeles
Research Assistant Sept. 2007 – April 2008
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Washington DC
Analyst Feb.2006 – Sept. 2006
The Beyster Institute, Washington DC
Project Coordinator Feb. 2005 – Jan. 2006
European Migration Center, Berlin, Germany
Research Intern Oct. 2004 –Dec. 2004
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, Germany
Intern in Public Finance Department Feb. 2003-June 2003
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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
• Thomas Soehl and Jenjira Yahirun. In Press. “Timing of Union Formation and Partner Choice in Two
Immigrant Societies: The U.S. and Germany.” Advances in Life Course Research
• Jenjira Yahirun. Forthcoming. "Take Me Home: Return Migration among Germany’s Older Immigrants."
International Migration.
EDITED CHAPTERS AND VOLUMES
• Jenjira Yahirun. 2011. “Thai Americans” in Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest
Americans. Ed. Ronald Bayor. Phoenix: Greenwood Press.
WORKING PAPERS
• Jenjira Yahirun, Krista Perreira, Andrew Fuligni. 2010. "Family Obligation across Contexts: Latino Youth
in North Carolina and Southern California” California Population Research Center Working Paper
Series. PWP-CCPR-2010-037.
• Erika Arenas and Jenjira Yahirun.* 2011. “Left Behind: The Effects of Children's Migration on Elderly
Parents' Health” California Population Research Center Working Paper Series. PWP-CCPR-2010-
060.
*Indicates authorship with equal contributions.
OTHER PROJECTS
• “Co-residence and Geographic Proximity of Parents and Adult Children in Blended Families.” Judith
Seltzer, Suzanne Bianchi, Jenjira Yahirun
• Diversity in Old Age: Gender, Race-Ethnic, and Nativity Differences in the Older Population.” Judith
Seltzer and Jenjira Yahirun
• “The Effects of Children’s Relationship Status on Intergenerational Relationships: A Cross-National
Study.” Jenjira Yahirun and Dana Hamplova
PRESENTATIONS
• 2011, Jenjira Yahirun. “Intergenerational Obligation: A Comparison of Immigrants and Natives in
Germany and the Netherlands.” Paper Presentation; Annual Meeting of the American Sociological
Association, Las Vegas, NV.
• 2011, Thomas Soehl and Jenjira Yahirun. “Timing of Union Formation and Partner Choice in Two
Immigrant Societies: The U.S. and Germany.” Roundtable Discussion; Annual Meeting of the
American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV.
• 2011, Judith Seltzer, Suzanne Bianchi, Kathleen McGarry, Jenjira Yahirun. “Co-residence and
Geographic Proximity of Parents and Adult Children in Blended Families.” Paper Presentation;
Population Association of America Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
• 2010, Jenjira Yahirun, Krista Perreira, Andrew Fuligni. “We are Family” - Family identity and obligation
across contexts: a comparison of Latino youth in North Carolina and southern California. Paper
Presentation; Population Association of America Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.
• 2010, Erika Arenas and Jenjira Yahirun. Left Behind: The Effects of Children's Migration on Elderly
Parents' Health. Paper Presentation; Population Association of America Annual Conference,
Dallas, TX.
• 2009, Jenjira Yahirun. Take Me “Home”: Determinants of Return Migration among Later-Life
Immigrants in Germany. Paper Presentation; Annual Meeting of the American Sociological
Association, San Francisco, CA.
• 2009, Jenjira Yahirun. To Stay or To Go: Work and Family Determinants of Return Migration among
Older Immigrants. Poster Presentation; Population Association of America Annual Conference,
Detroit, MI.
• 2008, Jenjira Yahirun. Take Me “Home”: Determinants of Return Migration among Later-Life
Immigrants in Germany. Poster Presentation; Population Association of America Annual
Conference, New Orleans, LA.
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• 2007, Jenjira Yahirun. Speaking English Elsewhere: Determinants of Bilingualism and English
Monolingualism amongst Hispanic Adults in California; UCLA Graduate Student Conference on
Migration and Race.
• 2004, Jenjira Yahirun. Comparing Thai Marriage Migration in a Multi-National Framework: Family
Reunification Policies in Denmark and Germany; Changes in Migration Governance Conference,
Florence, Italy.
LANGUAGES: Native English; Fluent Thai, Excellent German; Working Knowledge of Spanish
STATISTICAL SOFTWARE: STATA, LISREL, HLM, SAS
SERVICE
• UCLA Department of Sociology Undergraduate Honors Mentor, 2010-present
• Sociology of Family Working Group, Student Coordinator, 2009-2011
• Sociology Graduate Student Association, Co-President, 2008-2009
• Reviewer: Journal of Comparative Family Studies
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