| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Dept: | Criminology Anthropology & Sociology |
| Office: | RT 1735 |
| Phone: | 216-687-4501 |
| Email: | R.SUN32@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. RT 1735, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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Ph.D., Sociology, Brown University, 2000
M.A., Sociology, Brown University, 1997 M.A., Demography, Peking University, 1994 | ||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| After receiving my Ph.D. from Brown University in 2000, I started my career at Cleveland State University in 2001. My research interests have been in aging and health, family relations, and social development in developing countries.
Book Publication: Skladany, Michael, and Rongjun Sun. 2020. Developing Societies in A Changing World. Cognella Academic Publishing. Official 1st edition. Recent Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: Sun, R. & Z. Zhang. 2022. "Leisure Activities and Cognitive Impairment in Old Age: The Role of Life Course Socioeconomic Status." Aging & Mental Health, DOI:10.1080/13607863.2022.2046694 Sun, R. 2021. "Double Jeopardy vs. Double Benefit: The Role of Age and Leisure Activities in the Incidence of Disability among Chinese Older Adults." Journal of Aging and Health, 33: 350-361. Sun, R. & Wang H. 2019. "Worry about eldercare in China: The role of family relations, socio-economic resources, and community services in 2000 and 2010." International Journal of Population Studies, 5(2):1-13. Sun, R. 2017. "Re-Examining the Role of Engaging in Activities: Does its Effect on Mortality Change by Age among the Chinese Elderly?" Aging International, 42: 78-92. Sun, R. 2016. "Intergenerational Age Gaps and a Family Member's Well-Being: A Family Systems Approach." Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 14: 320-337. Grants and Awards 2020 CSU Textbook Affordability Grant. 2017 CSU faculty Merit Recognition Award for research. 2016 Golden Apple Award honouree, presented by the Young Alumni Council of the CSU Alumni Association. 2013-2014 CSU Faculty Research Development (FRD) grant. "Re-examining the Role of Social Engagement in an Era of Global Aging," $5,380.00. 2009 Co-investigator, "The Health and Well-being of Elderly Immigrants in Cleveland", Office of Undergraduate Studies at CSU, $15,570. 2006 CSU faculty Merit Recognition Award for research. 2005-2006 Principal Investigator, "Explaining Differences in Health of Chinese Elderly." National Institute on Aging, $36,221 2003-2004 Co-investigator, "Distribution of Lineage Structures in the U.S. Population." National Institute on Aging, $37,105 Teaching Areas Statistics, SOC354, SOC551, SOC552 Research Methods, SOC353, SOC550 Sociology of Aging, SOC316 Developing Societies in a Changing World, SOC210 | ||