Ting-Hui Lin
Research Interests: Medical Sociology, Social Inequality, Political Sociology, Aging and the Life Course, Disability Studies
Education:
MA in Sociology, 2017, Soochow University, Taiwan
BA in Sociology, 2014, Soochow University, Taiwan
Recent Courses Taught:
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
SOC 322: Medical Sociology
Bio: Ting-Hui Lin is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. She is primarily a medical sociologist with a strong focus on social inequality. Her current research bridges political sociology, population health, and spatial demography, examining how structural vulnerabilities and political contexts shape disparities in COVID-19 vaccination uptake across the United States. Grounded in Fundamental Cause Theory and the Social Determinants of Health framework, her dissertation employs multilevel modeling across counties and states, integrating spatially referenced indicators from the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and measures of local healthcare infrastructure to analyze geographic variation in COVID-19 vaccination uptake. Her previous work, grounded in disability studies, investigated how visually impaired individuals in Taiwan use guide dogs as tools for mobility and autonomy. This research was recognized with the Outstanding Thesis Award in Disability Studies from the National Taiwan Library.
Publications:
Grol-Prokopczyk, H., Huang, R., Yu, C., Chen, Y. A., Kaur, S., Limani, M., Lin, Ting-Hui, Zajacova, A., Zimmer, Z., Cowan, P., Fillingim, R. B., Gewandter, J. S., Gilron, I., Hirsh, A. T., Macfarlane, G. J., Meghani, S. H., Patel, K. V., Poleshuck, E. L., Strain, E. C., Symons, F. J., … Turk, D. C. 2025. "Over 50 years of research on social disparities in pain and pain treatment: a scoping review of reviews." Pain: 1-15
Presentations:
2024 Ting-Hui Lin "Political Determinants of Health and Public Response: Evaluating Their Impact on Social Vulnerability and Adult COVID-19 Vaccination Disparities in U.S. States and Counties" Sociology & Criminology Graduate Student Research Symposium, Buffalo, NY.
2016 Ting-Hui Lin "Be More of a Hindrance than a Help: Guide Dogs in Taiwan as an Instance”Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Sociological Association: Uncharted Sociology, Hualien, Taiwan
Email: tlin53@buffalo.edu
CV: Ting-Hui Lin CV