University at Buffalo (UB)
Zhe (Rachel) Zhang
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Education:
MA: Sociology, 2021, University at Buffalo, SUNY
BA: Sociology (major), Social Research (concentration), 2019, University of Indianapolis
BA: English, 2019, Shenzhen University, China
Research interests:
Urban Sociology, Criminology, Health, Quantitative Methods
Recent courses taught:
SOC 294: Basic Statistics for the Social Sciences, Instructor of Record
Bio:
Rachel/Zhe Zhang is a Sociology Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Instructor at the University at Buffalo. Her research asks how neighborhoods shape experiences of health, crime, and family relationships using quantitative methods. She is currently working on her dissertation, and her dissertation studies the effect of neighborhood characteristics and changes (i.e., gentrification) on the well-being of individuals and families from the life-course perspective. Meanwhile, she is also working on other research projects, e.g., examining the role of romantic relationships for the education-health link among adults.
Publications:
Lu, Yunmei, Mateus R. Santos, and Zhe Zhang. 2022. “Social Change, Gender Stratification and the Sex Gap of Homicide Victimization in 76 Countries, 1975–2017.” The British Journal of Criminology.
Barr, Ashley B. and Zhe Zhang. Forthcoming. “Juvenile School Discipline and Well-being among College-Educated Emerging Adults.” Emerging Adulthood.
Presentations:
"Juvenile School Discipline and Emerging Adult Well-Being” the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA, 2023
“The Role of Romantic Relationships in the Education and Health Link” the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA, 2023
“Gentrification and Crime in Buffalo, NY from 2011-2019” 19th Annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence Student Showcase, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2023
“Gentrification and Crime in Buffalo, NY from 2011-2019” The American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2022
“Gendered Characteristics Changes in the Gentrifying Fountain Square Neighborhood, Indianapolis, Indiana” North Central Sociological Association Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 2019
Email: zzhang67@buffalo.edu