Jenjira Yahirun
Assistant Researcher
Center on the Family
University of Hawaii at Manoa
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Jenjira Yahirun is an Assistant Researcher (tenure-track) at the Center on the Family, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa. Trained as a family sociologist and social demographer, Dr. Yahirun studies the intersection of families, migration, aging and health. Her work is part of a broader research agenda that addresses how differences within and between families contribute to social inequality.
Research Interest
Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles M.A., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles M.A., Social Sciences, University of Chicago B.S., Economics, with Honors, George Washington University
Publications
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Fingerman, K. & Yahirun, J. (2015). “Emerging Adulthood in the Context of Family: Young Adults’ Relationships with Parents.” Oxford Handbook of Emerging Adulthood. Ed. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Ambugo, E. & Yahirun, J. (2016). “Remittances and Risk of Major Depressive Episode and Sadness among New Legal Immigrants to the United States.” Demographic Research. 34(8): 243-258. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2016.34.8
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Yahirun, J., Sheehan, C. & Hayward, M. (2016). “Adult Children’s Education and Parents’ Functional Limitations in Mexico.” Research on Aging. 38(3): 322-345. Doi: 10.1177/0164027515620240
