Research Assistant Professor
Ya Guo received her PhD in Sociology from the National University of Singapore. She received BA in Sociology from Xi’an Jiaotong University and MA in East Asian Studies from Duke University. Her research interests center on work and employment, family demography, health & well-being, social stratification, and quantitative methods.
- 2025, Ph.D., Sociology, National University of Singapore
- 2020, M.A., East Asian Studies, Duke University
- 2018, B.A., Sociology, Xi’an Jiaotong University
- Work and Family
- Health and Well-being
- Social Stratification
- Quantitative Methods
- Guo, Ya, Sizhan Cui, Zhuofei Lu, and Senhu Wang. 2025. “Dependence and Precarity in the Gig Economy: A Longitudinal Analysis of Platform Work and Mental Distress.” The British Journal of Sociology. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.70028)
- Guo, Ya, Wanying Ling, Wen Fan, and Senhu Wang. 2025. “Work-schedule instability and workers’ health and well-being across different socioeconomic strata in China.” Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. (DOI: 1016/j.rssm.2024.101008)
- Guo, Ya, and Senhu Wang. 2025. “Beyond the Individual: Unraveling the Couple-Level Effects of Working Time Mismatch on Work-Life Outcomes Among Working Parents.” Social Indicators Research. (DOI: 1007/s11205-024-03501-w)
- Guo, Ya, Fenwick Feng Jing, Yuqi Zhong, Meng Zhu, and Senhu Wang. 2025. “Unraveling the dyadic dynamics: exploring the impact of flexible working arrangements’ availability on satisfaction with work-life flexibility among working parents.” Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. (DOI: 1057/s41599-025-04386-x)
- Guo, Ya, and Senhu Wang. 2024. “Quality Trumps Quantity: Exploring Relationships between Job Quality, Job Quantity, and Sleep.” Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. (DOI: 1177/23780231241234471)
- Lu, Zhuofei, Senhu Wang, Wanying Ling, and Ya Guo (Corresponding author). 2023. “Gig work and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: A gendered examination of comparisons with regular employment and unemployment.” Social Science & Medicine. (DOI: 1016/j.socscimed.2023.116281)
- Guo, Ya, and Senhu Wang. 2025. “Book Review: Homes in Crisis Capitalism: Gender, Work and Revolution.” Work, Employment, and Society. (DOI: 1177/09500170241309515)
- 2021-2025 Center for Family and Population Research Scholarship, National University of Singapore
- 2019 Tuition Grant, Duke University ($8,000)
- 2024 Best Student Paper (2nd Prize), Population Association of Singapore
- 2014-2018 China National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of China
- 2018 Outstanding Student & Student Leader, Xi’an Jiaotong University