PhD - Population, Health and Place
University of Southern California - 2023
Yingyi Lin
Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy and GIS
I study demographic events--from birth to death--as socially anchored experiences. My work sits at the intersection of social demography, global development, and public health, with a focus in low and middle income countries.
Professional Preparation
MS - Epidemiology
Queen's University - 2017
Queen's University - 2017
BS - Preventive Medicine
Southern Medical University - 2015
Southern Medical University - 2015
BA - Medical English
Southern Medical University - 2015
Southern Medical University - 2015
Research Areas
Demography, development, healthPublications
Lin, Y., & Smith-Greenaway, E. War, Gender, and Family Dynamics: A Couple Analysis. Population and Development Review 2026 - Journal article
Lin, Y., Smith-Greenaway, E., and Ferguson. L., On the Population Reach of Contraception: An Analysis of Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Population Research and Policy Review 2026 - Journal article
Lin, Y., Smith-Greenaway, E., Cortes Rodriguez, C., & Clark, S. From Birth to Death: The Marital Consequences of Child Loss for Unmarried Mothers. Studies in Family Planning 2025 - Journal article
Lin, Y., Zimmermann, M., Mishra, A., & O'Brien, M. L. Measuring "Intent Satisfied": Toward a Person-Centered Metric of Contraceptive Use. Studies in Family Planning, 56(3), 511–523. 2025 - Journal article
State of the World Population 2025 - Report
Smith-Greenaway, E., Weitzman, A., Lin, Y., & Huss, K. Intergenerational Clustering of Under-Five Mortality: A Cohort Perspective in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Demography 2024 - Journal article
Smith-Greenaway, E., Lin, Y., & Weitzman, A. The Intergenerational Transmission of Health Disadvantage: Can Education Disrupt It? Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2024 - Journal article
Smith-Greenaway, E., Lin, Y., & Yeatman, S. The Collision of Global Scripts with Local Constraints: Education as a Risk Factor for Unintended Pregnancy. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World 2024 - Journal article
Awards
PhD Achievement Award - University of Southern California [2024]
International Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship - American Association of University Women [2022]
Public Health Sciences Fellowship - Empire Life Foundation, Kingston, Canada [2016]
Appointments
Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at Dallas [2025–Present]
Global Health Policy and Geospatial Information Sciences
The University of Texas at Dallas [2025–Present]
Global Health Policy and Geospatial Information Sciences
Senior Officer
Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA [2025–2025]
Modeling & Quantitative Science, Family Planning
Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA [2025–2025]
Modeling & Quantitative Science, Family Planning
Research Scientist
Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA [2023–2025]
Family Planning
Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA [2023–2025]
Family Planning
Additional Information
Teaching
GraduatePPPE 6310: Research Design I
- Fall 2026
- Fall 2025
Undergraduate
IPEC 4396 / GEOG 3372 / PSCI 4396 / PPOL 4396: Population and Development (* data-based seminar)
- Fall 2026
- Spring 2026