Heeju Shin

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Office:  Northwest Quadrant–Building B, Room 7521
Office as of Fall 2013: Bolton Hall, Room 730
Phone: 414/229-4859
E-mail: shin2@uwm.edu

Summer Office Hours (May 19–Sept. 2, 2013):  By appointment

Degree:

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Areas of Specialization:

Development in Latin America; Social Demography; Poverty and Inequality; Health Disparities; Labor and Time Use

Teaching Schedule

Spring 2014
Sociol 261-202: Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology
Sociol 472-001: Population and Society
Fall 2013
Sociol 261-202: Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology
Sociol 476-201: Sociology of International Public Health
Summer 2013
Sociol 261-051: Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology
Syllabi from Recently Taught Courses
Sociol 261-201: Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology Spring 2013 (pdf)
Sociol 472-001: Population and Society Spring 2013 (pdf)
Sociol 495-201: Seminar: Sociology of International Public Health Fall 2012 (pdf)

Selected Publications:

Shin, Heeju. 2013. Single Motherhood and Family Strategies in Urban Mexico and South Korea. International Journal of Sociology of the Family 39 (in print).

Shin, Heeju. 2013. Co-resident Extended Family Member and Time Allocation of Working Single Mothers in Mexico, Journal of Family Issues. In print (Available online at:http://jfi.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/06/13/0192513X12448740.full.pdf)

Ellison, Christopher, Heeju Shin, and David Leal. 2011. "The Contact Hypothesis and Attitudes toward Latinos in the United States." Social Science Quarterly 92:938–958

Villarreal, Andres & Heeju Shin. 2008. “Unraveling the Economic Paradox of Female-headed Households in Mexico: The Role of Family Networks,” Sociological Quarterly 49: 565–595

Shin, Heeju. 2007. “Child Health in Peru: Importance of Regional Variation and Community Effects on Children‟s Height and Weight.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 48: 418–433