Rong Fu

        Dr. Rong Fu received her dual-title Ph.D. in Sociology and Gerontology and M.S. in Sociology from Purdue University. Her main fields of research include medical sociology, health, and aging. Her publications have appeared in journals such as Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Aging & Mental Health, Journal of Applied Gerontology, Sage Open, Applied Nursing Research, and International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Her research has been honored the Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Poster Award and the Task Force for Minority Issues in Gerontology Student Poster Award by the Gerontological Society of America.
        For a list of Dr Fu's publications, please visit her Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KKp9R8UJv6QC
        Before joining Siena, Dr. Fu had three years’ teaching experience as a graduate student at Purdue University. She has a strong passion for teaching and received the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Teaching Award and the Purdue Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award at Purdue University. Since joining at Siena, Dr. Fu has received several grants, fellowships, and stipends to support her teaching and research, including the DAC Curriculum Diversification Fellowship, the COTFD International Travel Fellowship, the COTFD Research Fellowship, the CURCA Summer Scholars Stipends, the CREST Fellowship, the Information Literacy Faculty Development Grant, the CIEE International Faculty Development Seminar Special Grant, etc.
        Dr. Fu has been actively engaged in academic services. She has reviewed papers for journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Sage Open, and Gerontology. She also assisted with the translation of two chapters of Social Construction in Context (1st edition) by Kenneth J. Gergen from English into Chinese and participated in the Post-Earthquake Adjustment Project after the Great Sichuan Earthquake in China.
        Dr. Fu originally hails from China. Her name can be pronounced as “r-aw-ng” (Rong) “f-oo” (Fu). In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and exploring different cultures.

Presentations

• Intragenerational educational mobility and cognition in the context of marriage
  2022
  Society for the Study of Social Problems, Los Angeles, California
• Motivational factors affecting the intention to volunteer in elder care agencies: A pilot study
  2022
  Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Educational mobility through marriage and risk of cognitive impairment in late life
  2021
  Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona
• Intergenerational socioeconomic mobility and cognitive impairment in Chinese older adults: Does Gender Matter?
  2021
  Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona
• Physical housing environment and attitudes toward life and aging: A cohort study
  2020
  Society for the Study of Social Problems, Virtual, Virtual
• Occupational Mobility and Chronic Illness in Late Life: A Systematic Review
  2019
  Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, United States of America
• Living Arrangements, Home Conditions, and Aging-Related Attitudes Among Older Adults in China
  2018
  US-Hong Kong 2018 International Conference: Aging across Time and Contexts, Hong Kong, China- Hong Kong
• Socioeconomic Mobility and Health: A Systematic Review of Two Decades of Research.
  2018
  Society for the Study of Social Problems, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Employment Status of Adult Children in China: Effects on Caregiving Time and Depressive Symptoms
  2017
  IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, California
• Employment Status, Caregiving Time, and Depression in Chinese Adult Children Caregivers: How does Gender Made a Difference?
  2017
  International Conference of Social Work in Aging and Urbanization – International Experience & China's Development, Hangzhou, China-PRC
• Maternal Obesity and Child Peer Victimization: Intergenerational Impact of Weight Stigma in the United States
  2017
  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada-Quebec
• Organizational Role and Perception of Organizational Safety Culture
  2017
  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada-Quebec
• Early Parental Loss and Cognitive Well-Being in the Oldest Old: Reevaluating the Stress Process Model in the Context of Gender Inequality
  2016
  Society for the Study of Social Problems, Seattle, Washington
• Is Downward Socioeconomic Mobility Detrimental to Health in late Life? Evidence from a National Sample of the Oldest Old
  2016
  Society for the Study of Social Problems, Seattle, Washington
• Social Support and Cognitive Impairment in the Oldest Old: Structure, Function, and Mutual Effect
  2016
  Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Social and Environmental Associations with Physical Activity Motivation
  2016
  Council for Advancement of Nursing Science, Washington, District of Columbia
• Early Parental Loss and Cognitive Impairment in Older Age: Is Participating in Leisure Activities a Pathway?
  2015
  Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
• Community Services and Functional Limitations in Old Age -- Unraveling the Mediating Role of Family Support
  2014
  Society for the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco, California
• Consequences of Early Parental Loss on Cognitive Function in Older Age: Does Gender Make a Difference?
  2014
  Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia
• Do Socioeconomic Health Disparities Persist in the Face of Financial Strain? Evidence from Older Adults in Rural and Urban China
  2014
  Society for the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco, California
• Does Perceived Financial Strain Reshape Socioeconomic Health Disparities in Chinese Older Adults?
  2014
  Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia
• Exploring the Mediating Effect of Family Support on the Association between Living Arrangements and Functional Limitations in Chinese Older Adults: Evidence for Rural-Urban Differences
  2013
  Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Does Intergenerational Socioeconomic Mobility Affect Self-Rated Health and Functional Limitations in Old Age?
  2011
  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada