YOUM Yoosik
Visiting Scholar
(until August 31, 2011)
Associate Professor of Sociology, Yonsei University, South Korea
Affiliated Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Associate Professor of Sociology, Yonsei University, South Korea
Affiliated Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Expertise
Social Network Analysis
Sociological Processes of Health and Illness
Diffusion Dynamics of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Health and Lives of Older People in an Aging Society
Sociological Processes of Health and Illness
Diffusion Dynamics of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Health and Lives of Older People in an Aging Society
Education
2000 Ph.D., Sociology, University of Chicago, USA
1990 M.A., Business Administration, Yonsei University, South Korea
1987 B.A., Business Administration, Yonsei University, South Korea
1990 M.A., Business Administration, Yonsei University, South Korea
1987 B.A., Business Administration, Yonsei University, South Korea
Experience
2010-Present Associate Professor of Sociology, Yonsei University, South Korea
2005-Present Affiliated Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
2005-2009 Assistant Professor of Sociology, Yonsei University, South Korea
2000-2005 Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
2000-2005 Research Specialist at the Institute for Health Research and Policy, USA
2005-Present Affiliated Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
2005-2009 Assistant Professor of Sociology, Yonsei University, South Korea
2000-2005 Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
2000-2005 Research Specialist at the Institute for Health Research and Policy, USA
Selected Publications and Papers
Books and Chapters
The Sexual Organization of the City (Chicago), (with Edward O. Laumann, Stephen Ellingson, Jenna Mahay, and Anthony Paik), 2004, The University of Chicago Press
"Household Behavior and Family Economics," Encyclopedia of Social Measurement (Kimberly Kempf-Leonard edited) 2004, New York: Academic Press
"A Sociological Interpretation of Emerging Properties in STI transmission dynamics: Walk-betweeness of sexual networks," 2010, Sexually Transmitted Infections, 86 (3): 23-28
"Latent Classes of Metabolic Syndrome in the Korean Population: Identification and comparison of classes among different educational groups," (with Lee, Keun-Bok), 2009, Korean Journal of Sociology, 43 (6): 125-145
"Identifying Hidden Sexual Bridging Communities in Chicago," (Youm Yoosik, et al), 2009, Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 86 (1): s107-s120
"Consensus Making Process in the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Guideline for Physical Impairment: Evaluation as a Social Process," (Youm Yoosik, et al) 2009, Journal of Korean Medical Science, 24: s221-s226
"The Effect of Structural Embeddedness on the Division of Household Labor: A game-theoretic model using a network approach," (with Edward Laumann), 2003, Rationality and Society, 15 (2): 243-280
The Sexual Organization of the City (Chicago), (with Edward O. Laumann, Stephen Ellingson, Jenna Mahay, and Anthony Paik), 2004, The University of Chicago Press
"Household Behavior and Family Economics," Encyclopedia of Social Measurement (Kimberly Kempf-Leonard edited) 2004, New York: Academic Press
"A Sociological Interpretation of Emerging Properties in STI transmission dynamics: Walk-betweeness of sexual networks," 2010, Sexually Transmitted Infections, 86 (3): 23-28
"Latent Classes of Metabolic Syndrome in the Korean Population: Identification and comparison of classes among different educational groups," (with Lee, Keun-Bok), 2009, Korean Journal of Sociology, 43 (6): 125-145
"Identifying Hidden Sexual Bridging Communities in Chicago," (Youm Yoosik, et al), 2009, Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 86 (1): s107-s120
"Consensus Making Process in the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Guideline for Physical Impairment: Evaluation as a Social Process," (Youm Yoosik, et al) 2009, Journal of Korean Medical Science, 24: s221-s226
"The Effect of Structural Embeddedness on the Division of Household Labor: A game-theoretic model using a network approach," (with Edward Laumann), 2003, Rationality and Society, 15 (2): 243-280
