JINSUN YANG
University of Oregon
Department of Sociology
(541) 513-5693
EDUCATION
University of Oregon. Eugene, OR
Expected June 2026. Ph.D. in Sociology
Dissertation Committee: Kemi Balogun (Chair), CJ Pascoe, Jill Ann Harrison, Jina Kim, Yu-Fang Cho
Graduate Certificate (in progress) Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Seoul National University. Seoul, South Korea
2016 M.A. in Sociology
Ewha Womans University. Seoul, South Korea
2011 B.A. in Korean Literature and Language
2011 B.A. in German Literature and Language
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Yang, Jinsun. (2025) “Localization of Sex Testing: Transnational Knowledge Production of Sex” Women's Studies International Forum 111:103078. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103078.
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2025 Graduate Paper Award, Gender, Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities (GSBPC) Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems
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2025 Research Award for Publication (Given to the best article published by a graduate student), Department of Sociology, University of Oregon
Yang, Jinsun. (2023) “Creating a Non–Gender Binary Sports Space: The Nonbinary Policy of Korean “Queer Women Games” Transgender Studies Quarterly 10(2): 116-132. https://doi.org/10.1215/23289252-10440762
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Honorable Mention, 2023 Graduate Paper Award, International Sociology of Sport Association
Huslage, Melody A., and Yang, Jinsun. (In press) “College Athletes’ Exposure and Support for Sex-Integrated Sport: A Quantitative Exploration” Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education
Works in Progress
Yang, Jinsun. “Protest or Festival: Sports Activism in East Asia”
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Comparative Study of Sports Activism in South Korea and Hong Kong
Yang, Jinsun. “Intersectionality and Depression of Young Adults in South Korea: A MAIHDA analysis of Korean Young Adults in 2021”
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Quantitative research using Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA)
Yang, Jinsun. “Teaching About American Society in Broken English”
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2024 Graduate Paper Award, Teaching Social Problems Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems
Book Review
Book Reviewer Yang, Jinsun (2024). Ratna, Aarti. 2024. A Nation of Family and Friends?: Sport and the Leisure Cultures of British Asian Girls and Women. International Sociology 39(5) September 2024
Translation
Sara Ahmed (2016) “An Affinity of Hammers”, TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, Duke University Press, Vol.3(1-2), 22-3. translated by Yang, Jinsun. published in Queer-Feminist Magazine FeRM, Special Issue-‘Intersectional Feminism’. p. 99-112.
TEACHIING EXPERIENCE
University of Oregon
Instructor of Record
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SOC455 Gender and Space
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SOC456 Feminist Theory
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SOC399 Sports and Social Issues
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WGS221 Bodies and Power
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WGS101 Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Scheduled in 2026)
Discussion Leader
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SOC204 Introduction to Sociology
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SOC207 Social Inequality
Teaching Assistantships
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SOC311 Research Methods
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SOC380 Introduction to Deviance
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SOC346 Sociology of Work and Occupations
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SOC355 Sociology of Gender
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WGS451 Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the Diaspora
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WGS351 Decolonial Feminism
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WGS315 Feminist Theory
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WGS211 Bodies and Power
PEDAGOGY TRAINING
Advanced Graduate Teaching Initiative Certificate, Teaching Support and Innovation, University of Oregon (in progress)
Sociology Teaching Certificate, Department of Sociology, University of Oregon (in progress)
AWARDS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & HONORS
Other Institutions
2025 Graduate Paper Award
Gender, Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems
2024 Graduate Paper Award
Teaching Social Problems Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems
2023 Graduate Paper Award, Honorable Mention
International Sociology of Sport Association
University of Oregon
2025 Lawrence Carter Graduate Student Research Award, Department of Sociology ($1000)
2025 Research Award for Publication, Department of Sociology ($500)
2025 Writing Completion Fellowship, Center for the Study of Women in Society ($3000)
2024 Wasby-Johnson Dissertation Award, Department of Sociology ($7250)
2024 Professional Development Award, The Division of Graduate Studies ($1500)
2024 Risa Palm Graduate Fellowship, The College of Arts and Sciences ($1850)
2024 CSWS Research Poster Competition, 2nd Place, Center for the Study of Women in Society ($200)
2023 Critical Research in Sociology Award, Department of Sociology ($4000)
2023 Global Oregon Graduate Research Award, Global Studies Institute ($2000)
2023 “Trans Embodiment” Research Interest Group, Center for the Study of Women in Society ($1000)
2022 Global Oregon Graduate Research Award, Global Studies Institute ($1000)
2021 Graduate Research Grants, Center for the Study of Women in Society ($2000)
2021 Creating Change Conference Scholarship, LGBTQIA+ Education and Support Services
2021 Joan Acker Graduate Fellowship, Department of Sociology ($1000)
2020 Kenneth S. Ghent Scholarship, International Student and Scholar Services ($3000)
Seoul National University
2013 OIA Study Abroad Scholarship, Office of International Affairs ($3000)
2012 Nat’l Scholarship for Arts & Social Science Graduate Students ($5000)
2011 Academic Excellence Scholarship for Freshman, Department of Sociology ($3000)
MENTORSHIP & SERVICE
To the Discipline
Student Representative
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2024-2025 Teaching and Learning Section, American Sociological Association
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2023-2024 Body and Embodiment Section, American Sociological Association
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2023-2024 Sociologists for Women in Society
Session Organizer
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2025 “Sports and Sexuality” Sexuality Section, American Sociological Association
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2025 “How to Teach and Learn in U.S. Academia: Experiences of International Scholars” , Teaching and Learning Section, American Sociological Association
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2024 “Teaching Social Problems with a Transnational Perspective” ,Teaching Social Problems Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems
Roundtable Organizer
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2024 Body and Embodiment Section, American Sociological Association
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2023 “Research on Gender, Sexuality, Sports, Leisure, and/or the Body” , Society for the Study of Social Problems
2024-2025 Best Book Award Committee, Body and Embodiment, American Sociological Association 2024-2025 Conference Committee, Teaching and Learning Section, American Sociological Association 2024 Feminist Lecturer Award Committee, Sociologists for Women in Society, Programming Committee, Sexualities Section, American Sociological Association
2023 Social Action Initiative Award Reviewer, Sociologists for Women in Society
2023 Gender Division Awards Committee, Society for the Study of Social Problems
To the University
2020-2021 International Graduate Employee Orientation Panel, UO Graduate School
To the Department of Sociology (University of Oregon)
2023-2024 Ad hoc Department Climate Committee, Graduate Representative
2019-2023 Steward, UO Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation
2019-2022 International Students Committee, Graduate Representative
2022-2023 Mentor for incoming graduate students
PRESENTATIONS
Guest Lectures
2025 “Localization of International Sex Testing in Sports” WGS 351 Historical Feminist Theory, University of Oregon
2025 “Sex Segregation in the U.S. Sports Culture” WGS 101 Introduction to Women's and Gender, University of Oregon
2024 “Playing Sports Without Sex Segregation” WGS 101 Introduction to Women's and Gender, University of Oregon
2024 “Localization of Sex Testing” WGS 221 Bodies and Power, University of Oregon
2020 “Inventing Queer/women Sport Space: Crossing Women-only and Non-binary Sports Space” Research Institute of Gender and Sexuality SUM, Seoul, South Korea
2020 “Gender Justice of Transgender/Nonbinary Inclusive Policies in Amateur Sports” Transgender and Sports Colloquium, Seoul, South Korea
2018 “Now, Here, What Is Feminism Desiring for?” Korean Female Workers’ Writing Workshop, Seoul, South Korea
2016 “‘Impersonal Intimacy’ In Online Chatting: A Case Study Focusing on Female Users Of Dating Apps” at Daejeon Center for Women & Family Policy, Daejeon, South Korea
Invited Talks & Speaker
2024 “Intersectional Approaches to Queering Sports” Sociologists for Women in Society, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
2023 “How to Conduct Research Internationally and Navigate US Academia as an International Scholar” American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA
2022 “Creating a Non-gender Binary and Queer/Women-centered Sports Space: Strategies and Experience of Korean ‘Queer Women Games’” Noon Talk. Center for the Study of Women in Society. University of Oregon
2022 “Separating the “TE” from the “RF” Toward Trans/Gender-nonconforming- Inclusive Radical Feminisms.” Sociologists for Women in Society, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
2021 “Sports and feminism” Virtual Protest for Anti-discrimination Legislation, South Korean Coalition for Anti-discrimination Legislation, Virtual.
2018 “Queer Feminist Icon” Discussant, Queer-Feminist Magazine FeRM Issue.4:Gender Equality, Seoul, South Korea
Conference Presentations
2024 “Localization of Sex Testing: A Female Player’s Body as a Battleground for Transnational Knowledge Production of Sex”, National Women's Studies Association
2024 ““Creating a Non–Gender Binary Sports Space: The Nonbinary Policy of Korean “Queer Women Games”, American Studies Association
2024 “Teaching about American Society in Broken English”, Teaching Social Problems Division. Society for the Study of Social Problems
2024 “Localization of Sex Testing”, Sports session presentation at American Sociological Association
2024 “Decolonizing Sex Segregation in Sport”, Junior Scholars Network Research Conference, Seoul, South Korea
2023 “Intersectional Approach to Sex-integration in Sports: Assessing College Student-Athlete Experience and Support for Sex-integrated Sport”, Sociologists for Women in Society
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
National Research Foundation of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
2017-2018 Researcher
Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center, Seoul, South Korea
2014-2015 Researcher
SKILLS
Analysis Software STATA, ATLAS.ti, Qualtrics
Research Methods
Qualitative: Ethnography, Interviews, Media Analysis, Policy Analysis
Quantitative: Multilevel and Panel, Logistic Regression, Survey Design
Languages: Korean (native), English (proficient), German (reading)