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Kent Jason Cheng

@kgcheng.bsky.social
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Chinese Filipino (Chinoy) | 🏳️‍🌈 he/him/siya | Asst. Prof. at UMB Gerontology | Demography, Aging, Families, Health

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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Looking to buy the latest edition of @professorisin.bsky.social’s book for my student… but stumbled upon this instead 😂 On a more serious note, Dr Kelsey’s book helped me tremendously! I am a fan! Thank you!
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
What’s up, academics rushing to get things done before school starts? Just a reminder from our Queen that we do not need to do everything 😂
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🍊PhD in Social Science @maxwellsu.bsky.social 🦁Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Healthy Aging @pennstateuniv.bsky.social 💡🏡Assistant Professor, @umbgerontology.bsky.social starting Fall 2025. I am overwhelmed with gratitude. Longer gratitude post on my Linkedin.
Me standing next to the UMass Boston sign.
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Given the abysmal state of our profession in academia right now, I just aspire to be cool enough to be interviewed by @cunkonlife.bsky.social someday. 😂
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Breaking my social media hiatus to say: At least 6 jobs I applied for (a mix of postdocs & TTAPs) were rescinded—3 of which I was a finalist for.
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Accidentally called chatgpt "baby" and now, it calls me "baby" and "love." 😆
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a man with a plastic bag on his head is smiling and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man with a plastic bag on his head is smiling and looking at the camera .
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
What an important project that aims disentangles the diversity of social relationships! Share broadly!
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Removing 'welfare,' 'social protections,' and other 'bad' words from the grant I’m submitting next week.
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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
PAA is led by members who volunteer their time and expertise to guide the organization and meet the needs of our field. The 2025 election slate is being prepared and PAA members can submit suggestions. Nominate by Feb. 20: www.populationassociation.org/blogs/paa-we...
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Call for Nominations to PAA Leadership
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Woohoo! I reached 1,000 citations! (Hope this translates to a job somehow, in this economy!😅)
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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Happy Monday to me!! #FreshPubAlert We review open-text survey options for sex/gender and sexuality and find that they do improve data accuracy by capturing diversity, complexity, & evolving language of identities. #sociology #demography #openaccess compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The Case for “Other”: Measuring Gender and Sexual Identity in Survey Research
As more people identify outside of binary gender categories and heterosexuality, survey research must adapt to better capture respondents' gender and sexual identities. Making the case for “other,” i...
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Southern Demographic Association @sda-demography.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Population Research and Policy Review (PRPR), published in affiliation with SDA, is looking to add Associate Editors to our team. See the call below. Spread the word. #Demography
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Monique Smith @moeneuro.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
It is Faculty interview season, so I created a doc with compiled Chalk Talk advice! Please share widely- this shouldn't be hidden curriculum... there is a recipe for success! I will also share videos of my practice and actual UCSD chalk talk with anyone who wants it! DM me!
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Stay warm!
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Hey everyone! sharing this non-exhaustive, purposively sampled starter pack for folks who study families/ social relationships and health! 😆 Please feel free to add yourself and share broadly! go.bsky.app/TR96EFy
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Penn State has featured my J Marriage Fam @ncfr.bsky.social article showing that parents with more childhood disadvantage gave less money for college for their children! 📰: tinyurl.com/bdy6n2nd 📜: tinyurl.com/4m3pabvf #demography #inequality
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Parents’ childhood predicts future financial support for children’s education | Penn State University
Parents who endured difficult childhoods provided less financial support to their children’s education such as college tuition compared to parents who experienced few or no disadvantages, according to...
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Sarah Patterson @spattersearch.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Upcoming webinar -- Going It Alone: A Conversation About Growing Old in America kff-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Going It Alone: A Conversation About Growing Old in America. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
More than 16 million Americans are living alone while growing old — an unprecedented number. Yet little is known about their experiences. KFF Health News’ Navigating Aging columnist, Judith Graham, s...
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Dale Dagar Maglalang, PhD, MA, MSW, MPH @dalemaglalang.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
New pub! Findings showed that BIPOC gay men who smoke daily are more likely to trust smoking cessation advice from their community than from healthcare providers, identity concordance between BIPOC gay men and their healthcare providers made them more likely to adhere to smoking cessation advice
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Eduardo Zimmer @erzimmer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Loneliness is one critical risk factor for cognitive health 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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A meta-analysis of loneliness and risk of dementia using longitudinal data from >600,000 individuals - Nature Mental Health
Using data from large longitudinal observational studies, the authors conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the association between loneliness and dementia.
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
🧵Resharing my recent Journal of Marriage and Family article on early life disadvantage of the parent and how it shapes parent-to-child financial transfers. tinyurl.com/htf38he6 @popassocamerica.bsky.social #demography @asanews.bsky.social @iaphs.bsky.social #AcademicTwitter
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Chenglin Hong, PhD 🏳️‍🌈 @chenglinhong.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I took the liberty of creating this new LGBTQ Health Research Starter Pack as I’m seeing so many scholars who dedicated to promoting LGBTQ health equity and research are navigating this new space. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Please feel free to repost, join, include, and forward it your network! go.bsky.app/BYe3E4V
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Grateful for the opportunity to serve as discussant for an @appam.bsky.social #APPAM2024 session yesterday on risky behaviors and health! I’m inspired to get back to researching addictive behaviors once I am done with the job search! Happy to see my Maxwell @syracuseu.bsky.social folks as well!
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Kent Jason Cheng @kgcheng.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Hello everyone! Kent here, from Manila! I am a #PopulationHealth scientist and family demographer studying how families and social policies shape older adult health. I am an NIA T32 postdoc at Penn State’s Center for Healthy Aging. Thrilled to be part of the migration from X to this vibrant space!
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