1. Social Science Faculty Applicant (Anthropology)
Duke University Center for Demographic Studies, Durham, NC 27708
(615) 123-4567
ssfa@duke.edu
EDUCATION
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Cultural Anthropology, College Park, PA
Ph.D. Anthropology, 2004
Thesis: "Parental and Grandparental Investment of Asian Americans in Tacoma, WA"
Advisor: Professor Grace Qi
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Anthropology, College Park, PA M.A.
Anthropology, 2001
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
B.A. Physical Anthropology and Zoology, 1999
FELLOWSHIPS
Duke University, National Institute on Aging Research Fellowship in Medical Demography,
Demography, Population Epidemiology, and Economics of Aging, 2004-06
Pennsylvania State University, National Institute on Aging Predissertation Fellowship in
Gerontology, 1999-01
TEACHING INTERESTS
Biological anthropology, demography, quantitative methodology, aging, intergenerational
relations, reproductive strategies, Asian Americans
RESEARCH/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Duke University Center for Demographic Studies, Durham, NC Postdoctoral Research
Associate, 2004-06
Analyzed data from Hawaiian censuses over time to study the living arrangements of the elderly
in urban and rural settings. Produced descriptive statistics and performed logistic regression
models using SAS and STATA. Managed inconsistent coding across census databases.
Genealogical Database Project, Tacoma, WA
Field Research Assistant, 2000-01
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Anthropology, College Park, PA Instructor,
Spring/Summer 2000
Conducted freshman seminar in Biological Anthropology. Designed course around key issues in
behavioral, ecological, and paleontological fieldwork and laboratory experiments in morphology
and embryology. Supervised two undergraduate summer research interns at the Duke Primate
Center. See attached syllabus.
PUBLICATIONS
Applicant, S.S. and Kyoto, G. (2004) "Intergenerational relations in an Asian American
community," The Gerontologist 36, 147-155.

2. PRESENTATIONS
"Grandparental investment among Asian Americans: an evolutionary perspective,"
Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, 2004
SKILLS
Chinese; SAS.SPSS-X, BMDP; PCspreadsheet programs: Paradox, Reflex, Quatro