M. Giovanna Merli

Associate Professor of Sociology
Off campus

gmerli@ssc.wisc.edu


Curriculum Vitae

Research Interest Statement
Merli’s research in the past three years has been devoted to understanding the behavioral and social determinants of the spread of HIV and of other STIs in China. In collaboration with Chinese colleagues, Merli conducted two surveys of sexual behavior and sexual networks in Shanghai, funded by an R21 grant, two smaller supplements from NICHD/NIDA and by a Ford Foundation grant.

Selected Publications:
Merli, M. Giovanna, Sara Hertog, Bo Wang and Jing Li. 2006. “Modeling the spread of HIV/AIDS in China: The role of sexual transmission.” Population Studies 60(1):1-22.

Merli, M. Giovanna and Alberto Palloni. 2006. "The HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Kin Relations, Living Arrangements and the Elderly in South Africa,” in B. Cohen and J. Menken, eds. Aging in Africa. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Science Press.

Merli, M. Giovanna, Zhenchao Qian and Herbert L. Smith. 2004. "Adaptation of a Political Bureaucracy to Economic and Institutional Change under Socialism: The Chinese State Family Planning System." Politics and Society.

Merli, M. Giovanna and Herbert L. Smith. 2002. "Has the Chinese Birth Planning Program Been Successful in Changing Fertility Preferences? Evidence from Linked Records in Three Data Sources in Four Counties of Northern China." Demography 39(3):557-572.

Merli, M. Giovanna. 2000. "Socioeconomic Background and War Mortality During Vietnam's Wars." Demography 37:1-15.

Merli, M. Giovanna and Adrian Raftery. 2000. "Are Births Underreported in Rural China? Manipulation of Statistical Records in Response to China's Population Policies." Demography 37:109-126.

Funded Research Projects

Sexual Behavior, Sexual Networks and STDs in China

CDE Research Theme Working Groups
Health and Mortality
Data and Methodology