Min Zhou, University of Victoria

Research

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International sociology global change quantitative methods East Asian societies

Latest papers

Assessing the Link Between Homeownership and Health in Canada: Evidence From the 2021 Canadian Housing Survey.
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2026 · first author
COVID-19-related stigma and its impact on psychological distress: A cross-sectional study in Wuhan, China.
Health science reports · 2022 · first author
The shifting income-obesity relationship: Conditioning effects from economic development and globalization.
SSM - population health · 2021 · first author

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Lived Experiences of China's Rural-to-Urban Migrants: The Interplay of Migration Processes and Policy Environments
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$31,578
Motivation and mobilization in China's anti-Japanese demonstrations: a mixed-methods approach
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$108,776
Involvement of Grassroots Organizations in the 2012 Anti-Japanese Movement in China
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$45,660

All 3 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Assessing the Link Between Homeownership and Health in Canada: Evidence From the 2021 Canadian Housing Survey.

Zhou M

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.70041 PMID: 42130066

02

COVID-19-related stigma and its impact on psychological distress: A cross-sectional study in Wuhan, China.

Zhou M

Health science reports2022First author

DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.758 PMID: 35949673

03

The shifting income-obesity relationship: Conditioning effects from economic development and globalization.

Zhou M

SSM - population health2021First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100849 PMID: 34195348

04

Subjective Distress about COVID-19 and Its Social Correlates: Empirical Evidence from Hubei Province of China.

Zhou M, Guo W

Journal of affective disorders2021First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.026 PMID: 33940318

05

Social factors and worry associated with COVID-19: Evidence from a large survey in China.

Zhou M, Guo W

Social science & medicine (1982)2021First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113934 PMID: 33878665

06

Participation in international human rights NGOs: The effect of democracy and state capacity.

Zhou M

Social science research2012First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.03.011 PMID: 23017931

Lived Experiences of China's Rural-to-Urban Migrants: The Interplay of Migration Processes and Policy Environments

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zhou, Min

Keywords: Migration; Population Studies; Social Determinants of Health; Housing Studies; Social Policy; Mixed Research Methods; Social Network Analysis; China and Chinese Society

$31,578

Motivation and mobilization in China's anti-Japanese demonstrations: a mixed-methods approach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zhou, Min

Keywords: social movements; anti-Japanese demonstrations; state-society relations; China; nationalism; patriotic education in China; social networks; mixed methods

$108,776

Involvement of Grassroots Organizations in the 2012 Anti-Japanese Movement in China

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Zhou, Min

$45,660

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: International sociology Dear Professor Zhou, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Assessing the Link Between Homeownership and Health in Canada: Evidence From the 2021 Canadian Housing Survey." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Lived Experiences of China's Rural-to-Urban Migrants: The Interplay of Migration Processes and Policy Environments" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]