Expanding his focus on family outcomes in the first line of work, Song studies multifaceted health and well-being, including mental and physical health, social isolation, and intimate partner violence. Studying the social determinants of health, he situates LGBTQ+ health in familial and state contexts. This line of work demonstrates his skills in advanced statistical modeling and data curations. The quickly developing data landscape relating to the LGBTQ+ population motivated his ongoing work using multiple representative datasets.
A. State, Family, & Health
Publications:
1- Song, Haoming. 2025. “Structural Stigma and Mental Health among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults: Policy Protection and Cultural Acceptance.” Social Science & Medicine. [link]
2- Song, Haoming. 2025. “Revisiting Marriage and Physical and Mental Health Among Partnered Gay and Lesbian Adults.” LGBT Health. [link]
3- Song, Haoming. 2021. “The unequal consequences of family structures for infant health.” Social Science Research. [link]
Current Projects:
1- Song, Haoming. Xing (Sherry) Zhang. “Relationship Type and Intimate Partner Violence Across Gender and Sexual Orientation” [Working Paper]
2- Song, Haoming. “Policy Protection in Cultural Contexts: Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Sexual Minority Mental Health” [In Prep]
B. Social Isolation Among Aging Adults
Publications:
*graduate student coauthor.
1- Song, Haoming., Yuanchang Zhao*. Forthcoming. “Social Isolation Typologies Among Older Adults: The Intersection of Gender and Sexual Identity.” Research on Aging. [link]
2- Song, Haoming. Yuanchang Zhao*. 2025. “Perceived Social Isolation Among Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Adults: The Role of Relationship Status.” Research on Aging. [link]
Current Projects:
1- Song, Haoming. Kent (Jason) Cheng. “Lifetime Singlehood and Loneliness Among Older LGB and Heterosexual Adults” [Under Review]
C. Gender Inequality Beyond Categories
Current Projects:
1- Yao, Man., Haoming Song. “Exploring Gender Blend Identity Across Status Groups” [Under Review, RSF Journal Invited]
2 – Song, Haoming. “Gender Atypicality, Nonconformity, and Sexual Prejudice” [In prep]
