Chenyang Xiao Professor and Department Chair, Sociology Sociology
- Degrees
- PhD, Sociology, Washington State University
MA, Sociology, University of Toledo, OH
BA, Sociology, Peking University, Beijing, China - Languages Spoken
- Chinese, English
- Bio
- Dr. Xiao earned his MA at University of Toledo, OH, and PhD at Washington State University. His main research interests include environmental beliefs, attitudes, behaviors and public opinion over environmental issues. He is also interested in applied social statistics and quantitative research methodology. Dr. Xiao's current project compares the USA and China in terms of environmental concern, specifically gender differences in this subject.
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Teaching
Fall 2024
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SOCY-421 Intro to Quantitative Research
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SOCY-621 Intro to Quantitative Research
Spring 2025
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SOCY-389 Society & Global Environment
Partnerships & Affiliations
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District of Columbia Sociological Society
Member (2008-present) -
Chinese Sociological Association
Member (2015-Present)
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Research Interests
Environmental Sociology: Environmental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Values; Global Environmental Change; Science and Technology; Sustainable Development, Climate Change
Research Methods/Statistics: Survey Methods; ANOVA and Regression Analysis; Limited Dependent Variable/Logit and Log-Linear Analysis; Structural Equation Modeling; Event History Analysis
Professional Presentations
2024. Xiao, Chenyang. “Individualism in Economic Development and Collectivism in Environmental Protection.” Invited talk at School of Sociology an Anthropology, Xiamen University, China, July 8th, 2024.
2019. Xiao, Chenyang. “Social Development vs. Environmental Protection: A Discussion on Sustainable Development.” Invited talk at Salons of Young Sociologists, College of Ethnology and Sociology, Minzu University of China, June 5th, 2019.
2019. Xiao, Chenyang. “Major Theories of Environmental Sociology in the West—A Question-oriented Discussion.” Invited talk at Forums of Environment and Society and Sociology at Hohai University (No. 80), Sociology Department, Hohai University, China on May 9th, 2019.
2017. Dunlap, Riley E., Chenyang Xiao, and Aaron McCright. “Predicting Public Perceptions of an Abnormally Cold Winter: The Impacts of Temperature versus Political Orientation.” Paper presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association. Montreal, QC, Canada, August 12-15, 2017.
2016. Xiao, Chenyang, and Riley E. Dunlap. “Ecological Worldview as the Organizing Component of Environmental Concern: Examining the Role of the NEP in Canada, China and the USA”. Paper presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association. Seattle, WA, August 20-23, 2016.
2015. Xiao, Chenyang. "China's Economic Growth and Public Conern for the Environment: 2003-2010". Paper presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Chinese Sociological Association, Changsha, China, July 11-12, 2015
2014. Buhrmann, Jan, and Chenyang Xiao. “Assessing the Integrity of Environmental Worldview Over Time Using the New Environmental Paradigm Scale.” Paper presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA, August 10-13, 2014.
2013. McCright, Aaron M. Riley E. Dunlap, and Chenyang Xiao. “Increasing Influence of Political Orientation on Support for Government Action on Climate Change in the USA, 2006-2012.” Paper presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association. New York City, NY, August 10-13, 2013.
2013. Xiao, Chenyang, Dayong Hong, and Erik Kojola. “Explaining the Rising Environmentalism in China—Postmaterialism, Affluence, Or Global Environmentalism?” Paper presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association. New York City, NY, August 10-13, 2013.
Selected Publications
2025. Liu, Ling, and Chenyang Xiao. “The Dilemma and Paths of High-Quality Green Development in County-Level Manufacturing—Based on a Follow-up Investigation of the Two major Industries in Dingzhou City, Hebei Province.” Journal of Hubei Minzu University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2025.2, 131-143, DOI: 10.13501/j.cnki.42-1328/c.20250227.001 (In Chinese).
2024. Zhu, Yuhong, Chenyang Xiao, and Bin Zhu. “Gender Differences in Child Sexual Abuse in China: Examining the Mediation and Moderation Effects.” Children and Youth Services Review 160, DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107580.
2023. Liu, Ling, and Chenyang Xiao. “The Green Development of Rural Small and Micro Enterprises in a County: Challenges and Paths.” Study & Exploration, 335: 28-37. (In Chinese)
2023. Zhu, Yuhong, Chenyang Xiao, and Bin Zhu. “Gender differences in Child Sexual Abuse in China: Do Single-child Status and Repeated Victimization Matter?.” Children and Youth Services Review 144, 106743. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106743.
2022. Zhu, Yuhong, Chenyang Xiao, and Bin Zhu. “Gender differences in Child Sexual Abuse in China: Do Single-child Status and Repeated Victimization Matter?.” Accepted at Children and Youth Services Review, November, 2022.
2022. Liu, Ling, and Chenyang Xiao. “The Mechanism of Converting the Cost of Green Transformation for Industrial Production in Rural Areas from the Perspective of Ecological Modernization.” Journal of Hohai University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 12 (2): 60-69. DOI: 10.3876/j.issn.1671-4970.2022.02.009. (In Chinese)
2021. Xiao, Chenyang, Erik Kojola, and Yechao Fan. “Changes in environmental worldviews among Chinese urban residents during economic growth and accelerating polluting in the 2000s.” Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 12, December, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2021.10015
2021. Zhu, Yuhong, Chenyang Xiao, and Bin Zhu. “Profiling the Most Vulnerable Cases of Victimization and Repeated Victimization among Chinese Adolescents.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence March 2021, 1-25. DOI: 10.1177/08862605211001185.
2020. Zhu, Yuhong, Chenyang Xiao, QiQi Chen, Qi Wu, and Bin Zhu. “Health Effects of Repeated Victimization among School-aged Adolescents in Six Major Cities of China.” Child Abuse & Neglect, 108, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104654.
2020. Li, Yang, and Chenyang Xiao. “The Livelihood Attribute of the ‘Scattered Pollution Enterprises’: A Case Study of a Rural Area of Northern China.” Journal of Nanjing University of Technology (Social Science Edition) 19(2): 54-63. (In Chinese)
2020. Xiao, Chenyang and Tao Chen. “Major Theories of Western Environmental Sociology: a Problem-oriented Discussion.” Sociological Review of China, 8(1): 72-83. (In Chinese)
2019. Xiao, Chenyang, and Jan Buhrmann. “Ideas to Action: Environmental Beliefs, Behaviors, and Support for Environmental Policies.” Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 9(2): 196-205, DOI: 10.1007/s13412-019-00541-4.
2019. Xiao, Chenyang, Riley E. Dunlap, and Dayong Hong. “Ecological Worldview as the Central Component of Environmental Concern: Clarifying the Role of the NEP.” Society and Natural Resources, 32(1), 53-72, DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2018.1501529.