Research

Research Projects

Revisiting Self-Control Theory: A Longitudinal Analysis Using the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Siyang Ni, 2024

Exploring the Gendered Association Between Social Strain, Strain-Induced Negative Emotions, and Delinquency among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Test of General Strain Theory

Siyang Ni, 2023

Does Association with Friends Who Use Drugs Increases the Risk of Adolescent Drug Use: Testing Gendered Differentia Association Theory

Siyang Ni, 2023

Parental Migration and Left-Behind Children's Delinquency: A Test of General Strain Theory in Rural China

Siyang Ni, 2023

The Ecological Significance of Hispanic Immigrants and Crime Nexus in Urban Neighborhoods: A Mixed Method Case Study in New Brunswick

Siyang Ni, 2016. Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences Honors Thesis.

Conference Presentations

Society for Research on Adolescence 2024 Annual Conference

"Revisiting Self-Control Theory: A Longitudinal Analysis Using the UK Millennium Cohort Study" Poster Presentation

The American Society of Criminology 2023 Annual Conference

"Exploring the Gendered Association Between Social Strain, Strain-Induced Negative Emotions, and Delinquency among Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Test of General Strain Theory" Paper Submission

Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction 2023 Annual Conference

"Does Association with Friends Who Use Drugs Increases the Risk of Adolescent Drug Use: Testing Gendered Differentia Association Theory" Theme Paper Submission

04/2023
The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Annual Meeting

"Parental Migration and Left-Behind Children's Delinquency: A Test of General Strain Theory in Rural China" Paper Submission

03/2023
Hong Kong Sociological Association Annual Conference

"Social Strain and Delinquency of Left-behind Youths in Rural China" Paper Submission

Grants and Awards

Research Enhancement Awards ($800)

Sole Author. "Revisiting Self-Control Theory: A Longitudinal Analysis Using the UK Millennium Cohort Study"