Mao‐mei Liu

Biographic Data

ID103764
NAMEMao‐mei Liu
GIVEN NAMESMao‐mei
FAMILY NAMELiu
SIGNATURELIU M M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, Berkeley
ORCID0000-0001-9846-7757
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS50
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX3

  • Social Position and Migrant Networks in International Migration from Africa to Europe

    Open AccessSorana Toma, Mao‐mei LiuARTICLEInternational Migration Review2025References: 85

    Ample prior research shows that social capital is contingent on a person's position in society and is, consequently, a significant factor in perpetuating and amplifying social inequalities. In contrast, migration scholarship is relatively quiet about how social position may stratify the role of migrant networks, and instead conceptualizes migrant networks as broadening access to migration. This paper integrates theoretical insights from these two…

  • Race/Ethnic Differences, Skin Tone, and Memory Among Older Latinos in the United States

    Open AccessMao‐mei Liu, E Telles et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2022Cited by: 2References: 18

    Findings support the importance of examining self-identified race and skin tone in Latino aging research. Further investigation is needed to understand the stubborn intra-Latino racial disparities in memory performance and surprising adverse cognitive performance among "white"-toned relative to darker-toned Puerto Ricans in Boston

  • Color disparities in cognitive aging among Puerto Ricans on the archipelago

    Open AccessMao‐mei Liu, Michael Crowe et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2021

    This research seeks to contribute new understanding of color disparities and gender in cognitive aging among older adults residing in Puerto Rico. We use the island-representative Puerto Rican Elderly Health Conditions (PREHCO) longitudinal study that measures cognitive health at baseline and cognitive decline between waves. In pooled models, we discern little or no color disparities in cognition at baseline. Sex-stratified models of baseline cog…

  • Who Goes Next? The Gendered Expansion of Mexican and Senegalese Migrant Sibling Networks in Space and Time

    Open AccessFernando Riosmena, Mao‐mei Liu et al.ARTICLEThe Annals of the American…2019Cited by: 4References: 20

    The migration literature shows that individuals whose siblings have migrated abroad are more likely to migrate, yet we know little about sibling migrant networks. We use MMP and MAFE-Senegal survey data to compare migration patterns in two very disparate contexts (Mexico and Senegal) in an attempt to assess the scope, manner, and generalizability of sibling network migration patterns. Our results show that while Senegalese families are likely to …

  • The Role of Parents and Family Networks in Adolescent Health-Seeking in Ethiopia

    Open AccessDavid P Lindstrom, Mao‐mei Liu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family2019References: 70

    Objective: This study examines the roles of parents, extended kin, and exchange networks in adolescent health-seeking behavior in Ethiopia.Background: Prior studies highlight the role of mothers in children's health, whereas fathers, extended kin, and other network partners remain largely unexamined. The gender intensification hypothesis suggests that adolescents gravitate toward same-gender parents for advice and assistance with health-related i…

  • Sibling position, gender, and family networks in Mexican and Senegalese migration

    Open AccessMao‐mei Liu, Fernando Riosmena et al.ARTICLEPopulation Space and Place2018Cited by: 2References: 26

    This paper examines the gendered roles of sibling position and network‐derived social capital in Mexican and Senegalese international migration. We investigate how men's and women's migration decisions are associated with their position within the nuclear family before and after accounting for nuclear family migrant networks. Crucially, we also estimate how sibling network “effects” are gendered. We analyse 2 comparable household surveys in very …

  • Prospects for the comparative study of international migration using quasi-longitudinal micro-data

    Open AccessMao‐mei Liu, Mao-Mei Liu et al.ARTICLEDemographic Research2016Cited by: 4References: 76

    BACKGROUND: Longitudinal micro-level data about international migration behavior are notoriously difficult to collect, but data collection efforts have become more frequent in recent years. Comparative research of the patterns and processes of international migration, however, remains quite rare, especially that which compares across regions. OBJECTIVE: We highlight the promises and difficulties of comparative international migration research, by…

  • Migrant Networks and International Migration

    Open AccessMao‐mei Liu, Mao-Mei LiuARTICLEDemography2013Cited by: 38References: 45

    This article examines the role of migrant social networks in international migration and extends prior research by testing the strength of tie theory, decomposing networks by sources and resources, and disentangling network effects from complementary explanations. Nearly all previous empirical research has ignored friendship ties and has largely neglected extended-family ties. Using longitudinal data from the Migration between Africa and Europe p…