PAS 2026 Best Graduate Student Paper Award

We are pleased to announce that the winner of this year’s

Best Graduate Student Paper Award

is

Ms Chen Anqi

for their outstanding paper titled

“Social Participation, Couple Similarity, and Allostatic Load: A Dyadic Study of Chinese Couples”

The paper makes an important contribution by framing spousal health behaviour discordance as both a chronic stressor and moderator—an innovative integration that enriches the analysis. Methodologically, the research shows rigor through appropriate dyadic methods (APIM), transparent data handling, and the incorporation of allostatic load as a measure.

Honorable Mention

We would also like to congratulate

Mr Yifei Huang

for their contribution with

“Gendered Anatomy of Stem Wage Premium: Sorting, Returns, and the Stratification of Stem Fields (2003–2023)”

Congratulations and thank you to all the participants on their remarkable efforts and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours!