I am a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at University of Southern California (USC). My Ph.D. advisor is Jennifer Hook. I received my MA from Media, Culture, and, Communication at New York University and BA from Chinese Literature and Culture at Beijing Language and Culture University.
My research and teaching interests include gender, stratification, economic sociology, family policies, and quantitative methods. My dissertation examines the linkage between occupational sex segregation and gender wage inequality in the economically polarized, post-2000 labor market. In another publication, I study how marketization has affected gender wage inequality in China. I have also co-authored several publications exploring how work-family reconciliation policies have affected on gender inequality for women by social class, and how neighborhood inequality has perpetuated unequal access to COVID vaccination.
I am thrilled to share that my paper, "Does Feminization Always Lead to A Decline in Earnings? Evidence from China’s Marketization (1988—2013)", is publish...
International students in sociology are disadvantaged in the labor market because we only have one year OPT (Optional Practical Training) to secure jobs ...
I feel excited to share the news that My dissertation "Is the Gender Wage Gap Mitigated or Exacerbated by Family Policies? Evidence from a Cross-National...