Welcome! I am an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Victoria and have also been the Graduate Advisor at the Department of Sociology since 2019. I received my PhD (Sociology, 2011) and Master’s degrees (Sociology, 2007) from Harvard University in the United States. Before coming to North America, I had my undergraduate degrees (Sociology, 2004 & Economics, 2004) from Peking University in China.
Overall, my research interests center on the processes and consequences of various forms of global social change. I have developed an independent research program that covers globalization, economic sociology, political sociology, social network analysis, environmental sociology, and East Asian societies, employing diversified methods and interdisciplinary perspectives. My publications build upon one another to form a coherent research program that addresses important changes and pressing challenges in today’s global society. They appear in such journals as Social Forces, Social Networks, Social Science Research, Social Science & Medicine, Sociological Quarterly, International Sociology, Sociological Forum, Sociological Perspectives, Population Studies, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Gender & Society, Rationality and Society, Canadian Review of Sociology, Chinese Sociological Review, and Journal of East Asian Studies, among others.
Overall, my research interests center on the processes and consequences of various forms of global social change. I have developed an independent research program that covers globalization, economic sociology, political sociology, social network analysis, environmental sociology, and East Asian societies, employing diversified methods and interdisciplinary perspectives. My publications build upon one another to form a coherent research program that addresses important changes and pressing challenges in today’s global society. They appear in such journals as Social Forces, Social Networks, Social Science Research, Social Science & Medicine, Sociological Quarterly, International Sociology, Sociological Forum, Sociological Perspectives, Population Studies, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Gender & Society, Rationality and Society, Canadian Review of Sociology, Chinese Sociological Review, and Journal of East Asian Studies, among others.