Professor of Sociology
Professor of International Studies & Public Affairs
Professor of International Studies
Professor of Public Policy and Governance
Adjunct Professor of Global Health
Director, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology

Joint Appointment with:
International Studies and Public Affairs
Biography

Research
Research Advised: Graduate Dissertations
- Fan, Xinguang. 2020. "Economic Insecurity in China: Analyses of Family Economic Resources and Income Instability." Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
- O'Brien, Michelle L. 2018. "The Long Shadow: The Long-Term Consequences of Armed Conflict for Population Change in Tajikistan." Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
- Leung, ManChui R. 2018. "Gender In Context: Immigrant Routes to Healthcare Access." Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
- MacQuarrie, Kerry L.D. 2016. "Marriage Timing, Gender Context, and Early Family Formation." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
- Margherio, Cara. 2015. "Fatal Attraction: HIV/AIDS and Family Formation in Southern Africa." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
- Lui, Ching Wu Lake. 2015. "Moving Up or Staying Put? Mobility, Marriage and Gender in Transitional China." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
Courses Taught
Spring 2022
Autumn 2021
Spring 2021
Autumn 2020
Spring 2020
Autumn 2019
Spring 2019
Winter 2019
Related News
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