I am a senior lecturer (associate professor) in medical sociology and social gerontology at department of Social Statistics, University of Manchester. My research centers around health inequality, ageing, well-being in later life in the Global South and the Chinese diasporas into the Global North, with a focus on life course perspective and mixed-methods approach. Prior to my current role, I held a number of prestigious fellowships (ESRC Health and Wellbeing pathway AQM funded doctoral project 2012-2016, ESRC Global Challenge Research Fund Fellowship 2016-2017, Hallsworth Research Fellowship 2017-2018 and Presidential Academic Fellowship 2018-2022) examining how migration and urbanization affects health and well-being of vulnerable groups (children and older people) in the Global South.  I have led projects as Principal Investigator externally funded through ESRC, GCRF, Research England, British Academy/Leverhulme.

I am the funder and lead of Global Network for Ageing Research on China/Chinese (GNARC) (Twitter: @gnarchina). The GNARC, based at University of Manchester, has over 200 members from all over the world: China, UK, Europe, North America, Australia, Hongkong, Japan, Singapore and India. The GNARC brings together researchers, policy makers and NGOs who are concerned about ageing, well-being and inequality with a particular reference to China. 

I have experience of applying advanced quantitative methods (multilevel modelling, growth curve models and multiple imputations in particular) within large-scale longitudinal studies, qualitative research methods (fieldwork, interviews, diaries, etc.) and mixed-methods research. I have published both quantaitive and qualitative research. 

Supervise PhDs (social statistics, applied social research, sociology) on ageing, migration and wellbeing and MSc students (social statistics). 

I am welcoming PhD applications in ageing, migration, health inequality and wellbeing particularly from the Global South. 

SOST70521 Methodology and Research Design (Postgraduate)

SOST65000 Dissertation (Postgraduate)

SOST70511 Introduction to Quantitative Methods (Postgraduate)

SOST10021 Measuring Inequalities (Unequal Societies) (Undergraduate)

SOST20012 The Survey Method in Social Research (Undergraduate)

Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA)

Cathie Marsh Institute (CMI)

Humanities Bridgeford Street (HBS) Building 

The University of Manchester

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