Ph.D. - Sociology (March, 1993) University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
M.A. - Sociology (June, 1986) University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.
B.A. - Commercial and Administrative Studies and Sociology (May, 1984) University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Changjiang Scholar (2016)
Dean's Excellence Award, University of Toronto (1997, 1998, 2000-2003)