Qian He

Qian He is the Vice-Chancellor Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Previously, I was a postdoctoral research associate at the Center on Contemporary China, Princeton University. I obtained my Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I received my B.Soc.Sc. in Economics (with highest academic honors) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and an M.A. in Sociology from Columbia University.

My research crosscuts international and internal migration, social stratification, culture, social psychology, and contemporary China. In U.S.-focused studies, I examine immigrants’ socioeconomic integration outcomes in the host society, highlighting disparities related to cultural norms, national origins, citizenship status, and race/ethnicity. My work on U.S.-China relations shows how international geopolitical tensions profoundly shape public perceptions and the treatment of individuals of East Asian descent in America. Another strand of my research on contemporary China broadly examines the multifaceted social consequences of internal migration as well as the intricate links between intergroup relations and socioeconomic inequalities.

I mainly study the United States and China. My work has appeared in leading journals such as Child Development, International Migration Review, Journal of Contemporary China, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Social Forces, Social Psychology Quarterly, Social Science Research, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 

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If you want to join my research team, please email me your CV with a cover letter. 

I am open to PhD applications this year. 

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