My major research interests include social stratification and inequality, economic sociology, demography, racial and ethnic relations, and East Asian societies. Prior to Hong Kong Baptist University, I was on the faculty in the department of sociology at Texas A&M University. I have published research in American Sociological Review, Annual Review of Sociology, Chinese Journal of Sociology, Demography, International Journal of Asian Social Science, International Migration Review, Japan Labor Issues, Journal of Economic Inequality, Mind & Society, Social Forces, Social Problems, Social Science Research, Sociological Science, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Taiwanese Sociological Review, and Work and Occupations among other outlets. I am currently doing research on the socioeconomic attainments of South Asian Americans; an organizational model of class structure based on patterns of economic exploitation; and a review of inequality and mobility studies of East Asian societies. I teach courses on statistics and research methods, racial and ethnic relations, demography, and social stratification.

Social stratification and inequality, Racial and ethnic relations, Demography, Economic sociology, and East Asia societies.