Biography
Aihong Li obtained her PhD in Sociology in Feb 2023. Her PhD project investigates the influence of internal migration on family life; the research outputs have been published on Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and Ageing & Society. Before doing her PhD in Cambridge, she received systematic training in Sociology Department at Xi'an Jiaotong University (BA, MA) and in the Social Statistics at the University of Manchester (MSc).
As a PhD in Sociology, she is broadly interested in social stratification and mobility, social integration, family and work, life course studies, (in)equality and well-being, and modernity and identity. Currently, she is working on three research projects: financial inclusion, gender (in)equality, and subjective wellbeing; employment history and later life outcomes; informal employment of highly educated mothers.
Research
Aihong is broadly interested in social stratification and mobility, migration and social integration, labour market and employment, lifecourse studies, (in)equality and well-being, financial inclusion, and modernity and identity.
Publications
Journal Articles
- Li, A. (2023). Stratified financial inclusion in China based on hukou and its interaction with city and province development, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2023.2191155 (2022 IF: 4.375; Q1)
- Li, A. (2022). The effects of Migration and Migration duration on the emotional health of rural elderly parents in China. Ageing& Society, 1-24. doi:10.1017/S0144686X2200054X. (2021 IF: 3.016; Q1)
- Yao, Y., Zhang, S., & Li, A. (2021). Effects of Educational Attainment and Housing Condition on Self-Rated Health in Old Age: Heterogeneity and Tendency in China. Frontiers in Public Health, 9. DIO: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.774364
- Zhang, S. & Li, A. (2016). “Avoiding Higher Ability Candidates down to Lower Positions: Research on Mediation Mechanism for the Effect of Social Networks on Income”. Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Social Sciences). (6):53-59. [高能低就规避：社会网络收入的中介机制研究] https://caod.oriprobe.com/articles/50256127/Avoiding_Higher_Ability_Cand...
Teaching and Supervisions
- Supervisor, Soc5. Statistics and Methods (quantative), 2019-present
- Supervisor, Soc3.Global Social Problems (global debt), 2022
- Demonstrator, Foundations in Applied Statistics, Basic Quantitative Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, 2019-2022
Other Professional Activities
Research Projects
- Financial Inclusion, gender (in)equality, and subjective wellbeing: evidence from China Household Finance Survey 2022-2023
- Employment history and later life outcomes: lifecourse analysis of post-reform era in China 2023-2024
- Ethnographic studies on highly educated mothers' informal employment, agency, and subjectivity in China 2023-2024
Research Groups and Affiliations
- British Sociological Association, ECR Member
- Society for Longitudinal and Life course Studies, ECR Member
- Radical Statistics Group, ECR Member
