Lingxin Hao

Lingxin Hao is the Benjamin H. Griswold III Professor in Public Policy and a Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago (1990), with prior degrees from South China Normal University and Sun Yat-sen University. Her research focuses on social inequality, migration, family demography, educational sociology, and computational methods.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Chicago, 1990
• M.A. in Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University, China
• B.A. in English, South China Normal University, China

Research Interests:

• Impact of migration on cognitive development and education access
• Racial segregation and pandemic behavior
• Computational network analysis (stochastic blockmodels, agent-based modeling)
• Quantitative methods for analyzing social stratification

Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes computational sociology applications, including neural network analyses of educational technology and accelerometry-based labor studies. Persistent themes include China's educational reforms and global migration dynamics.

Advising & Grants: While specific grants are not listed, her work reflects sustained engagement with large-scale data synthesis and policy-relevant research. No formal advisee list is provided in available texts.

Labs/Teams: Collaborations focus on interdisciplinary computational sociology projects at Johns Hopkins, leveraging quantitative methods to address demographic and educational challenges.