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Lai Sze Tso is a Research Professor in Population Studies and Demography and Assistant Professor in Sociology and Anthropology at Gustavus Adolphus College, with faculty affiliations in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies and Scandinavian Studies.
- Teaching experience at MIT, University of Michigan, Ithaca College, Aquinas College, and Chattanooga State College
- 2022 guest editor at Frontiers in Medicine and editorial board member at Asian Journal of Medical Humanities
Research Themes focus on health inequities, medical technologies, and social justice in low-resource settings, with international collaborations in China, Ghana, UK, Denmark, and Norway. She leads the Mobile Medical Materials Working Group and contributes to the University of Minnesota Population Scholars Program.
Scientific Contributions include peer-reviewed work on HIV interventions, digital health, and women's upward mobility in China. Her 10+ publications span journals like AIDS, Journal of International AIDS Society, and Sexually Transmitted Infections.
- Inducted into Sigma Xi (2022)
- Lifetime member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Iota Rho
Education & Service: PhD in Sociology/Women's Studies from University of Michigan; BA in International Relations/Asian Studies from University of Pennsylvania. Holds teaching certifications from MIT and University of Michigan.
Community Engagement includes advising Alpha Kappa Delta honor society, developing CAIR reflection sessions, and serving as Southern Region Faculty Representative for Sociologists of Minnesota (2022-2024).
