Quan Mai

Quan D. Mai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Rutgers University's School of Arts and Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Vanderbilt University (2018). His research examines how work conditions, race, and spatial contexts intersect to produce social inequality, focusing on nonstandard employment, labor market precarity, and environmental policy. He has been interviewed by Slate's 'Better Life Lab' about gig work's sleep impacts.

Dr. Mai's research spans multiple areas including:

• Employment insecurity and its health consequences
• Cross-national labor market dynamics
• Environmental advocacy organizations
• Media representation of labor movements
• Political drivers of green energy policies

His work has appeared in top journals like Social Forces, Social Science & Medicine, and Research in the Sociology of Work. He currently explores how precarious work affects parental coresidence and labor market outcomes, with projects examining freelancing dynamics and pandemic-era labor stress. His teaching covers research methods, environmental sociology, and social stratification.

No scientific awards listed. No formal advisees reported in current data.