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Xiaoling Shu is a Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on marketization, globalization, gender inequalities, and data science methodologies. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Shu has served as director of East Asian Studies at UC Davis (2017-22), chair of the American Sociological Association's Section on Asia and Asian America (2018-21), and president of the International Chinese Sociological Association (2016-17).
Her expertise includes knowledge discovery, data mining, and advanced quantitative methods. She is affiliated with multiple institutes, including Computational Social Science, Communication, and the Global Tea Institute. Notable awards include a MacArthur Fellowship (1991-95) and multiple Faculty Career Development Awards.
- Education: Ph.D. Sociology (Minnesota), M.S. Computer Science (Minnesota), B.A. English & Economics (Beijing Foreign Studies University)
- Key Research Areas: Social Stratification, Gender Attitudes, Data Mining, Cohort Analysis
- Affiliations: East Asian Studies, Feminist Research Institute, Data Science & Informatics
Her recent work examines global gender ideologies, health inequalities, and transitional marital dynamics in China. She has authored influential books like Knowledge Discovery in the Social Sciences and Chinese Marriages in Transition, demonstrating interdisciplinary integration of computational methods with sociological inquiry.
