Zheng Mu

Dr. Zheng Mu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the National University of Singapore (NUS), affiliated with the Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR) and the Asia Research Institute (ARI). His research focuses on marriage, family, fertility, ethnicity, migration, and quantitative methods, with a regional emphasis on China and Singapore. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan and previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at NUS and a senior research associate at Peking University.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from Peking University
• Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan (2013)

Research Interests:

• Social determinants and consequences of marriage, family, and fertility behaviors
• Ethnicity, migration, and inequality
• Quantitative and mixed-methods analysis

Key Research Themes:

• Migration's impact on family dynamics and divorce
• Ethnic identification in interethnic families
• Gender dynamics in domestic labor and work

Labs/Teams:

• Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR), NUS
• Asia Research Institute (ARI), NUS