Research Team

 Fei Yan

Fei Yan is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Tsinghua University and an Associate in Research at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. His research focuses on historical sociology, political sociology, and cultural sociology. He has held fellowships at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Harvard-Yenching Institute at Harvard University, as well as at The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University.

Yan is the author of Drivers of Innovation: Entrepreneurship, Education, and Finance in Asia (Stanford Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, 2023) and Understanding China through Big Data: Applications of Theory-oriented Quantitative Approaches (Routledge, 2022). His research has been published in numerous prestigious journals, including Social Science Research, The Sociological Review, Social Movement Studies, Poetics, Urban Studies, Environment and Urbanization, Journal of Educational Change, Development Policy Review, The China Quarterly, The China Journal, Journal of Contemporary China, Modern China, and China Information. Yan has been honored with grants and awards from institutions such as the Association for Asian Studies, the Institute for Humane Studies, Royal Historical Society, China and Asia-Pacific Research Society, and Cyrus Tang Foundation.

Cindy Meng

Cindy Meng is a PhD student in the department of sociology at Tsinghua University. Her research interests are residential social inequality and educational inequality. Meng holds a dual bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and Sciences Po, with majors in Anthropology and Economics & Society.

Libby Li

Libby Li is an international student studying in Massachusetts, USA. This is her second full year studying in the US. She enjoys studying in civil rights and law areas, golfing and Model UN programs. As a 7-day full boarder, she gained multiple social and life experiences throughout her boarding life, Libby was able to manipulate own agendas, work through social issues, and additionally realized some potential challenges regarding identities, exclusion, social choices and so on….that international students might encounter during their lives in US high schools. Her research focuses on noticing social issues relevant to US international Chinese students that will influence their lives in different aspects.