About

My broad research focuses on how work and famiy structures affect inequalities in health and labor market outcomes at the intersection of gender and race/ethnicity, at the individual, occupational, and population levels. Much of the work bridges organizational sociology, sociology of families, and public health. I have a deep interest in advancing the use of quantitative data at various levels to understand social life.

My Dissertation, Occupational Segregation and Individual Outcomes in Work, Health, and Family, uses quantitative longitudinal data from various administrative sources to investigate the effect of occupational structure on the individual outcomes. Across three empirical chapters, I ask how occupational gender and racial/ethnic compositions influence individual employment status, health changes, and intergenerational mobility.

My other research has also focused on how occupational structures and policy environments shape gendered and racial/ethnic inequalities in work, family, and health. In one study, published in The Journals of Gerontology:Series B, my coauthor and I examine how the health disparities are persistent at older ages, especially for the immigrant families. In another study, published in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, my colleague and I investigate the racial/ehtnic inequalities in unpaid labor, focusing on the immigrant women's experiences. My current projects focus on paid family leave, occupational segregation, and health disparities.

I grew up mostly in Seoul, South Korea, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Outside of my acadmic life, I can often be found knitting or enjoying the company of my cat, Leo.

Contact

Email: jshin20@albany.edu
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