Angran Li

Assistant Professor of Sociology at NYU Shanghai | UConn PhD | Social Stratification, Sociology of Education, Family

[NYU Shanghai @nyushanghai]

#NYUShanghaiResearch: Does hard work still guarantee success? New research from NYU Shanghai shows college students don’t just believe or reject meritocracy. They hold both views at once. As experience grows, so does awareness of inequality. https://t.co/aMEj7yqT2u

[CASER at NYU Shanghai @AtCaser]

Applications are open for the 2026 Summer School in Applied Social Science Research Methods at NYU Shanghai.

Advanced English-taught courses on Agentic AI, Quantitative Text Analysis, and Social Network Analysis.

Apply by May 29: https://t.co/48GL8HvGmE

[Angran Li @Angran9]

@AngYu_soci Congrats!

[CASER at NYU Shanghai @AtCaser]

📢 Upcoming Talk
A Tale of Two Periods: Changes in Asian Americans’ Mobility Over the Last Century
🗓️ Nov 13, 8:30–9:50 PM (Beijing)
🎙️ Xi Song, Schiffman Family Presidential Professor, University of Pennsylvania

#Sociology #NYUShanghai #CASER #AsianAmericanStudies

[Angran Li @Angran9]

Using nationally representative CEPS data and doubly robust estimators, I find that both parents’ migration significantly lowers girls’ cognitive ability. Children most likely to experience parental migration are also the most negatively affected.

[Angran Li @Angran9]

My new publication has been published in the Chinese Journal of Sociology!

“Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Parental Migration on the Cognitive Ability of Rural Left-behind Children in China.”

https://t.co/XaofZ1yHph

[CASER at NYU Shanghai @AtCaser]

📢 Join us at NYU Shanghai for a lecture:
“Gifts as Binding Signals: Social Contacts and Gifts in Europe”
🎙️ Prof. Berkay Özcan (NYU Abu Dhabi)
🗓 Oct 9, 2025 | 8:00–9:30 PM Beijing Time
📍 Online via Zoom (Scan to Register)

[Paula England @EnglandPaula]

Political Scientists looking for Asst. Professorship: Come work with us at NYU Abu Dhabi! I'm dean to this friendly group of great comparative politics scholars in a truly cosmopolitcan city. Apply here: https://t.co/qlcDTjzVkg

[Angran Li @Angran9]

My new article is now available in Sociology Compass: "Rethinking Parenting: A Sociological Review of Concepts, Debates, and Directions." A comprehensive review of how sociology understands parenting, ongoing debates, and paths forward. https://t.co/kFsvJZZPlb

[Angran Li @Angran9]

We unpack how class background relates to shifting meritocracy beliefs on campus. We show patterned differences by socioeconomic background and highlight a form of dual consciousness.

[Angran Li @Angran9]

Thrilled to share our new article in Sociology of Education: “Meritocratic Myth in Mind? Socioeconomic Backgrounds and Shifting Beliefs about Meritocracy among College Students in China.” https://t.co/pb3rLuLALv

[CASER at NYU Shanghai @AtCaser]

🚨 Now Hiring: Postdoctoral Fellow in Social Science (AY25–26) at NYU Shanghai!

Work with Prof. Jia Miao, leverage CASER’s unique research resources, and advance cutting-edge research.

📅 Starts Sept 1, 2026
📍 Shanghai, China
👉 Apply: https://t.co/4a3mMYdV63

#Postdoc

[Cheng Cheng @ChengChengSoc]

We @sgSMUSOSS are recruiting! Tenure-track in Sociology to commence in July 2026. https://t.co/TNi4sQ1MKy

[Chinese Sociological Review @csr_sociology]

📢 Call for Papers 📢
Submit to the Special Issue: Aging in Context: The Life Course, Neighborhoods, and Social Networks
🔹 Proposal Deadline: March 22, 2025
https://t.co/zsetWMdWFc

[Chinese Sociological Review @csr_sociology]

📢 Call for Papers
Submit to the Special Issue: A.I. and Society in China
🔹 Proposal Deadline: April 30, 2025
https://t.co/e4UQCL0Hio

[NYU Shanghai @nyushanghai]

🧧🐍 NYU Shanghai wishes you a bright and prosperous Year of the Snake! May this year bring wisdom, strength, and new adventures to everyone in our global community. 新年快乐! 🌟

[Jennie Brand @JennieBrand1]

Announcing the ISA RC28 @OfficialRC22025 Summer Meeting at UCLA! Conference theme: “Social Inequality and Labor Market Restructuring;” Keynotes by Michael Hout @MikeHoutNY and Xi Song @xisong

Conference dates: August 4-7, 2025
Abstracts due: February 17, 2025
See you in L.A.!

[Luca Maria Pesando  @LucaMPesando]

📢@SabinoKornrich and I are hiring a 3-year Postdoc to join us at @NYUAD_SocialSci to work on parenting, childhood inequalities, and parenting norms in international/comparative perspective using experimental methods. https://t.co/rgfoOdrDUQ

@PopAssocAmerica @IUSSP @ASA_Family

[Angran Li @Angran9]

🚁 Why are China's "helicopter parents" hovering more than ever? From Gaokao pressure to global competition, I discussed the forces shaping China's hyper-involved parenting style 鸡娃. 🌏👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Read more: https://t.co/QLdKq5o9Gw @SixthTone @CaiYineng

[CASER at NYU Shanghai @AtCaser]

Join a talk by Professor Rob Gruijters
on School Segregation and Achievement Inequality: A Global Perspective.

📍CASER Research Seminar Series, hosted via Zoom
⏰ 8:00-9:00PM, November 13,2024 (CST)

For more information: https://t.co/xRHjC801wj