SNAIL

The Social Networks and Inequalities Lab (SNAIL)

The SNAIL focuses on social networks, social relationships, and inequalities. Social networks are the webs of social relationships linking individuals directly and indirectly. Social relationships manifest in various forms across different life domains (e.g., romantic, family, kin, friend, work, and offline/online).

The SNAIL is structured around three research themes: how social networks and relationships contribute to health and well-being inequalities, how they give rise to social inequalities, and how they are shaped by social forces.

We fearlessly put forward theories, hypotheses, and research questions, scrutinizing them with the same deliberate and unwavering determination as snails, advancing courageously and patiently. We support each other.

 

Faculty: Daniel B. Cornfield, Rachel Donnelly, Lucie Kalousova, Lijun Song (Director)

Post-doctoral Fellow: Marva Goodson-Miller (Placement: Assistant Professor at Arizona State University)

Graduate Students: Yvonne Chen (Placement: Assistant Professor at Texas Christian University), Philip J. Pettis (Placement: Assistant Professor at Michigan State University), Zhe Zhang

Undergraduate Students: Kerou Cheng, Yiwei Wang

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