Biography
I am a master student at the University of Chicago studying Sociology. My research interests include work and occupation, gender inequality in the workplace, and sociology of sports. Prior to studying at UChicago, I received my bachelor’s degree in Statistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. I am looking for an opportunity to study in a research master program (Please see the research proposal in “Projects”).
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Interests
- Sociology of Labor
- Gender Inequality
- Sociology of sports
Education
MA in Social Science, 2020 - 2021 (expected)
University of Chicago
BSc in Statistics, 2016 - 2020
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Experience
Teaching Assistant
CUHK(Shenzhen)
- Course:CSC1001 Introduction to Computer Science Taught tutorials,assigned and graded homework and final examination.
Report Research Assistant Intern
Beijing Knowledge Atlas Technology Co., Ltd
- Assisted three PhD experts doing literature review in different projects relevant to AI technology.
- Conducted data annotation, visualization, and analysis of AI scholar profiles.
- Participated in public technology report writing and editing, which was published online in Dec 2020 with credited authorship.
Student Researcher
CUHK(Shenzhen)
Project: The Gender Inequality in China Golf Industry. Funded by Undergraduate Research Award.
- Conducted ethnographic observation over three months.
- Came out with more than 100,000 words of field notes and interview transcripts.
- Distributed questionnaires and performed data digitizing, cleaning, and analyzing.
Research Assistant
CUHK(Shenzhen)
Advisor: Dr. Aurélien Boucher.
- Applied ordered logit model and latent class analysis to study the earning determinants of golf coaches.
- Conducted interviews with around ten golf coaches and recorded conversation.
- Wrote a 7000-word analysis report in English.
Awards
Master’ List
Collegiate award in academic performance, $150
Academic Performance Scholarship
top 5% in academic record, $2,860
Undergraduate Research Awards
research grant, $1,790
Shaw Achievenment Awards
Excellence in sports performance, $900
Recent Publications
(2020).
Confronting Online Scrutiny: Doing social science research in the context of internet censorship in China.
In Intersect The Stanford Journal of Science Technology and Society (undergraduate journal).
(2020).
Becoming a golf trainer in China: The life of an artist?.
In International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (Revise and Resubmit).
Contact
- yuqingli@uchicago.edu
- +86 151 7999 1830
- Shenzhen, Guangdong Province
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