Ken-Hou Lin is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. His primary research project examines the connection between the rise of finance and growing inequality in the United States and is supported by the Institute for New Economic Thinking. His new research project explores the social and organizational determinants of employment-based health insurance and is supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality. His other research topics include online dating, immigration, and time use.
Ph.D.
in Sociology, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2013
M.A.
in Sociology, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2012
B.A.
in Sociology, National Taiwan University, 2005
Inequality, Economy and Society, Finance, Organization, Race, and Methods
Editor,
Editorial Board, Work in Progress, American Sociological Association (2016 - Present)
Member,
Editorial Board, Social Currents (2015 - 2017)
Reviewer,
Editorial Board, American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Social Forces, Social Problems, Socio-Economic Review, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Journal of Marriage and Family, European Sociological Review, Social Science Research
Barbara Pierce Bush Regents Professorship in Liberal Arts
- University of Texas at Austin (2016)
Research Grant (2014 - 2017)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Small Research Grant (2014)
Outstanding Article Award
- American Sociological Association (2014)
Research Grant
- Institute for New Economic Thinking & The Centre for International Governance Innovation (2013 - 2015)
