LEE Jaemin
Assistant Professor
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Area/ Project Title Open for
  • Social Networks
  • Computational Social Science
  • Mathematical Sociology
  • Political Sociology
  • Management Science
  • MPhil/ Ph.D. in Sociology
  • Computational Social Science PhD Fellowship Scheme (CSSPFS)
  • Doctor of Social Science
  • Research Assistant
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Social Networks
  • Computational Social Science
  • Mathematical Sociology
  • Political Sociology
  • Management Science
SUPERVISEES
Area Supervisee
  • Social Networks
  • Computational Social Science
  • Mathematical Sociology
  • AMSTUTZ Dominic (Ph.D. in Sociology (HKPFS, starting January 2024))
  • LI Yujie (Ph.D. in Sociology)
  • TAN Qiang (Ph.D. in Sociology (CSSPFS))
  • YUE Xiaoqian (Ph.D. in Sociology (CSS concentration))
SELECTED GRANTS
Year Title of the Grant
2022-2025 Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Lee, Jaemin and Mudit Kumar Singh. 2023. “Expansion , Cohesion and Diversity: The Network Advantages of Microfinance Groups in Indian Villages.” Journal of International Development (online first):1–28.

Singh, Mudit Kumar and Jaemin Lee. 2020. “Social Inequality and Access to Social Capital in Microfinance Interventions” Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 40(7): 575-588.

Trinh, Sarah L., Jaemin Lee, Carolyn T. Halpern, and James Moody. 2019. “Our Buddies, Ourselves: Exploring the Role of Sexual Homophily in Adolescent Friendship Networks.” Child Development. 90(1): e132-e147.

Bail, Christopher, Lisa Argyle, Taylor Brown, John Bumpuss, Haohan Chen, M.B. Fallin Hunzaker, Jaemin Lee, Marcus Mann, Friedolin Merhout, and Alexander Volfovsky. 2018. “Exposure to Opposing Views on Social Media Can Increase Political Polarization.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 155(37): 9216-9221.

COURSES
  • SOCI 3229 Quantitative Data Analysis
  • SOCI 3238 Digital Sociology
  • SOCI 6010 Guided Studies I
  • SOCI 6020 Guided Studies II
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

Elected Member (2023-25)

  • Faculty Board of Social Science
    Faculty of Social Science

Member

  • Admissions Committee
    Department of Sociology

Member

  • Research Committee
    Department of Sociology

Member

  • Scholarships & Awards Committee
    Department of Sociology