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I received my Ph.D. in Sociology and M.S. in Statistics from UCLA, and an M.P.P. from the University of Tokyo. In Fall 2026, I will join Princeton University’s Office of Population Research as a postdoctoral researcher. My research examines how institutions shape social inequality over the life course. Methodologically, I develop and apply causal inference and machine learning approaches to longitudinal data, including representation-learning methods that treat life-course trajectories as text. My dissertation develops the concepts of trajectory stratification, trajectory atypicality, and trajectory wage gap to explain how life-course trajectories become mechanisms of social stratification. My work has appeared in Social Science Research, Journal of Marriage and Family, and the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. I have been recognized with selection for Rising Stars in Data Science (2025), the Kwanjeong Overseas Scholarship (2019–2024), multiple UCLA fellowships, and an Honorable Mention for the American Sociological Association Student Paper Award (2025).
📢 Recent updates
- February 19, 2026 – Published a new paper titled Causal Machine Learning: A Deductive–Inductive Framework for Sociological Research in the Cologne Journal of Sociology and Social Psychology.
- November 11–12, 2025 – Participated in the Rising Stars in Data Science Workshop, Stanford University.
- September 18, 2025 – Invited to give a talk titled “Trajectory-Based Causal Inference: Integrating Sequence Analysis, Clustering, and G-Computation” at the Webinar Series of the Sequence Analysis Association.
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- August 8–12, 2025 – Organized two sessions on work and family, and gave an oral presentation on trajectory stratification at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA), Chicago.
- August 4–7, 2025 – Helped organize the RC28 Conference at UCLA.
- July 3–4, 2025 – Gave an invited lecture, Machine Learning for Causal Inference: A Two-Part Introduction to G-Computation, for Yonsei University’s Department of Sociology.
- June–August 2025 – Visiting the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research to work on machine learning approaches to life course analysis.
- May 17, 2025 – Presented ongoing work on deep learning and g-computation at the ASA Mid-Year Methodology Conference (University of Pennsylvania).
- May 6, 2025 – Received an Honorable Mention for the 2025 ASA Religion Section Student Paper Award.