Jeffrey Shen

Jeffrey Shen is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Sociology at the University of Arizona who studies social psychology, social networks, and methodology. His broad research agenda is to empirically study who takes what for granted. As part of this, his dissertation examines the mismatch between students’ academic perception and performance using surveys, networks, and quasi-experiments.

Jeffrey has a strong methodological background following his extensive quantitative and research-design training at the University of Arizona and Academia Sinica.

Prior to his doctoral study, he trained as a research assistant in a joint research group between the Institute of Statistical Science and the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica. He helped develop and analyze novel contact diary data, focusing on identifying the relational determinants behind the unequal distribution of instrumental support and emotional support as well as untangling the multi-layered social structure of online and offline interactions. He earned his B.A. in Sociology – Law and Society from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in 2017.