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Kate H. Choi Ph.D.

About

Kate H. Choi, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at Western University in Canada. She is a family demographer who examines the causes and consequences of inequality within and across families. Two central questions guide her research: (1) how do individual traits and social contexts influence family formation—the type of romantic unions, partner choice, and fertility behavior and (2) how does family contexts contribute to social inequality? Her work on romantic unions, partner choice, fertility desires, and child wellbeing has been published in several prestigious academic journals in family sociology and demography, including Demography, Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Social Science and Medicine, and International Migration Review.

She holds a B.S. in Economics from Duke University, an M.A. in sociology from UT Austin, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from UCLA. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Research on Child Wellbeing at Princeton University. She currently teaches a course titled “Marriage Markets: Finding the One in the Era of Social Inequality.”

Recent Posts
Grandparenting and the Well-Being of Older Adults

How does grandparenting affect the health and well-being of older adults? The results differ depending on the extent of their grandparenting responsibilities and the outcome.

How does grandparenting affect the health and well-being of older adults? The results differ depending on the extent of their grandparenting responsibilities and the outcome.

Are Couples That Live Together Before Marriage More Likely to Divorce?

Does cohabitation reduce the risk of marital instability for interracial couples in ways that it does not for same-race couples? Yes, but only for White-Black interracial couples.

Does cohabitation reduce the risk of marital instability for interracial couples in ways that it does not for same-race couples? Yes, but only for White-Black interracial couples.

Student Debt and Its Impact on Young Adults Today

Student debt has ballooned in recent years. Having a sizable student debt may be hurting the mental health of young adults.

Student debt has ballooned in recent years. Having a sizable student debt may be hurting the mental health of young adults.

The "Glass Cliff": Why Someone May Take a Risky Promotion

Racial minorities are often placed in leadership positions when the risk of failure is high, a phenomenon known as the "glass cliff." Accepting the role brings risk—but also the chance of high reward.

Racial minorities are often placed in leadership positions when the risk of failure is high, a phenomenon known as the "glass cliff." Accepting the role brings risk—but also the chance of high reward.