Transition Lab
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Our Mission
The Transition Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab dedicated to uncovering inequalities across the full arc of human life. We study how migration shapes health and labor market outcomes, how aging populations navigate social and economic change, and how health inequalities are produced and sustained across spaces and over time. Drawing on demography, epidemiology, and social science, our work bridges rigorous scholarship with real-world policy to advance equity for the world’s most vulnerable populations.
Research Areas
Migration & Health
Examining how migration experiences shape health outcomes, access to care, and labor market integration across different migrant populations.
Aging & Inequality
Investigating how aging populations navigate social and economic change, and the structural factors that produce health disparities across the life course.
Population Health & Policy
Bridging demographic and epidemiological research with evidence-based policy to advance equity for vulnerable populations across spaces and over time.
News/Updates
2026
2026
September 2026
September 2026: Professor Hui Zheng was awarded a SSHRC Institutional Grant to conduct a pilot study on Hong Kong-Canada immigration.
March 2026
Professor Hui Zheng and faculty collaborators Professor Wei-hsin Yu, Professor Christopher Browning, and Professor Zhenchao Qian have been awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant for their project "Neighborhood Alienation among Aging Immigrants." Congratulations to the team!
2025
2025
September 2025
Lab alumna Yoonyoung Choi has joined the University of Arizona as an Assistant Professor of Sociology. Congratulations, Yoonyoung!
September 2025
Lab alumna Likun Cao has joined Purdue University as an Assistant Professor of Sociology. Congratulations, Likun!
June 2025
Lab alumna Emma Zang has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at Yale University. Congratulations, Emma — a well-deserved milestone!
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