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Kate Choi

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Kate H. Choi, Associate Professor

Director, Centre for Research on Social Inequality
PhD, Sociology, University of California - Los Angeles

Kate H. Choi is a family demographer, inequality scholar, and quantitative sociologist. Her research examines the nature, determinants, and consequences of social inequality. Her work focuses on determinants of partner selection and implications for inequality in future generations, inequality by race and socioeconomic status, and immigration experiences and their implications for socioeconomic integration in the destination country. She currently holds a SSHRC Insight Grant for her project investigating the causes and consequences of housing vulnerability in Canada. 

Areas of Specialization

  • Social inequality;
  • Social Stratification;
  • International migration;
  • Family demography;
  • Racial and socioeconomic disparities;
  • Quantitative Methods

Selected Publications

News

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Motherhood deferred: US median age for giving birth hits 30

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Baby bust: economic stimulus helps births rebound from pandemic

CTV interview screenshot showing Natasha Fatah and Kate Choi, Headline: Demographic Data and Covid-19 - Findings indicate racially diverse areas hit hardest

Demographic Data and Covid-19: Findings indicate racially diverse areas hit hardest