Why study Sociology?
My background in GIS technology opened a new door to me where human factors interact with those relating to the physical environment.
Through this technology, the complex world of human behaviours can be understood and predicted with advanced tools and various types of data. For example, satellite imagery can link the built environment to population health and other demographic factors, and geographically referenced data can improve overall knowledge of demographic events, including population change and migration processes.
Driven by such observations and learning experiences, I aim to bring some unique and useful insights to demography and sociology, particularly relating to questions linked to migration and gender disparities.
What first attracted you to the course at Oxford?
During the Covid-19 pandemic, I was impressed by the contributions to data-driven policy interventions from Oxford's Sociology Department and the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS) I kept tracking their latest research discoveries about social interactions and pandemics, fervently hoping to be a member of the team. This research has greatly motivated me to resolve the most challenging demographic problems of our time.
Additionally, I was drawn to the excellent research by my supervisor, Professor Ridhi Kashyap. She examines the implications of digital technologies on demographic outcomes, such as monitoring global digital gender inequality using the online populations of Facebook and Google. Her work has instilled in me much inspiration and enthusiasm to do my research, and I feel privileged to work with her.
