Sizhan Cui
DPhil Candidate
Thesis Title: Essays on Remote Work and Inequality in Everyday and Family Life in the UK
Supervisor: Professor Christiaan Monden
Sizhan is a DPhil (PhD) Candidate in Sociology at the University of Oxford. Using quantitative and quasi-experimental methods, her research examines how contemporary work arrangements, including remote, flexible, and precarious employment, relate to household life and the wellbeing of family members.
Her work also engages with broader questions in demography and population health, particularly how changes in employment and family life may be associated with patterns of wellbeing and inequality across individuals and families.
She currently works as a Research Assistant at the Social Research Institute at University College London, directed by Professor Jonathan Gershuny, where she contributes to the ESRC-funded Next Steps in Time Use Research (NeSTUR) project.
Her research has been published in leading journals, including Social Science Research, The British Journal of Sociology, and Social Indicators Research. She was also awarded the Nan Lin Graduate Student Paper Runner-up Travel Award by the International Chinese Sociological Association (ICSA) in 2026.
Research Interests: Work and employment, family, population studies, demography, health and wellbeing, parenthood, gender inequality, social stratification, time use
Previous Education: BA Sociology, Hohai University; MA Sociology, Nanjing University