Jia Miao

Jia Miao is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at NYU Shanghai. Her research examines the social impacts of urban change in China, focusing on how urbanization, redevelopment, gentrification, and neighborhood environments shape social cohesion, health inequality, and individual well-being. She also investigates the role of homeownership in urban life, employing experimental methods to reveal its broader social consequences. In addition, her work explores how family and neighborhood dynamics jointly influence the well-being of older adults amid China’s rapid population aging.

For more details on her academic and professional background, you can view Jia Miao’s CV here.

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• Zeng, Donglin, Xiaogang Wu, and Jia Miao. 2025. “Risk of exposure to COVID-19 and informal social control in an urban setting.” Social Forces. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soaf067  

• Miao, Jia. 2024. “Socio-spatial differentiation and residential inequalities in Chinese cities.” Sociology Compass 18(2): e13174. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.13174 

• Zhang, Yi, and Jia Miao (corresponding author). 2024. “Gentrification and Mental Health in Hong Kong.” Chinese Sociological Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/21620555.2024.2445669 

• Miao, Jia, and Xiaogang Wu. 2023. “Social consequences of homeownership: Evidence from the Home Ownership Scheme in Hong Kong.” Social Forces. 101(3): 1460-1484. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soac011 

• Miao, Jia, Xiaogang Wu, and Donglin Zeng. 2022. “Promoting ageing in place in Hong Kong: Neighbourhood social environment and depression among older adults.” Journal of Asian Public Policy. 17(1): 142-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2022.2040087 

   

Education

• PhD
  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology