Overview
Background
Rennie Lee is a sociologist with interests in international migration, race and ethnicity, immigrant families, stratification and inequality, and quantitative research methods. She received her PhD from the Department of Sociology at UCLA. Prior to joining ISSR, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies at Florida International University and a Lecturer in Sociology at University of Melbourne.
Availability
- Dr Rennie Lee is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Sociology, University of California-Los Angeles
Research interests
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Immigrant integration
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Children of Immigrants
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Crossnational immigration policy
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Gender and Families
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Sociology of Education
Works
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2023
Conference Publication
Community Refugee Integration Settlement Pilot (CRISP) Findings Workshop: Snapshot 1
Povey, Jenny, Marshall, David, Lee, Rennie, Lattz, Miguel, O'Donnell, Karlee, Young, Charlotte, Hoffstaedter, Gerhard, San Martin Porter, Macarena, Austerberry, Sophie and Burger, Sarah-Ann (2023). Community Refugee Integration Settlement Pilot (CRISP) Findings Workshop: Snapshot 1. Findings Workshop for the Department of Home Affairs, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21 March 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
2023
Other Outputs
Community Support Program (CSP): Snapshot Report 1
Povey, J., Burger, S-A., O'Donnell, K., Young, C., San Martin Porter, M., Lattz, M., Marshall, D., Lee, R., Hoffstaedter, G., Austerberry, S., Nuttall, G., Baxter, J. and McDaid, L. (2023). Community Support Program (CSP): Snapshot Report 1. Brisbane QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2023
Journal Article
Do co-ethnic neighbourhoods affect the labour market outcomes of immigrants? Longitudinal evidence from Australia
Nguyen, Toan, Bernard, Aude, Lee, Rennie, Wilson, Tom and Argent, Neil (2023). Do co-ethnic neighbourhoods affect the labour market outcomes of immigrants? Longitudinal evidence from Australia. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 16 (2), 831-850. doi: 10.1007/s12061-023-09505-2
2023
Other Outputs
Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) Interim Findings — Cohort 1
Povey, J., Cook, S., Lee, R., Young, C., Hoffstaedter, G., Austerberry, S. and Nuttall, G. (2023). Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) Interim Findings — Cohort 1. Brisbane, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland.
2022
Book
Family dynamics over the life course: foundations, turning points and outcomes
Janeen Baxter , Jack Lam, Jenny Povey , Rennie Lee and Stephen R. Zubrick eds. (2022). Family dynamics over the life course: foundations, turning points and outcomes. Life Course Research and Social Policies, Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8
2022
Journal Article
The nexus between China’s global image and attitudes toward diasporic Chinese: a comparison of Australia and the United States
Tan, Xiao, Lee, Rennie and Ruppanner, Leah (2022). The nexus between China’s global image and attitudes toward diasporic Chinese: a comparison of Australia and the United States. Journal of Contemporary China, 33 (146), 332-351. doi: 10.1080/10670564.2022.2127087
2022
Journal Article
Coethnic concentration and Asians’ perceived discrimination across U.S. counties during COVID-19
Lee, Rennie, Qian, Yue and Wu, Cary (2022). Coethnic concentration and Asians’ perceived discrimination across U.S. counties during COVID-19. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 8 23780231221124580, 1-15. doi: 10.1177/23780231221124580
2022
Other Outputs
CRISP Evaluation Plan
Povey, Jenny, Cook, Stephanie, O'Flaherty, Martin, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Lee, Rennie, Liudmila Druzenko, Karlee O'Donnell, Sharma, Nikita, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Young, Charlotte, San Martin Porter, Macarena, Hoffstaedter, Gerhard, Martin, Sean, Edwards, Ben, Baxter, Janeen and Reddel, Tim (2022). CRISP Evaluation Plan. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2022
Book Chapter
Introduction
Baxter, Janeen, Lam, Jack, Lee, Rennie, Povey, Jenny and Zubrick, Stephen R. (2022). Introduction. Family dynamics over the life course. (pp. 1-16) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_1
2022
Book Chapter
Marriage matters: or does It?
Lee, Rennie and Baxter, Janeen (2022). Marriage matters: or does It?. Family dynamics over the life course: foundations, turning points and outcomes. (pp. 201-221) edited by Janeen Baxter, Jack Lam, Jenny Povey, Rennie Lee and Stephen R. Zubrick. Cham, Switzerland: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_10
2022
Journal Article
Gendered pathways: employment behavior among family-based and skill-based immigrants in the United States
Lee, Rennie (2022). Gendered pathways: employment behavior among family-based and skill-based immigrants in the United States. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 8 23780231221144354. doi: 10.1177/23780231221144354
2022
Book Chapter
Families, life courses and the intergenerational transmission of social disadvantage in Australia
Lee, Rennie, Lam, Jack, Baxter, Janeen, Povey, Jenny and Zubrick, Stephen R. (2022). Families, life courses and the intergenerational transmission of social disadvantage in Australia. Family dynamics over the life course: foundations, turning points and outcomes. (pp. 17-36) edited by Janeen Baxter, Jack Lam, Jenny Povey, Rennie Lee and Stephen R. Zubrick. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_2
2022
Book Chapter
Refugee children in Australia: wellbeing and integration
Lee, Rennie and Cheung, Sin Yi (2022). Refugee children in Australia: wellbeing and integration. Family dynamics over the life course: foundations, turning points and outcomes. (pp. 71-96) edited by Janeen Baxter, Jack Lam, Jenny Povey, Rennie Lee and Stephen R. Zubrick. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_5
2022
Book Chapter
Emerging directions and new challenges
Zubrick, Stephen R., Lee, Rennie, Baxter, Janeen, Lam, Jack and Povey, Jenny (2022). Emerging directions and new challenges. Family dynamics over the life course: foundations, turning points and outcomes. (pp. 313-319) edited by Janeen Baxter, Jack Lam,, Jenny Povey, Rennie Lee and Stephen R. Zubrick. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_15
2021
Journal Article
Employment prospects of humanitarian migrants in Australia: does gender inequality in the origin country matter?
Perales, Francisco, Lee, Rennie, Forrest, Walter, Todd, Abram and Baxter, Janeen (2021). Employment prospects of humanitarian migrants in Australia: does gender inequality in the origin country matter?. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 21 (3), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/15562948.2021.1984622
2021
Journal Article
Mother-tongue maintenance in Canada: the role of the coethnic community and coethnic resources
Lee, Rennie (2021). Mother-tongue maintenance in Canada: the role of the coethnic community and coethnic resources. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 42 (2), 1-23. doi: 10.1080/07256868.2021.1883567
2021
Journal Article
Profiling racial prejudice during COVID-19: Who exhibits anti-asian sentiment in Australia and the United States?
Tan, Xiao, Lee, Rennie and Ruppanner, Leah (2021). Profiling racial prejudice during COVID-19: Who exhibits anti-asian sentiment in Australia and the United States?. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 56 (4) ajs4.176, 464-484. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.176
2021
Journal Article
Indigenous self-identification across generations: parent–child links in Australian survey data
Curry, Matthew and Lee, Rennie (2021). Indigenous self-identification across generations: parent–child links in Australian survey data. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 49 (9), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/1369183x.2021.1914007
2020
Journal Article
Death in Rural Georgia: A Historical Comparison of Georgians and Ossets in the Kistauri Commune
Zurabishvili, Tinatin, Lee, Rennie and Emigh, Rebecca Jean (2020). Death in Rural Georgia: A Historical Comparison of Georgians and Ossets in the Kistauri Commune. Journal of Family History, 45 (4), 457-478. doi: 10.1177/0363199020929679
2020
Journal Article
“Making it work: Migration, motherhood and employment in Australia”
Lee, Rennie, Ruppanner, Leah and Perales, Francisco (2020). “Making it work: Migration, motherhood and employment in Australia”. Social Science Research, 88-89 102429, 102429. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2020.102429
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Rennie Lee is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Educational trajectories of immigrants’ children in Australia and abroad
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Social Disadvantage Among Immigrants
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Social Integration Outcomes among Humanitarian Immigrants
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HDR Supervision at ISSR
If you are considering studying a PhD in Queensland and you want your research to have social impact, then we would like you to join us at the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR).
As a PhD student with ISSR, you will join a team of experienced researchers who want to make a difference. At ISSR we deliver high quality research to inform policy and practice and improve the life outcomes of communities and families. We have a depth of expertise and supervisory experience across research areas in public health, criminology, psychology, education, sociology, social research, and applied statistics.
As a PhD student with us, you will be part of an engaged, diverse, and welcoming HDR community that organises regular writing groups, social outings, wellbeing activities such as coffee, cake and conversation (3Cs), walking groups, lively lunchtime sessions, and much more.
Our PhD students are an important part of the Institute, and you will be able to attend regular ISSR capability building sessions, seminars, short courses and the ISSR conference, with plenty of opportunities to share your work.
ISSR is based at the beautiful, leafy, riverside Long Pocket campus at Indooroopilly with plenty of free parking and a free bus connection to the main campus at St Lucia, just 7 minutes away. You will have a light, spacious, modern and attractive workspace at Long Pocket and feel part of our inclusive ISSR work group.
If you would like to know more, we encourage you to reach to potential supervisors directly. For general inquires about the HDR program at UQ, please contact Lindsay Muller at hdr.issr@enquire.uq.edu.au.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Race, Gender and Platform Logic: Twitter Harassment of Chinese Women in Australia Across the COVID-19 Timeline
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Janeen Baxter, Associate Professor Rocky Chen
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Doctor Philosophy
Gender Wage Gaps between Routine and Non-routine Jobs: Evidence from China and Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Janeen Baxter
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Doctor Philosophy
Effects of Community Support on Violence against Immigrant and Refugee Women in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran, Associate Professor Renee Zahnow
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Doctor Philosophy
Gender Inequality and Domestic Violence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Janeen Baxter
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Doctor Philosophy
Gender Inequality over the Life Course
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Janeen Baxter
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