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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2018
Journal Article
Immigrant entry visa categories and their effects on the children of immigrants’ education
Lee, Rennie (2018). Immigrant entry visa categories and their effects on the children of immigrants’ education. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44 (9), 1560-1583. doi: 10.1080/1369183x.2017.1362976
2016
Journal Article
Doing good in the hood? The effects of coethnic concentration on the educational attainment of Mexican, Filipino, and Vietnamese children of immigrants
Lee, Rennie (2016). Doing good in the hood? The effects of coethnic concentration on the educational attainment of Mexican, Filipino, and Vietnamese children of immigrants. International Journal of Sociology of Education, 5 (3), 214-243. doi: 10.17583/rise.2016.2176
2015
Book Chapter
Traversing ancestral and New Homelands: Chinese immigrant transnational organizations in the United States
Zhou, Min and Lee, Rennie (2015). Traversing ancestral and New Homelands: Chinese immigrant transnational organizations in the United States. The State and the Grassroots: Immigrant Transnational Organizations in Four Continents. (pp. 27-59) New York, NY, United States: Berghahn Books.
2013
Journal Article
Immigrant health around the world: Evidence from the World Values Survey
Noymer, Andrew and Lee, Rennie (2013). Immigrant health around the world: Evidence from the World Values Survey. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 15 (3), 614-623. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9637-z
2013
Journal Article
Transnationalism and Community Building: Chinese Immigrant Organizations in the United States
Zhou, Min and Lee, Rennie (2013). Transnationalism and Community Building: Chinese Immigrant Organizations in the United States. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 647 (1), 22-49. doi: 10.1177/0002716212472456
2013
Book Chapter
Second generation, identity formation
Gonzales and, Roberto G. and Lee, Rennie (2013). Second generation, identity formation. The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration. (pp. 1-7) edited by Immanuel Ness. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781444351071.wbeghm476
2011
Journal Article
Racial boundaries among Latinos: Evidence from Internet dater's racial preferences
Feliciano, Cynthia, Lee, Rennie and Robnett, Belinda (2011). Racial boundaries among Latinos: Evidence from Internet dater's racial preferences. Social Problems, 58 (2), 189-212. doi: 10.1525/sp.2011.58.2.189
Funding
Current funding
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
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Sleep and Wellbeing in Indigenous Children
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lisa McDaid, Dr Kate Anderson
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Doctor Philosophy
Gender Inequality and Domestic Violence
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 over the Life Course
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
Media
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