Hello! My name is Thoa Khuu. I'm currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Population Research Institute at the Pennsylvania State University. I earned my Ph.D. in Sociology and Master’s in Demographic and Social Analysis  at the University of California, Irvine. 

I am excited to share that I will be heading to the University of Colorado, Boulder as Assistant Professor in Sociology after the completion of my postdoc.

As a social scientist, I focus my research on understanding how our institutional and social systems shape the integration experiences of immigrants and their children. Specifically, my research uses a blend of demographic and social network methods to investigate structural disparities in the education, health and friendship patterns across immigrant groups and ethnoracial groups within the U.S. context. 

My research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health K99/R00 Award and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. I have published my work in Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Population Research and Policy Review, International Migration Review, Social Networks, and Socius. 

Please check out my CV and Research & Projects tabs for more details about my research.