Koit Hung

Research Scientist, Education Studies for Healthy Aging Research (EdSHARe)

Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD in Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
MPhil in Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
BSSc in Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Referreed Publications

1. The Contagion of Labor: Linking Workplace Copresence and Occupational Mobility Patterns
   American Journal of Sociology, 2025, 131(1)
   (with Ken-Hou Lin, David Piccone, Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, Matthew Dey, and Théo Voldoire)


2. Education and midlife cognitive functioning: Evidence from the High School and Beyond cohort
   Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2025, 21(2)
   (with Chandra Muller, Eric Grodsky, Adam M. Brickman, Jennifer J. Manly, Rob Warren, and Michael Culbertson)


3. Cognition Four Decades After High School: Does School Context Matter for Cognitive Disparities at Midlife?
   Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2024, 20(S7)
   (with Jennifer J. Manly, Adam M. Brickman, Eric Grodsky, Chandra Muller, Rob Warren, and Michael Culbertson)


4. The Network Structure of Occupations: Fragmentation, Differentiation, and Contagion
   American Journal of Sociology, 2022, 127(5)
   (with Ken-Hou Lin)


5. Continuing Education and Stratification at Midlife
   Sociology of Education, 2021, 94(4)
   (with Eric Grodsky, Catherine Doren, Chandra Muller, and Rob Warren)


6. The Importance of STEM: High School Knowledge, Skills and Occupations in an Era of Growing Inequality
   Research Policy, 2021, 50(7)
   (with Sandra E. Black, Chandra Muller, Alexandra Spitz-Oener, Ziwei He, and Rob Warren)

Working Papers

1. Expectations in Adolescence, Degree Attainment, and Wages in Midlife: The Role of Educationally Upgraded Occupations

Work in Progress

1. A Practical Guide to Occupational Information Network (O*NET) for Social Research
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