Dr Liming Li
Lecturer of Quantitative Social Science and Health
Research interests
- Ageing
- Child & Family
- Mental Health
- Policy
Contact details
Biography
Dr Liming Li is a Lecturer of Quantitative Social Science and Health at the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine. Liming studied Sociology and obtained a PhD in 2020 from the University of Cambridge.
Research
- Education
- Employment
- Family and child development
- Ageing and mental health
- Social policy
Liming currently works on a British Academy funded project ‘Understanding the impact of higher education expansion policy on women’s empowerment’, using quasi-experimental and qualitative methods.
Previously, Liming was a Research Associate on an ESRC-funded programme 'Work, welfare reform and mental health' and an EU-funded project 'MINDMAP: promoting mental wellbeing in the ageing urban population in European cities'.
Teaching
Liming teaches quantitative research methods modules and supervising dissertations at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Undergraduate
- 5SSHM009 Applied Epidemiology and Social Statistics
Postgraduate
- 7SSHM504 Quantitative Data Analysis
Further details
Research
Mindmap: Promoting mental wellbeing in the ageing urban population
Identifying the opportunities offered by the urban environment for the promotion of mental wellbeing and cognitive function of older individuals in Europe.
Project status: Ongoing
Reproduction Research Group
Our interdisciplinary group examines the complex social, cultural, and political dimensions of reproduction.
News
England's anti-loneliness programme has no impact on loneliness, isolation, or depression amongst older people
As we head towards Christmas, a recent study shows campaign to tackle loneliness in the over-65s hasn't worked
Children's mental health worsens after mothers forced to seek employment
A welfare-to-work reform has increased employment rates for lone mothers but at a cost to her and her children’s mental health, new research shows.
Research
Mindmap: Promoting mental wellbeing in the ageing urban population
Identifying the opportunities offered by the urban environment for the promotion of mental wellbeing and cognitive function of older individuals in Europe.
Project status: Ongoing
Reproduction Research Group
Our interdisciplinary group examines the complex social, cultural, and political dimensions of reproduction.
News
England's anti-loneliness programme has no impact on loneliness, isolation, or depression amongst older people
As we head towards Christmas, a recent study shows campaign to tackle loneliness in the over-65s hasn't worked
Children's mental health worsens after mothers forced to seek employment
A welfare-to-work reform has increased employment rates for lone mothers but at a cost to her and her children’s mental health, new research shows.