Current Research
My work is situated in the intersection of family, health, and inequality, and my research is motivated by one key question “How do family relationships and attitudes contribute to health inequality?” To answer this question, I have two separate but related lines of work. My first line is more focused on family relationships, and my second line looks at attitudes toward family policy. In my first line of work, I ask “How do family systems reinforce health inequality over time and/or across generations?” In my second line of work, I ask “What are the determinants and health outcomes of family-friendly policy?”
Student Opportunities
I am excited to work with students who are interested in using quantitative methods to answer questions about health and family. If you want to discuss possible ways to work together, please feel free to email me.
Current Teaching
I am teaching SOCI 252. Health, Medicine, and Society this semester (Fall 2023).
Selected Publications
Li Qi, Chris Knoester, and Richard J. Petts. 2022. “Attitudes about Paid Parental Leave in the United States.” Sociological Focus 55(1):48–67.
Knoester, Chris, and Qi Li. 2022. “Preferences for Paid Paternity Leave Availability, Lengths of Leave Offerings, and Government Funding of Paternity Leaves in the United States.” Sociological Perspectives 65(2):374–97.
Li, Qi, Chris Knoester, and Richard J. Petts. 2021. “Cross-National Attitudes about Paid Parental Leave Offerings for Fathers.” Social Science Research 96:102540.
Knoester, Chris, Qi Li, and Richard J. Petts. 2021 “Attitudes about Paid Parental Leave: Cross-National Comparisons and the Significance of Gendered Expectations, Family Strains, and Extant Leave Offerings.” International Journal of Comparative Sociology 62:181–202.
Petts, Richard J., Chris Knoester, and Qi Li. 2020. “Paid Paternity Leave-Taking in the United States.” Community, Work & Family 23(2):162–83.
Colen, Cynthia G., Qi Li, Corinne Reczek, and David R. Williams. 2019. “The Intergenerational Transmission of Discrimination: Children’s Experiences of Unfair Treatment and Their Mothers’ Health at Midlife.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 60(4):474–92.