Contact Information
702 S Wright St
Urbana, IL 61801
Biography
Jina Lee is a sociologist whose research investigates how social biases shape the evaluation and recognition of new discoveries. Combining computational text analysis, bibliometrics, and experimental methods, she examines how gender influences which scientific contributions are acknowledged as groundbreaking. Her work demonstrates how seemingly objective evaluation processes reproduce structural inequalities in science, technology, and cultural markets. Her research is published in American Sociological Review, Socius, and Journal of Social Entrepreneurship.
Research Interests
Sociology of Science and Technology, Gender, Culture, Computational Social Science, Medical Sociology
Education
2024 Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Arizona
2016 M.A. in Sociology at Yonsei University
2013 B.A. in Sociology and Political Science at Yonsei University
Additional Campus Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Recent Publications
Leahey, E., Lee, J., & Funk, R. J. (2023). What Types of Novelty Are Most Disruptive? American Sociological Review, 88(3), 562-597.
Lee, J., Seo, M., & Leahey, E. (2022). Who Deserves Protection? How Naming Potential Beneficiaries Influences COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions. Socius, 8, 23780231221082422.
Zhao, Y., Lee, J., & Ellenwood, C. (2021). The Persistent Influence of Gender Stereotypes in Social Entrepreneurial Financing. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 1-22.