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Education
- 2005 Ph.D. Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), USA (has been studying at Chicago University, Northwestern University for transferring courses).
- 2001 M.A. Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), USA.
- 1995 M.A Political Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- 1985 B.A. Sociology, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
Guest Lectures
- 2012 Jiaming Sun “Methods of Cultural Anthropology and as a Full Participant in American Life.” Invited by Shanghai Normal University, April 18, 2012.
- 2012 Jiaming Sun “Global Connections and High Education Reform in China”. Invited by Dalian Science Technology University, April 12-14, 2012.
- 2008 Jiaming Sun “How Does Globalization Impact on Urban Residents in America?”Shanghai University and East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China. June 2008.
- 1998a Jiaming Sun. “Shanghai as an Emerging Global City”, the East Asian Program, Cornell University. April 23.
- 1998b Jiaming Sun. “Understanding the History of China: The People and Their Values”, Cross-cultural program of Cendant International, August 19, Chicago, IL.
- 1997 Jiaming Sun. “Shanghai as an Emerging Global City”, University of Illinois at Chicago, November 17.
Employment & University Appointment
- 2012 External Professional Consultant, Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, China.
- 2008 Fall Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Texas A&M University-Commerce (Tenured in 2011).
- 2005 Spring Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Texas A&M University-Commerce.
- 2005 summer Instructor of Social Statistics (SOC 201), Department of Sociology, UIC.
- 2004 summer Research Assistant to the Center for Health Service Research at University of Illinois at Chicago (Geocoding Mammography Screening Facilities by using GIS). 2000-2004 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
- 1999-2002 Research Assistant to Professor Xiangming Chen’s project “A Multi-Level Study of Shanghai as a Rising Global City” funded by the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation.
- 2002 summer Internship at the GIS Sector of the City of Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois.
- 1998-1999 Visiting Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
- 1997-1998 Visiting Scholar, Global Affairs Institute, Syracuse University.
- 1995-1997 Associate Professor of Sociology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- 1995-1997 Vice-Secretary General, Social Development Research Center, Law School, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- 1987-1995 Lecturer, International Politics Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- 1985-1992 Director of Undergraduate Students, International Politics Department, Fudan University, Shanghai.
