成人网

2019年10月毕业于加拿大西安大略大学社会学系，获博士学位，现为成人网 准聘助理教授。

研究领域包括医学与健康社会学、老年社会学、人口社会学等，聚焦人口老龄化背景下的生命历程、健康行为与健康生活方式、健康素养与数智健康、健康治理与健康社会政策、养老照护、安宁疗护等研究议题。

采用量化与质性研究方法，使用二手数据库和一手调研数据展开研究。

（1）本科生课程：《健康社会学》（全校开放）；《初级统计学》（专业核心）

（2）研究生课程：Health and Health Inequalities Research（英文课程，全校开放）

（3）本研贯通：《成长、老龄化与生命历程》（全校开放）

Chai, X., & Margolis, R. (2020). Does living alone mean spending time differently? Time use and living arrangements among older Canadians. Canadian Studies in Population, 47(1), 9-25.

Chai, X. (2021). Exploring the Politics of Sensibilities That Promote Marriage and Reproduction Among Young Chinese Adults Residing in Urban Areas. Cities, Capitalism and the Politics of Sensibilities, 157-176.

Chai, X., & Mei, J. (2022). Investigating food insecurity, health lifestyles, and self-rated health of older Canadians living alone. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 2264.

Margolis, R., Chai, X., Verdery, A. M., & Newmyer, L. (2022). The physical, mental, and social health of middle-aged and older adults without close kin in Canada. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(7), 1350-1360.

Lyu, Z., & Chai, X. (2024). Media Influence on Intergenerational Attitudes toward Non-Conventional Sexual Behaviors in Contemporary China: Evidence from Chinese General Social Survey. International Journal of Sexual Health, 1-23.