He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Purdue University and completed postdoctoral fellowships at the School of Public Health at University of Buffalo and the Department of Sociology at University of Notre Dame. Li’s research focuses on how multilevel such as the individual, family and community, social factors affect health and developmental outcomes over the life course and across generations. Li is particularly interested in the complex interactions between the intergenerational and contextual factors in shaping the life course trajectories of physical, psychological, relational, and spiritual well-being.