He joined the faculty in 2003 and received his doctoral degree in Sociology in 1996. From 1993-2000, Dr. Shen was a research associate conducting institutional research, survey research, program evaluation, and data analysis for cross-national comparative studies at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education. Prior to joining BCSSW, he also worked as a research consultant, providing support to faculty and graduate students in quantitative research including research design, methodology, data management, and data analysis.