University of North Texas 
Phoebe Ho
Assistant Professor
Office: Sycamore 288AA
Office Hours: Tu 11:30-1:30, Thu 3:30-5:30, and by appointment
E-mail Address: phoebe.ho@unt.edu
Highlights: Race, Ethnicity, Immigration, Sociology of Education, Social Stratification
Education: Ph.D., 2019, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Dr. Phoebe Ho examines contemporary social inequalities as illuminated through the
experiences of racial and ethnic minority and immigrant youth and their families.
In particular, her research focuses on how early educational inequalities lead to
disparate outcomes across the life course among diverse groups of youth. She is lead
author of Diversity and the Transition to Adulthood (2022), published by the University of California Press. She has also published research
on parental involvement in children's education and immigrant integration. She regularly
teaches courses on childhood and adolescence, race and ethnicity, immigration, and
education.
Selected Publications:
Ho, Phoebe, Hyunjoon Park, and Grace Kao. 2022. Diversity and the Transition to Adulthood in America. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Ho, Phoebe, and Grace Kao. 2021. "Are All Immigrant Families Created Equal? The Acculturation and Social Integration
of Mixed-Nativity Families." Journal of Family Issues 42(2):293-323.
Ho, Phoebe, and Hyunjoon Park. 2019. "Young Adults' Patterns of Leaving the Parental Home: A Focus on Differences among
Asian Americans." Journal of Marriage and Family 81(3):696-712.
Ho, Phoebe, Hyunjoon Park, and Grace Kao. 2019. "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Student Participation in Private Supplementary Education
Activities." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 59:46-59.
Ho, Phoebe, and Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng. 2018. "How Far Can the Apple Fall? Differences in Teacher Perceptions of Minority and Immigrant
Parents and Their Impact on Academic Outcomes." Social Science Research 74:132-145. (Featured in Education Week.)