Sitian Liu, Queen's University

Research

mass incarceration black-white educational gap school-to-prison pipeline sentencing law

Latest papers

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the demand for density: Evidence from the U.S. housing market.
Economics letters · 2021 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Agglomeration Effects among Academic Researchers
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$47,110
Mass Incarceration and Stopped Convergence in Black-White Educational Attainment
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$29,760

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the demand for density: Evidence from the U.S. housing market.

Liu S, Su Y

Economics letters2021First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.110010 PMID: 34538990

Agglomeration Effects among Academic Researchers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Liu, Sitian

$47,110

Mass Incarceration and Stopped Convergence in Black-White Educational Attainment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Liu, Sitian

Keywords: mass incarceration; black-white educational gap; school-to-prison pipeline; sentencing law

$29,760

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their SSHRC grant from 2025

Subject: Prospective PhD student: mass incarceration Dear Professor Liu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the demand for density: Evidence from the U.S. housing market." (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Agglomeration Effects among Academic Researchers" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]