Dr Shu-Li Cheng

Biography

Shu-Li gained her first degree in economics at Fu-Jen Catholic University (Taipei). She subsequently completed an MA in economics (1999) followed by a PhD in sociology (2004) at the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR) at the University of Manchester. She joined CRIC in April 2003 as Research Associate and was attached to an ESRC funded project. Since October 2005, she has been working with Professor Jeremy Howells and Dr Ronnie Ramlogan on a project relating to Business Enterprise R&D (BERD). She is also an ESRC postdoctoral fellow under the programme of Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTAP) since January 2006.

Research Interests

Shu-Li’s research interests lie in statistical methods for survey data. The projects she has been working on are related to limited-dependent and categorical variables in social and economic survey data.

Research Projects

‘The Impact of Educational Qualifications on Trends in Leisure Activities’, ESRC Programme on Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTAP): A Secondary Data Analysis Initiative, January – December 2006.

‘The Diffusion of Cultures of Consumption: a comparative analysis’, with Alan Warde, Dale Southerton, & Wendy Olsen, ESRC Programme on Cultures of Consumption, April 2003 – September 2005.

Selected Publications

Cheng, S-L, Olsen, W, Southerton, D. and Warde A., ‘The changing practice of eating: evidence from UK time diaries, 1975 and 2000’, British Journal of Sociology, accepted with minor revisions February 2006.

Warde, A., Southerton, D., Olsen, W. and Cheng, S-L. (2004) The changing organization of everyday life in UK: evidence from time use surveys 1975-2000, Office for National Statistics, Time Use Seminar: Analysis and use of the UK 2000 Time Use Survey (TUS) proceedings, www.statistics.gov.uk/events/tus/agenda.asp.

Warde, A., Southerton, D., Olsen, W. & Cheng, S-L. (2004) ‘Time use surveys and the changing organization of everyday life in UK, 1975-2000’, in M Pantzar & E Shove (eds.) Manufacturing Leisure: innovations in happiness, well-being and fun, (2004) National Consumer Research Centre, Helsinki, (pdf file), www.ncrc.fi.

Contact Details

Email: Shu-li.Cheng@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 7373
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 7361

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