Chunping Han is currently a visiting assistant professor at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC). Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, she was an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Her research interests include perceptions of inequality, subjective well-being, and health in the context of immense social changes. During her time at Shorenstein APARC, she will study how ordinary people define, describe, and explain the sources of life satisfaction, happiness, and psychological distress in transitional China based on in-depth interviews.

Han participated in two national surveys on popular attitudes toward inequality and distributional issues in China. She has also published journal articles and a book chapter on distributive injustice feelings, redistribution attitudes, and livelihood satisfaction in contemporary China.

Han earned her PhD in sociology from Harvard University and her MA in education from Stanford University. She also received an MA from Beijing Foreign Studies University and a BA from Fudan University, China.