Ming Wen obtained a B.S. in Information Science from Peking University and an M.S. in Statistics and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. She is currently Professor and Chair in the Department of Sociology at the University of Utah. Her main research areas are in family and neighborhood effects on health and human development in the United States and China. Her US-based research has examined neighborhood and family effects on a wide range of health and lifestyle outcomes across the life course. Her focus in the recent China-based work is on how rural and urban origin and residence play a role in child developmental outcomes and how living arrangements and socio-relational resources affect health and well-being among middle-aged and older adults. Most of her research has been supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health and private foundations. She has so far published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in top journals such as Social Forces, Demography, Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Gerontology, Social Science & Research, Child Development, and American Journal of Public Health.