Francisco Olivos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. He earned his PhD in sociology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, following a master’s degree in Sociology and Social Research from Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in sociology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His academic training across three countries has shaped his identity as a scholar, providing him with a unique cross-cultural perspective that informs his research and teaching. Francisco's research interests are centered at the intersections of social stratification, cultural sociology, and subjective well-being. He specializes in quantitative methods and has recently incorporated computational text analysis into his research projects to examine complex social phenomena. In recognition of his research, Francisco was awarded a three-year General Research Grant from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council to investigate the interplay between institutions and culture in shaping individual well-being. His project introduces a theoretical model that posits well-being as a function of the interaction between personal cultural dispositions and shared societal norms, particularly in the realms of gender, political, and religious systems. This model is innovative in its approach to understanding how cultural and institutional factors collectively impact subjective well-being, providing insights that could inform social policy.

Francisco Olivos has been a visiting researcher at FDDI from December 3^rd 2024 to January 10^th 2025.