Guyu Sun is a PhD candidate in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland, where she also earned her MA in 2025. She received her BSocSc in Sociology (Honors) from the University of Macau in 2022.
Her research examines inequalities in punishment and their collateral consequences, with a particular focus on the experiences of children and adolescents and the roles of peers, parents, teachers, and school contexts. She is also interested in labeling theories and the role of stigma and labeling in different contexts. To address these questions, her work draws on diverse methodological approaches, including social network analysis, longitudinal and multilevel modeling, qualitative content analysis, and randomized experiments.
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Areas of Interest
- School and Crime
- Justice-Involved Youth
- Stigma and Labeling Theories
Degrees
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Degree TypeBSocScDegree DetailsSociology, University of Macau, 2022
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Degree TypeMADegree DetailsCriminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, 2025
Awards
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2025 ACCCJ Student Travel Award, Association of Chinese Criminology and Criminal Justice in the United State
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2025 ASC Gene Carte Student Paper Award, Third Place, American Society of Criminology
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2025 Dr. Anat Kimchi Memorial Graduate Travel Award, University of Maryland
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2022–2025 Dean’s Fellowship, University of Maryland
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2021 Best Paper Award, Asian Criminological Society
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2022 Macau Foundation Academic Prize
Research
- Sun, Guyu & Tony Huiquan Zhang. (2025). Peer influence on youth delinquency: How does school-level teacher quality matter? Crime & Delinquency, 71(10), 3391-3416.
- Xu, J., Wang, X., & Sun, G. (2024). Sacrifice spirit and police work-family conflict among rank-and-file officers in China. Policing and Society, 34(3), 183-199.
- Xu, J., Sun, G., Wu, S., Zhu, S., & Zhou, Y. (2024). Understanding health fraud offenders in China: An emotional labour perspective. Asian Journal of Law and Society, 11(1), 54-69.
- Xu, J., Sun, G., Cao, W., Fan, W., Pan, Z., Yao, Z., & Li, H. (2021). Stigma, discrimination, and hate crimes in Chinese-speaking world amid Covid-19 pandemic. Asian Journal of Criminology, 16(1), 51-74.
- Xu, J., Lao, T. I., Sun, G., & Yao, Z. (2021). The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on crimes in Macao: A routine activity approach. Journal of Macau Studies, 100, 17-34. (In Chinese)
