Khoi Ngo is a third-year PhD student in Sociology at Washington University. His research is guided by fundamental questions about the degree to which certain groups are systematically disadvantaged by institutions of social control and how said groups internalize or subvert such marginalization. In his work, he primarily uses survey, experimental, and computational methods as well as large datasets to study criminal justice; however, he maintains a keen interest in developing a rigorous mixed-method research agenda. In his current major project, he challenges the commonly presumed value-neutrality of administrative records produced by law enforcement and institutions alike by analyzing 3+ million traffic stops and millions of voter records. 

Khoi completed his B.A. in Political Science in 2023 at New York University Abu Dhabi, graduating as a University Honors Scholar. His work has received institutional and financial support from Washington University's Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, & Equity and Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, & Public Policy and from NYU's Office of Inclusion & Diversity and Center for Technological & Economic Development.