Chinese politics, regime resilience, property rights, legal reform
Stanford University, Ph. D. in Political Science, March 2004. Dissertation Title: Administrative Decentralization, Legal Fragmentation, and the Rule of Law in Transitional Economies: The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Laws in China, Russia, Taiwan, and the Czech Republic (Dissertation Adviser: Jean C. Oi) Franklin and Marshall College, BA (Magna Cum Laude), June 1998, double major ...
Tulane University, Professor of Political Science, July 1, 2019-present. Tulane University, Associate Professor of Political Science, July 1, 2011-June 30, 2019. Tulane University, Director, Asian Studies Program, January 1, 2014-June 30, 2016. Dartmouth College, Assistant Professor of Government, 2004-2011. Problems of Post-Communism, Associate Editor for Asia, 2014-present. Davis Center for R...
Sociolinguistics, Chinese linguistics
Teaching Chinese as a foreign language
Teaching Chinese as a foreign language
Rural political culture during the Chinese revolution, propaganda, local arts & artists, power relations at the village level in China
Ph.D, UCLA, 2007
Survey courses cover the entirety of Chinese history, from Peking Man to the post-revolutionary era. Seminars allow students to delve into a variety of topics, including imperialism, gender, and empire.
Traditional Chinese literature, China in Spanish Literature
Ph.D., 1994, University of California
Chinese language