English Renaissance culture and literature, Shakespearean plays, and Ming Dynasty drama and fiction.
Ph.D, University of Georgia
Comparative Democratization Media Politics Social Activism Politics of Authoritarian Regimes Chinese Politics
2012 Ph.D. in Political Science (University of California, Berkeley) Committee: Kevin O’Brien (Chair), David Collier, Chris Ansell, Thomas Gold, Rachel Stern, Fields: Comparative Politics, East Asian Studies, Research Methods 2007 M.A. in Political Science (University of California, Berkeley) 2006 Master of Social Sciences in Political Science (University of Singapore, Singapore) 2003 Bachelor ...
2019- Present, Associate Professor, Department of International Affairs, University of Georgia 2013 - 2019, Assistant Professor, Department of International Affairs, University of Georgia
Chinese
medieval and early modern globalism and China’s literature, Chinese historiography and travelogues of Southeast Asia and Japan, race and ethnicity, pirates, the sea, and Chinese literature, material and visual culture, late imperial women’s literature, translation studies, and cross-cultural exchange in premodern times.
crisis communication and strategic health risk communication, focusing on the role of emotions and social media in crisis communication theory and application.
Ph.D. in Journalism, with M.A. in Statistics (Minor), University of Missouri-Columbia M.A. in Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia B.A. in Advertising, Peking University, China
·University of Georgia (UGA), Athens, GA, August 2014-present: Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication: Endowed Professorship: Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Grady College (November 2018-present) Professor of Public Relations (Tenured, August 2018-present), Department of Advertising and Public Relations Associate Director, Center for Health & Risk Communication (Augu...
public relations (PR), including Public Relations, PR Research, PR Administration, and PR Campaigns
Ancient & Medieval Asia Cultural & Intellectual Film and History Political & Legal World History
Columbia University, Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Cultures, 2002, M.Phil. in East Asian Languages and Cultures, 1999 University of Pennsylvania, M.A. in East Asian Studies, 1996 Brown University, A.B. magna cum laude with Honors in History, 1994
University of Georgia, Associate Professor of History (with tenure), 2009–present, Assistant Professor of History, 2002–2009 Bryn Mawr College, Lecturer in East Asian Studies, 2001–2002
Asian literature, world mythology, literature and cultural anthropology, comparative folklore
1978-87 Ph.D. Comparative Literature and Cultural Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University. 1969-73 B.A. - Philology, Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Romania. Theses on psycho linguistic phenomena in SLA
1999 - Present Babes-Bolyai University (BBU), Cluj, Romania visiting lecturer, as part of a cooperation agreement between UGA and BBU 1993-1995 Visiting professor at Kansai University of Foreign Studies, Osaka, Japan. 1991 – Present Associate Professor, Comparative Literature, UGA. 1988 Assistant Professor, Comparative Literature, UGA. 1984 –87 Visiting Lecturer in Oriental Literature Course, P...
Chinese globalization, cosmopolitanism, science fiction, cyborg studies and utopian studies
B.A., English Language and Literature, Hunan University of Commerce M.A., English Language and Literature, Beijing Language and Culture University PhD in comparative literature at UGA
Chinese at different levels