Associates in Research

opens in a new windowPoul Andersen
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Religion
Poul Andersen
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Religion
Research interests: Existential philosophy, ritual and visual culture of Daoism, and philosophy of truth and the subject
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opens in a new windowRobert Antony 安樂博
Shandong University
Robert Antony 安樂博
Shandong University
Research interests: Early modern China's social, cultural, and legal history; East Asian maritime history
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opens in a new windowAnu Anwar 安努
Fellow, Harvard Asia Center
Anu Anwar 安努
Fellow, Harvard Asia Center
Research interests: China, Asian geopolitics; infrastructure investment
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opens in a new windowCynthia J. Brokaw
Brown University, Department of History
Cynthia J. Brokaw
Brown University, Department of History
Research interests: Chinese book culture; Ming-Qing history
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opens in a new windowJonathan Brookfield
Tufts University, The Fletcher School of International Affairs
Jonathan Brookfield
Tufts University, The Fletcher School of International Affairs
Research interests: Chinese business environments, China's economy, comparative capitalism, business groups
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opens in a new windowMelissa J. Brown 鮑梅立
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
Melissa J. Brown 鮑梅立
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
Research interests: Cosmopolitan and environmental bases for rethinking the Sinosphere; Intersectional cosmopolitanism in Taiwan; Women in the 17th–21st centuries: marriage and kinship, footbinding, household economies, public-sphere visibility, rural-to-urban migrants; Identities: ethnic, gender, national, and cosmopolitan; China and Taiwan
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opens in a new windowSusan H. Bush
Independent Scholar
Susan H. Bush
Independent Scholar
Research interests: Writing up research on a 12th-century temple Yan-shan Si.
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opens in a new windowMable Chan 陈美宝
Independent Scholar
Mable Chan 陈美宝
Independent Scholar
Research interests: The personal history of China’s “only-children” pursuing higher education, career opportunities and life exploration in America.
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opens in a new windowWesley Chaney
Bates College
Wesley Chaney
Bates College
Research interests: Environmental, social and legal history; late imperial and modern Chinese history; history of Tibet and northwest China
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opens in a new windowDandan Chen
Farmingdale State College SUNY
Dandan Chen
Farmingdale State College SUNY
Research interests: rise of Chinese political modernity; transformation of politics, culture, philosophy, and religion in modern China; interplay between traditional Chinese learning and Western philosophy
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opens in a new windowLing Chen 陳玲
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Ling Chen 陳玲
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Research interests: Comparative politics and political economy, with a regional focus on China
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opens in a new windowI-fan Cheng
Independent Scholar
I-fan Cheng
Independent Scholar
Research interests: origins of Chinese Daoism; early Chinese thought
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opens in a new windowKaren Christensen 沈凯伦
Berkshire Publishing Group, CEO
Karen Christensen 沈凯伦
Berkshire Publishing Group, CEO
Karen Christensen is CEO of Berkshire Publishing Group. Her research examines human bonding and conflict resolution in Chinese history, with a focus on contemporary politics/business and female leadership. She is especially interested in “dragon ladies” and in understanding the challengesRead More


opens in a new windowJoseph Christian 约瑟夫· 克里斯蒂
Independent Scholar
Joseph Christian 约瑟夫· 克里斯蒂
Independent Scholar
Research Interests: Development of the home care / home health care industries in China
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opens in a new windowParks M. Coble
University of Nebraska
Parks M. Coble
University of Nebraska
Research interests: The collapse of Chiang Kai-shek’s China, 1944-1948: hyperinflation and its consequences
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