Curriculum vitae

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
Thesis: “Low Culture Fever: Pulp Science in Chinese Comic Books After Mao”
Supervisor: Heather Inwood
2023
Master of Arts, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
Thesis: “The Shanghai Manhua Society: a history of early Chinese cartoonists, 1918-1938”
Supervisor: Christopher G. Rea
2016
Bachelor of Arts, Chinese, Department of World Languages and Literature, Portland State University
Thesis: Translation of graphic novelist Nie Jun’s memoir “Searching for the Sea.”
Supervisor: Jonathan O. Pease

2010

OTHER TRAINING

•  College of International Education, Harbin Institute of Technology
Intensive Chinese language and culture

2007-08

Hengyi Art Studio
Traditional Chinese painting

2007-08

Portland Community College
Information technology and computer science

2005-07

General Educational Development (GED), Oregon High School Equivalency Program

2004

AWARDS AND HONORS

Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
New East Asian Museum Tales with Historical Dramas as Motor
National Museum of Denmark
2023-2024
Student-Led Teaching Award (nominated)
University of Cambridge
2021
Fieldwork Funding Award
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
2020
Graduate Scholarship in Chinese Studies
Beifang International Education Group
2018-21
Manhua Research Grant
(with John A. Crespi, Madeleine Gent, and Orion Martin)
Huang Yao Foundation
2016
Gregory Tso Memorial Scholarship in Asian Studies
University of British Columbia
2014-15
Workshop & Visiting Speaker Grant
(with Donald Baker and Daisuke Miyao)
University of British Columbia
2014
Faculty of Arts Graduate Award
University of British Columbia
2013-15
Foreign Languages Area Studies (FLAS) Award (declined)
Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois
2013
McNair Scholars Undergraduate Leadership Award
Portland State University
2010
President’s List
Portland Community College
2007

WORK EXPERIENCE

Mandarin-English Translator and Consultant 2014 – Present
Modern Chinese Literary Texts (C5, C12)
Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
2021-22
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Mikael Adolphson, Introduction to East Asian Studies
Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
2020-21
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Qian Wang, Chinese Language Program
Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
2013-2015
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Thomas Hunter, Gender in Southeast Asia
Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
2014
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Christopher Rea, Global Chinese Cinemas
Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
2014
Instructor, English
SmartWin International English, Shanghai
2010-13
Tutor, Mandarin Chinese
Peer Learning Center, Portland State University
2009-10

SERVICE

Social Media Manager
Chinese Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
2019–2023
Graduate Representative
Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
2018-19
Student Fellow Interaction Officer
Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
2018–19
Commissioning  Editor
China Channel, Los Angeles Review of Books
2017-20
Translation Editor
Ricepaper Magazine
2017-18
Teaching Assistant Training Program Coordinator
Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
2014-15
Graduate Representative
Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
2013-14

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

British Association of Film, Television, and Screen Studies  2024
European Association of Chinese Studies  2022
British Association for Chinese Studies  2020
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association  2017
Association of Asian Studies  2015

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Native North American English, advanced spoken and written Mandarin Chinese. Previous languages studied include German, French, and Spanish.