Overview
I research public health and medicine in twentieth-century China from a gendered perspective, incorporating the changing life stories of men and women into my analysis of how health regulations and medical practices reflect Chinese society's principal values as well as the assumptions and political goals of state actors.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of History
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2023 - Present
History,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies
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2023 - Present
Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute
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2015 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
:The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste into Wealth and Health
Journal Article Isis · March 1, 2024 Full text CiteThe Many Values of Night Soil in Wartime China
Journal Article Past and Present · April 22, 2023 AbstractIn March 1940, leaders of the Chongqing night-soil trade union sent a petition to the governor of China’s Sichuan province to contest health officials’ attempts to seize the night-soil industry. Clea ... Full text Open Access CiteContested medicines in twentieth-century China
Chapter · May 30, 2022 Full text Open Access CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of California, Irvine ·
2012
Ph.D.