Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Public Policy and Sociology at Duke Kunshan University
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2025 - Present
DKU Faculty
IGHE China Director at Duke Kunshan University
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2025 - Present
DKU Faculty
Professor of the Practice of Interdisciplinary Studies at DKU Unit at Duke University
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2025 - Present
Interdisciplinary Studies at DKU Unit,
DKU Faculty
Recent Scholarly Works
Profiles of Chinese Preschool Teachers’ Evaluation Beliefs: Associations with Teacher Characteristics and Knowledge of Teacher-Child Interactions
Journal article Early Childhood Education Journal · April 1, 2026 This study examines Chinese preschool teachers’ evaluation beliefs (TEB), which encompass their attitudes, perceptions, and expectations toward teacher evaluation activities. These beliefs shape teachers’ engagement with evaluation and relate to profession ... Full text CiteParents as customers, students as consumers: Exploring emotional rules and regulation strategies of academic tutors in China
Journal article International Journal of Educational Research · January 1, 2026 The emotional labor of academic tutors within the private tutoring sector remains under-researched compared to that of teachers in mainstream educational contexts. Within a for-profit educational service setting, tutors navigate a dual identity as both pro ... Full text CiteMaking troublemakers: how teachers construct and label classroom misbehavior in China
Journal article British Journal of Sociology of Education · January 1, 2026 Discipline and order hold high value in China, with teachers prioritizing classroom management strictly. Drawing on a longitudinal ethnographic study conducted in an elementary school in China, this article examines the social construction of the “troublem ... Full text CiteEducation
Michigan State University ·
2012
Ph.D.