Wilson China Fellows
The Wilson Center is pleased to host the Wilson China Fellowship, a China-focused non-residential fellowship supporting the next generation of American scholarship on China. It is made possible by the generous support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Class of 2023
Yelena Biberman
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor, Skidmore College
Associate Professor, Skidmore College
Christopher Carothers
Wilson China Fellow;
Deputy Chair of East Asia and Pacific Area Studies Program, US State Department Foreign Service Institute
Deputy Chair of East Asia and Pacific Area Studies Program, US State Department Foreign Service Institute
Erin Baggott Carter
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, University of Southern California; Hoover Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Assistant Professor, University of Southern California; Hoover Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Mark Peter Dallas
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor, Union College
Associate Professor, Union College
Jessica DiCarlo
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, University of Utah
Assistant Professor, University of Utah
Aaron Glasserman
Wilson China Fellow;
Academy Scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
Academy Scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
Naima Green-Riley
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Princeton University
Assistant Professor, Princeton University
Mark Jia
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Law at Georgetown University
Associate Professor of Law at Georgetown University
Jason Kelly
Wilson China Fellow;
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), Cardiff University
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), Cardiff University
Shuxian Luo
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii, Mānoa
Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii, Mānoa
Ammar Malik
Wilson China Fellow;
Chinese Development Finance Program, AidData
Chinese Development Finance Program, AidData
Lev Nachman
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, National Chengchi University
Assistant Professor, National Chengchi University
David Steinberg
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Associate Professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Jessica C. Teets
Wilson China Fellow;
Professor at Middlebury College and Templeton Fellow for the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
Professor at Middlebury College and Templeton Fellow for the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
Jeremy Wallace
Wilson China Fellow;
Professor of Government and Director of the East Asia Program at Cornell University
Professor of Government and Director of the East Asia Program at Cornell University
Shellen Wu
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor and the L.H. Gipson Chair in Transnational History at Lehigh University
Associate Professor and the L.H. Gipson Chair in Transnational History at Lehigh University
Class of 2022
Matthew Erie
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor, Member of the Law Faculty, and Associate Research Fellow of the Socio-Legal Studies Centre at the University of Oxford
Associate Professor, Member of the Law Faculty, and Associate Research Fellow of the Socio-Legal Studies Centre at the University of Oxford
Kyle Jaros
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Global Affairs in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame
Associate Professor of Global Affairs in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame
Mao Lin
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of History at Georgia Southern University
Associate Professor of History at Georgia Southern University
Kristen Looney
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Government at Georgetown University
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Government at Georgetown University
Daniel Mattingly
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University
Daniel McDowell
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University
Associate Professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University
Jeremy Murray
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Professor of History at California State University, San Bernardino
Professor of History at California State University, San Bernardino
Trang (Mae) Nguyen
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law and an affiliated scholar at the U.S. Asia Law Institute, New York University (NYU) School of Law
Assistant Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law and an affiliated scholar at the U.S. Asia Law Institute, New York University (NYU) School of Law
Elizabeth Plantan
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stetson University
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stetson University
Maria Repnikova
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Georgia State University
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Georgia State University
Jesse Rodenbiker
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Research Scholar at the Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China at Princeton University, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Geography at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies
Associate Research Scholar at the Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China at Princeton University, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Geography at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies
Suzanne Scoggins
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Asian Studies, Clark University
Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Asian Studies, Clark University
Gina Tam
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History and the co-director of Women and Gender Studies at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas
Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History and the co-director of Women and Gender Studies at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas
Brandon Kirk Williams
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
John Yasuda
2022-23 Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University
Class of 2021
Meir Alkon
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor at Fordham University
Assistant Professor at Fordham University
Michael Beckley
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University and Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University and Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
David Bulman
Wilson China Fellow;
Jill McGovern and Steven Muller Assistant Professor of China Studies and International Affairs and U.S. Director of the Pacific Community Initiative, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Jill McGovern and Steven Muller Assistant Professor of China Studies and International Affairs and U.S. Director of the Pacific Community Initiative, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Ling Chen
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
Assistant Professor, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
Darcie DeAngelo
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma.
Diana Fu
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, Non-Resident Fellow at Brookings Institution, and a Public Intellectual Fellow at the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, Non-Resident Fellow at Brookings Institution, and a Public Intellectual Fellow at the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
Dimitar Gueorguiev
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Tyler Harlan
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Studies, Loyola Marymount University.
Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Studies, Loyola Marymount University.
Kristen Hopewell
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
Macabe Keliher
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University.
Assistant Professor, Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University.
Aynne Kokas
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia and Senior Faculty Fellow, Miller Center for Public Affairs.
Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia and Senior Faculty Fellow, Miller Center for Public Affairs.
Juliet Lu
Wilson China Fellow;
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Cornell University
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Cornell University
Emily Matson
Former Wilson China Fellow;
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
David McCourt
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California-Davis
Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California-Davis
Kacie Miura
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of San Diego.
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of San Diego.
Deborah Seligsohn
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Villanova University.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Villanova University.
Renard Sexton
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Emory University.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Emory University.
Tobias Smith
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Administration of Justice, Ohlone College
Assistant Professor, Administration of Justice, Ohlone College
Pon Souvannaseng
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Global Studies Department, Bentley University
Assistant Professor, Global Studies Department, Bentley University
Austin Strange
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Hong Kong.
Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Hong Kong.
Joseph Torigian
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, School of International Service, American University
Assistant Professor, School of International Service, American University
Austin Wang
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Emily Wilcox
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Chinese Studies, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, William & Mary.
Associate Professor of Chinese Studies, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, William & Mary.
Audrye Wong
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Southern California. Former Grand Strategy, Security, and Statecraft Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies Program and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Southern California. Former Grand Strategy, Security, and Statecraft Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies Program and the Harvard Kennedy School.
Jack Zhang
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas and Director of the Kansas University Trade War Lab
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas and Director of the Kansas University Trade War Lab
Class of 2020
Darren Byler
Wilson China Fellow;
Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Asian Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Asian Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
Christopher Colley
Former Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor of International Security Studies at the United States Air War College.
Assistant Professor of International Security Studies at the United States Air War College.
Sara Castro
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Department of History
Assistant Professor, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Department of History
Rush Doshi
Wilson China Fellow;
Fellow and Director of the Brookings China Strategy Initiative and Fellow at Yale’s Paul Tsai China Center.
Fellow and Director of the Brookings China Strategy Initiative and Fellow at Yale’s Paul Tsai China Center.
Alexander Dukalskis
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor, the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin
Associate Professor, the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin
Julian Gewirtz
Former Wilson China Fellow (March 2020 to August 2020);
Academy Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.
Academy Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.
Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School at the University of Texas at Austin.
Associate Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School at the University of Texas at Austin.
Isaac Kardon
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Department of Strategic and Operational Research at the U.S. Naval War College
Assistant Professor, Department of Strategic and Operational Research at the U.S. Naval War College
Lami Kim
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor at the U.S. Army War College and Adjunct Fellow at Pacific Forum.
Assistant Professor at the U.S. Army War College and Adjunct Fellow at Pacific Forum.
Wendy Leutert
Wilson China Fellow;
GLP-Ming Z. Mei Chair of Chinese Economics and Trade, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University.
GLP-Ming Z. Mei Chair of Chinese Economics and Trade, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University.
Jessica Liao
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of Political Science, North Carolina State University.
Associate Professor of Political Science, North Carolina State University.
Adam P. Liff
Wilson China Fellow;
Associate Professor of East Asian International Relations, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University and Director of the “21st Century Japan Politics & Society Initiative” (21JPSI).
Associate Professor of East Asian International Relations, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University and Director of the “21st Century Japan Politics & Society Initiative” (21JPSI).
Xiao Liu
Wilson China Fellow;
Assistant Professor at McGill University and Fellow at the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution of the World Economic Forum.
Assistant Professor at McGill University and Fellow at the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution of the World Economic Forum.
Oriana Skylar Mastro
Wilson China Fellow;
Center Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)
Center Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)
Joshua Shifrinson
Former Fellow;
Assistant Professor of International Relations, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
Assistant Professor of International Relations, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
Cecilia Han Springer
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Global China Initiative, Boston University Global Development Policy Center