Curriculum Vitae

For a full CV, email me at mlw9751 (at) nyu (dot) edu.

Research/Writing Interests

  • Modern Chinese literature (20th century-present)

  • International politics in East Asia (contemporary)

  • Translation in theory and practice (English/Chinese)

  • Human rights & democratization in East Asia (contemporary)

  • US foreign policy & US-China relations (contemporary)

Education

PhD, Comparative Literature, New York University (anticipated 2029)

Advanced Certificate in Comparative Approaches to the Literatures of Africa, the Middle East, and the Global South (CALAMEGS)

MPhil, Comparative Literature, New York University (incidental to PhD, anticipated 2026)

MA, Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University (2023)

BA, Political Science & English (with honors), Williams College (2020)

Professional Affiliations

Research Fellow, Hong Kong Democracy Council (Sept. 2023-present)

Member, NextGen Initiative, Foreign Policy for America (Jan. 2022-present)

Senior Editor, Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs (Sept. 2022 - Aug. 2023)

Associate Editor, Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs (Sept. 2021 - Aug. 2022)

Awards & Honors

Henry M. MacCracken Fellowship, New York University (Aug. 2023 - present)

Tibetan Language Scholarship, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas (Aug. 2024 - Dec. 2024)

Dean’s Humanities Scholar, Public Humanities Initiative, New York University (Aug. 2023 - Aug. 2024)

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education (Aug. 2022 - May 2023)

School of Foreign Service Merit Fellowship, Georgetown University (August 2022 - May 2023)

Summer Language Study Grant, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University (June 2022 - Aug. 2022)

Recent Work Experience

Research/Teaching Assistant, New York University (Sept. 2024 - present)

Research Associate, Hong Kong Democracy Council (Sept. 2022 - Sept. 2023)

Research Assistant—Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University (Nov. 2021 - May 2022)

Languages & Technical Skills

Languages

  • English (native)

  • Cantonese (native)

  • Mandarin (advanced)

  • Classical Chinese (reading proficiency)

  • French (reading proficiency)

  • Tibetan (elementary)

  • Japanese (elementary)

Coding

  • Python (basic)

  • STATA (basic)

Professional Memberships

  • Modern Language Association (2024 - present)

  • Society of Sinophone Studies (2024 - present)