Profile

College / Department
Teaching areas
Introduction to Sociology; Sociology of Religion; Urban Sociology; Globalization; East Asian Societies; Chinese Culture and Society; American Society; International Organization.
Research areas
Muslim minorities in North America and China; Chinese diaspora; Sino-UAE Relations; Public Health Policy in the UAE
Education
PhD, Sociology, University of Notre Dame, United States, 2009
MA, Sociology, Western Illinois University, United States, 2003
BA, English Literature, Renmin University of China, China, 2001
Professional experience
Professor, Department Of International Studies, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2021 - Present
Affiliated Research Fellow, Center On Religion And Chinese Society, Purdue University, IN, United States, 2009 - Present
Associate Professor, Sociology, International Studies, American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, 2015 - 2021
Summer Research Fellow In Residence, Middle East Center, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, 2019 - 2019
Visiting Scholar, Department Of Ethnic Studies, University of California-Berkeley, CA, United States, 2016 - 2017
Assistant Professor, Sociology, International Studies, American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, 2009 - 2015
Visiting Scholar, Center On Religion And Chinese Society, Purdue University, IN, United States, 2011 - 2011
Instructor/pre-doctoral Fellow, Department Of Sociology And Asian-american Studies Program, Northwestern University, IL, United States, 2007 - 2008
Contact
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