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–education–

University of Washington   Seattle, Wash.

Ph.D. coursework, Political Science
2010–2011

Harvard University   Cambridge, Mass.

A.M. in Regional Studies-East Asia
May 2010.

Northwestern University   Evanston, Ill.

B.S. in International Studies and Journalism with honors
June 2006.

 

–experience–

Independent journalist and consultant

Contributor to the Boston Globe, Al Jazeera, CNET News, and many others. Consultant or contractor to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Clinton Global Initiative, The National Bureau of Asian Research, and others.
Since 2002

EastWest Institute   New York

Public Policy & Communications Officer
September 2011–

The National Bureau of Asian Research   Seattle

Web Content Design and Development
January–December 2011

Harvard University Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations   Cambridge

Teaching Fellow, "Junior Tutorial: Political Economy of China's Market Reforms"
September 2009–January 2010

Natural Resources Defense Council   Beijing

Consultant to the China Program
February 2008–July 2008

Sinobyte   Beijing, Cambridge

Blogger published by the CNET Blog Network
January 2008–November 2008

Center for American Progress   Washington, D.C.

Associate Editor, CampusProgress.org
June 2006–June 2007

The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations   Chicago

Intern for Programs and The Global Chicago Center
November 2005–May 2006

Editor & Publisher Magazine   New York

Interim Online Editor
Summer 2005
Reporting Intern
Spring 2005

Tokion Japan   Tokyo

Intern
August–December 2004

CBS 4 Denver (KCNC-TV)   Denver, Colo.

Online Intern, CBS4Denver.com
Summers, 2002 & 2003

 

–languages–

In order of proficiency:

» English (native)
» Mandarin Chinese (advanced spoken and reading)
» Japanese (intermediate spoken and reading)
» Spanish (rusty spoken, advanced reading)

Language studies:

» Tsinghua University, Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies, Beijing, Summer 2009.
» Stanford University and Peking University, Asian Summer Language Program (Mandarin), Stanford, Calif., and Beijing, Summer 2007.
» Kanda University of International Studies, Language and social science coursework, Chiba, Japan, Fall 2004.