My research looks at the politics of subnational development and central-local relations in contemporary China. Prior to joining the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, I was a China Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center, and I earned my PhD in Political Science from the Department of Government at Harvard. I also hold an A.B. in Public and International Affairs and a Certificate in Chinese Language and Culture from Princeton University, and a Graduate Certificate in Chinese Studies from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center.