I am an associate professor in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University.  My research focuses on the social history of the People’s Republic of China.  My departmental profile is here.  I am one of six editors of Cambridge Studies in the History of the People’s Republic of China, a book series published by Cambridge University Press.  I serve as a board member on the Esherick-Ye Family Foundation, as a member of the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme Selection Panel, and a member of the PRC History Group Advisory Board.