Curriculum Vitae
Education
Chinese Studies PhD
University of Edinburgh, UK
2023 - (2027)
Master of Chinese Studies
DISTINCTION
University of Edinburgh, UK
Fudan University, Shanghai
2019 - 2021
Master of Arts (Cantab.)
2:1 (History)
University of Cambridge, UK
2013 - 2016
PhD title: "Colonialism undressed: Negotiating nudity and the female body in media, arts, and popular medical science in Republican China (1910s – 1949)".
Funded by SGSAH AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership.
Supervised by: Prof. Natascha Gentz (FRSE) and Dr Xuelei Huang.
Prize-winning dissertation on gender and feminism in twentieth-century China using visual and cultural analysis. Dissertation title 'How Far Can Pan Yuliang's Nudes Be Considered "Feminist" Art?'.
Modules on ethnographic research, Mandarin language. Fudan University Chinese International Student Language Program 2021.
Papers at British Association for Chinese Studies conference (2021) & Glasgow College of Arts conference (2021), research poster at Glasgow Translation Studies conference (2020). Research paper in Glasgow College of Arts PG Journal (spring 2022).
Peer Reviewer & Editor for FORUM Journal Issues 30 (Spring 2020) and 31 (Spring 2021). Student Subject Representative (2020 – 2021).
Research papers on Berlin’s Post-Reunification Architecture, and Scientific Images of the Northern Renaissance. Dissertation on Influence of Media on Agricultural Practices in 1950s-1970s UK. Artefact & Collections Courses in conjunction with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Other Experience
Committee Positions
Teaching Experience
Research Skills
Funding/Awards
Women's History Network Steering Committee
Blog Editor (2022 - 2025). Committee member of national association for the promotion of women’s history and the encouragement of everyone interested in women’s history. Duties include planning and commissioning articles for themed months (e.g., Women’s History Month), working with writers throughout pitching, editing, and publication process.
Youth Voice Journal
Peer Reviewer for humanities-focused articles for the Youth Voice Journal including research papers, case studies, book reviews conference papers and proceedings.
English First Kids & Teens, Shenzhen, China
English Teacher (2019).
Liverpool School of English & British Study Centre, Manchester
English Teacher (2018).
CERT Scotland - Long Term Mental Health Effects of Contraception (2021 - 2022)
Lead researcher for report on the impacts of contraception on users’ mental health.
2023 - AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship
2021 - British Ecological Society (BES) outreach grant (OR21/1026), used to create ‘CEADI science’.
Other Experience
Freelance Writer & Editor
2016 - CURRENT
House & Conservation Volunteer
Lyme Hall, Lyme Park, Cheshire (The National Trust)
2011 – 2018 (various periods)
Feb – Sept 2017 full time
Research & Outreach Intern
Women in Sport, London, UK
September - December 2016
(three month internship)
Write cultural analysis, opinion and feature articles for outlets including Lady Science and It’s Freezing In LA. Work collected here.
Assisted Conservation Officer with closed-season cleaning and conservation duties including cleaning tapestries and ceramics. Worked alongside Education Officer & Visitor Experience Officer to provide engaging tours and “workshop” sessions with children, families & school groups.
Assisted research team with qualitative and quantitative research projects, drafted and edited reports for publication. Contributions include data analysis and copy writing for report on British Gymnastics, and data analysis for research report on Teenagers’ Attitudes Towards Sport.
Assisted outreach team with preparation for and running of publicity events e.g., preparing gift bags, liaising with third party contractors.
Skills
Digital Skills
Personal Skills
Language Skills
Expertise with Microsoft Office. Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop and InDesign. Confident in basic website design (e.g., SquareSpace, Wix, WordPress).
Dynamic and experienced community organiser. Adaptable authorial voice and good understanding of company & organisation identity. Excellent leadership skills and communication skills (written and spoken).
English – Native
Chinese (Mandarin) – Intermediate
German – Conversational