Current Scholars
Non-Resident Scholars
Marc ABRAMSON, United States & Algeria
Elise ANDERSON, United States
Christine LIN, United States
Email: christine.lin@gwu.edu
Affiliation: University of California Hasting College of Law
Research Topic: A Coalescing Taiwanese American Identity and U.S.-Taiwan Relations
Research Term: November 2022-November 2025
Alexander MACARTNEY, United States
Mike MOCHIZUKI, United States
Lucas MYERS, United States
Pinar TEMOCIN, Japan & Turkey
Email: pinartemocin@ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Affiliation: University of Tokyo
Research Topics: Environmental Civil Society Organizations and their Influence in Energy Policies in a Comparative Perspective
Research Term: November 2023 – April 2026
Martin WHYTE, United States
Email: mwhyte@wjh.harvard.edu
Affiliation: John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Sociology, Emeritus, Harvard University; Asia Scholar, University of Melbourne, 2017-2019
Research Topics: Inequality, Population Trends, Hukou System, and Family Patterns in China
Research Term: October 2018 – October 2026
Rajneesh VERMA, India
Email: r.verma1@gwu.edu
Affiliation: Independent Scholar
Research Topics: India-China Rivalry in the Indian Ocean and India’s Evolving Stance on the South China Sea Dispute
Research Term: January 2025 – January 2027
Resident Scholars
Jason CHEN, United States
Email: jason.chen@email.gwu.edu
Affiliation: Independent Scholar
Research Topic: The U.S.’s Problematic Strategic Ambiguity Towards the Taiwan Strait: A Great Power Competition Perspective
Research Term: January 2026 – January 2027
Abdul Wahid GULRANI, Afghanistan & United States
Email: abdul.gulrani@email.gwu.edu
Affiliation: Affiliate/Visiting Scholar, George Mason University
Research Topic: Scrutinizing the Violence Experienced by the Afghan Women During the Taliban Reign (2021-2024)
Research Term: May 2024 – May 2026
Sungjoo SON, South Korea
Email: sungjoo.son@gwu.edu
Affiliation: South Korea Digital Government and Innovation Office
Research Topic: Comparative Study of Digital Transformation and Data Governance in the Public Sectors of South Korea and Latin American Countries
Research Term: August 2025 – July 2026
Win Myo THU, Myanmar & Thailand
Email: win.thu@email.gwu.edu
Affiliation: Executive Director, Association of Advancing Life and Regenerating Motherland
Research Topics: Environmental Justice Movement and Armed Conflict in Myanmar
Research Term: April 2024 – April 2026
