Non-Resident Scholars
Elise ANDERSON, United States
Won Yong JANG, United States
Email: jangwy@uwec.edu
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire
Research Topics: Territorial Disputes, Nationalism, and Propaganda in East Asian Countries
Research Term: August 2022 – August 2025
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
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 2025
Rajneesh VERMA, India & China
Email: r.verma1@gwu.edu
Affiliation: Shanghai International Studies University
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 2026
Resident Scholars
Ömer ASLAN, Turkey
Email: omer.aslan@gwu.edu
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
Research Topic: Turkey’s South Asia Policies during the Cold War
Research Term: September 2024 – August 2025
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
Ji Young KWON, South Korea
Email: jiyoung.kwon@email.gwu.edu
Affiliation: Ph.D. Candidate, American University
Research Topic: Gossiping Hegemony: The Chinese Linguistic Making of the U.S. Hegemonic Order in East Asia
Research Term: May 2025 – October 2025
Reiko NISHIDA, Japan
Email: nishida.reiko@gwu.edu
Affiliation: The Institution of Comparative Law, Waseda University
Research Topic: Employment and Labor Law, Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, Disability Law
Research Term: October 2024 – August 2025
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
Shao XIAO, China
Email: xiao.shao@gwu.edu
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Jinan University
Research Topic: The Relationship between South Vietnam and the United States
Research Term: September 2024 – August 2025
