Jing Betty Feng
2CI Fellow - International Institute of Business
jfeng4@student.gsu.edu
My research interests deal with organizational cross-cultural adaptation in overseas operations, particularly in the context of Chinese firms operating in the United States. Through multiple-case study, my dissertation project is expected to develop a context specific theoretical framework of organizational cross-cultural adaptation, identify its drivers and demonstrate its crucial role for Chinese firms to successfully establish and maintain a stable, reciprocal and functional relationship with the new business and cultural environment.
Joshua Fryer
2CI Fellow – Political Science
jfryer2@student.gsu.edu
I am currently researching how China tries to shape human rights norms and international human rights law. I am particularly interested in using constructivism and sociological deviance theory to look at how China uses identities and norms divergent from the dominant, Western-liberal norms. I am Social Director of the GSU Political Science Graduate Student Association.
Merideth Hoagland
2CI Fellow - Applied Linguistics
mhoagland1@gsu.edu
My research centers on Chinese ethnic minorities' acquisition of English as a third language. I am interested in investigating the literacy practices and pedagogical approaches of English learners/instructors living in minority regions in the People's Republic of China.
Pao-Wen Li
2CI Fellow – Political Science
pli3@student.gsu.edu
My research interest is mainly about the relationship between Taiwan and China, and how political and economic ties influence China and Taiwan's domestic politics. Recently, I am focusing on the political influence of Taiwanese business people's associations in China and China's economic role in Taiwanese politics.
Roger Moore
2CI Fellow – Political Science
rmoore38@student.gsu.edu
My research interests deal with China’s domestic politics, most notably how attempts at democratization will conflict with the nation’s authoritarian style of ruling. I am also especially interested in looking at the evolution of Sino-American relations and how the two countries will interact as China’s influence continues to grow in the Pacific region and around the world.
Munib Rezaie
2CI Fellow – Communication
mrezaie2@student.gsu.edu
My research interests include Chinese film history, the representation of Chinese masculinities in Hollywood, and the various ways in which the American and Chinese film industries intersect and influence each other. My dissertation project will examine the recent emergence of an economically viable arena for commercial cinema in the People's Republic of China along with several key filmmakers who are approaching it in their own unique ways. I recently spent a summer at the Beijing Film Academy with lectures by Chris Berry, Yomi Braester, Ackbar Abbas, James Tweedie, numerous filmmakers, as well as the academy's own esteemed faculty.
Xiaobo Wang
2CI Fellow – English
bwang8@student.gsu.edu
My research is mainly focused on intercultural communications and rhetorical differences concerning philosophy, culture, politics, and so on between China and English speaking countries, especially the United States and Britain. Recently, I did a comparative study between John Locke and Huang Zongxi's philosophical ideas, political viewpoints, as well as their huge efforts to persuade their readers toward a modernity with human rights and democracy.
Andrew Wedeman (Chair), Baotong Gu, Hongmei Li, Gayle Nelson, Fernando Reati, Kim Reimann and Heying Zhan.