I trained as a historian at the undergraduate level, before studying for a masters degree in Chinese Studies and a PhD in Film and Media Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. In between I studied in Boston, Taipei and Nanjing, and worked as an investment and government relations consultant in Beijing. Before coming to Sussex in January 2014 I taught in the Department of Culture, Film and Media at the University of Nottingham.

For prospective PhD students, I am particularly interested in supervising PhD students working in any area of:

• Chinese-language audiovisual media
• Documentary film and television
• Transnational cinema
• Queer and sexuality studies

I am also interested in contributing to PhDs in Creative and Critical Practice which may touch on these areas.