University of Washington   Seattle, Wash.

Ph.D. in Political Science
Beginning Fall 2010.

Harvard University   Cambridge, Mass.

A.M. in Regional Studies-East Asia
May 2010.
» Thesis title: "Understanding Chinese Politics Through Information Structures: E-Government, Political Participation, and Center-Local Relations"

Northwestern University   Evanston, Ill.

B.S. in International Studies and Journalism with honors
June 2006.
» Thesis title: "The Kill Switch: The Yasukuni Problem as Safe Ground in the April 2005 Anti-Japan Protests in China"

Non-degree studies

» Tsinghua University, Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies, Beijing, Summer 2009.
» Stanford University and Peking University, Asian Summer Language Program (Mandarin), Stanford, Calif., and Beijing, Summer 2007.
» Kanda University of International Studies, Language and social science coursework, Chiba, Japan, Fall 2004.

Harvard University Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations   Cambridge

Teaching Fellow, "Junior Tutorial: Political Economy of China's Market Reforms"
September 2009–January 2010

Natural Resources Defense Council   Beijing

Consultant to the China Program
February 2008–July 2008

Sinobyte   Beijing, Cambridge

Blogger published by the CNET Blog Network
January 2008–November 2008

Center for American Progress   Washington, D.C.

Associate Editor, CampusProgress.org
June 2006–June 2007

The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations   Chicago

Intern for Programs and The Global Chicago Center
November 2005–May 2006

Editor & Publisher Magazine   New York

Interim Online Editor
Summer 2005
Reporting Intern
Spring 2005

Tokion Japan   Tokyo

Intern
August–December 2004

CBS 4 Denver (KCNC-TV)   Denver, Colo.

Online Intern, CBS4Denver.com
Summers, 2002 & 2003