Since March 2024, I have served as Director of the Asia Library, providing strategic leadership for the development of its collections, services, and programming. In this role, I guide the library’s priorities and initiatives in support of research, teaching, and scholarly engagement in East Asian studies. I also lead collaborations with the U-M’s broader East Asian studies community, including the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies (LRCCS), the Center for Japanese Studies, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. 

I joined the U-M Library in 2013 and served as Chinese Studies Librarian for nearly eleven years, developing collections, providing research support, and collaborating with faculty and students across disciplines. I have also served as a faculty associate and an Executive Committee member of LRCCS.

My most recent research project sought to develop a nuanced understanding of Chinese scholars’ perspectives on open access publishing. I have also begun co-editing the second volume of A Scholarly Review of Chinese Studies in North America. In addition, my monograph on book and translation history is forthcoming with Brill.

I earned a PhD in Communications, with a focus on media history, from the University of Pittsburgh in 2013. Before coming to the U.S., I received an MLS from Nanjing University, with an emphasis on Chinese bibliography and print culture. I also hold dual BA degrees in Publishing and Law from Wuhan University.