Visiting Scholars

For CCS Visiting Scholars policy and application, please download CCS UH Visiting Scholar Application Form (Jan 2024) For the University’s policies on exchange visitors and other visa issues, please see this site. For specific cases, please contact the Center at <uhccs@hawaii.edu>.

CCS Visiting Scholars, 2014–18

Chen Jun 陈军
Home University: China University of Geosciences
Position: Associate Professor, School of Marxism
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Sep 1, 2015 – Aug 31, 2016
Research Topic: regional synergistic development of China’s ecological civilization
Advisor: Prof. Kate Zhou, Department of Political Science

Cheng Yanfang 程艳芳
Home University: Zhejiang University of Media & Communications
Position: Lecturer, School of Cultures & Communication
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 10, 2014 – Feb 9, 2015
Research Topic: Study of Discourse Markers in English
Advisor: Prof. Christina Higgins, Department of Second Language Studies

Gu Hong 辜红
Home University: Central China Normal University
Position: Lecturer, Department of Tourism Management
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 15, 2014 – Aug 14, 2015
Research Topic: Influence of Tourism Products Attributes’ on Consumers Sustainable Satisfaction
Advisor: School of Travel Industry Management

Guan Zhiying 关志英
Home University: Peking University
Position: Director, Peking University Library
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Nov 1, 2014 – Oct 31, 2015
Research Topic: Library resources sharing and collaborative services in the U.S.
Advisor:

Guo Hua 郭华
Home University: School of Tourism Management, South China Normal University
Position: Associate Professor, Department of Tourism Management
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 1, 2014 – Jul 31, 2015
Research Topic: (1) Community participation in tourist destinations in Hawaii; (2) sustainable community-based tourism growth
Advisor: School of Travel Industry Management

He Wei 何伟
Home University: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Position: Lecturer, School of Management and Economics
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Mar 15, 2015 – Mar 14, 2016
Research Topic: study on how multi-channel synergy affects the adoption of mobile Internet service
Advisor: Prof. Qimei Chen, Department of Marketing, Shidler College of Business

Huang Yi 黄轶
Home University: Peking University
Position: Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 20, 2015 – Aug 19, 2016
Research Topic: Philippines Studies
Advisor: TBA, Center for Philippines Studies

Jiang Xia 蒋霞
Home University: Southwest University for Nationalities
Position: Associate Professor, School of Foreign Languages
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Mar 20, 2015 – Mar 19, 2016
Research Topic: Curriculum development for foreign language for special purposes students
Advisor: Cynthia Ning, Center for Chinese Studies

Li Qiyue 李祈越
Home University: Beijing Foreign Studies University
Position: Ph.D. student, Foreign Literature Institute
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Oct 15, 2014 – Apr 14, 2015
Research Topic: Travel notes by Chinese and Western writers regarding Tibet
Advisor: Prof. Cathryn Clayton, Asian Studies Program

Ling Bin 凌斌
Home University: Peking University
Position: Professor, School of Law
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 20, 2015 – Aug 19, 2016
Research Topic: TBA
Advisor: TBA, Richardson School of Law

Liu Jun 刘俊
Home University: Renmin University of China
Position: Ph.D. student, College of Philosophy
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Oct 20, 2014 – Oct 19, 2015
Research Topic: Research on the Chunqiu from the perspective of Hermeneutics
Advisor: Prof. Cheng Chung-ying, Department of Philosophy

Liu Peng 刘鹏
Home University: Zhejiang University of Technology
Position: Professor of Chinese Literature
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Sep 2, 2014 – Mar 1, 2015
Research Topic: Contemporary Chinese comparative poetics
Advisor: Mingbao Yue, Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures

Liu Xiaozhen 刘晓真
Home University: China National Academy of Arts
Position: Associate Professor, Dance Research Institute
Visiting Scholar Program Period: May 27, 2015 – May 26, 2016
Research Topic: Liu Youlan and the Anthropology of Dance
Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth Wichmann-Walczak, Department of Theatre and Dance

Lü Cheng-hsiung 吕正雄
Home University: National Dong Hwa University (Taiwan)
Position: Adjunct Associate Professor, Chinese Culture Studies
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Jul 25, 2014 – Jul 24, 2015
Research Topic: Utilizing ISD Theory to Design Chinese Culture Curriculum for American Students
Advisor: Cynthia Ning, Center for Chinese Studies

Setobayashi Masataki 瀨戶林政孝
Home University: Fukuoka University
Position: Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 31, 2015 – Aug 30, 2016
Research Topic: economic development of the textiles industry in Cina during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Advisor: Prof. Xiaojun Wang, Department of Economics

Sha Xiaowei 莎筱薇
Home University: Peking University
Position: Lecturer, Department of English
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Jul 18, 2014 – Jul 17, 2015
Research Topic: Comparative study of English textbooks for primary and secondary education for foreign learners of English
Advisor:

Shao Qinghua 邵庆华
Home University: Shanghai University
Position: Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Oct 15, 2014 – Oct 14, 2015
Research Topic: Performance-based Curriculum Design in Interpretation Teaching
Advisor: Center for Interpretation and Translation Studies

Song Yecao 宋野草
Home University: Yunnan Nationalities University
Position: Lecturer in Philosophy
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 31, 2014 – Aug 30, 2015
Research Topic: Chinese philosophy and the I-Ching
Advisor: Prof. Cheng Chung-ying, Department of Philosophy

Sun Pei 孙佩
Home University: Peking University
Position: Ph.D. student, School of Marxism
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Sep 23, 2014 – Dec 22, 2014
Research Topic: International emergency management of New China in the Mao era
Advisor: Prof. Cathryn Clayton, Asian Studies Program

Xiao Deyun 肖德云
Home University: Wuhan University of Technology
Position: Assistant Professor, College of Economics
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Apr 30, 2015 – Apr 29, 2016
Research Topic: Study of dynamic absorptive capacity of technology service industry
Advisor: Prof. Qimei Chen, Department of Marketing, Shidler College of Business

Xu Qianyi 徐前懿
Home University: Peking University
Position: Ph.D. student, Department of Philosophy
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Jan 1, 2015 – Jan 31, 2016
Research Topic: Research on the Shijing in Pre-Qin Confucianism
Advisor: Prof. Cheng Chung-ying, Department of Philosophy

Xu Wei 徐巍
Home University: Shanghai University of Finance & Economics
Position: Associate Professor, School of International Cultural Exchange
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Mar 20, 2015 – Mar 19, 2016
Research Topic: Study on the transformation of Hong Kong film in the era of image—Hollywood films as a reference
Advisor: Prof. Mingbao Yue, Department of East Asian Languages and Literature

Yang Jiao 阳姣
Home University: Southeast University
Position: Ph.D. student, School of Humanities
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Oct 18, 2014 – Oct 17, 2015
Research Topic: Research on ethical identity from the perspective of spiritual philosophy
Advisor: Prof. Cheng Chung-ying, Department of Philosophy

Zeng Jianyou 曾健友
Home University: China University of Geosciences
Position: Associate Professor, School of Arts and Communication
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Dec 20, 2014 – Dec 19, 2015
Research Topic: Research on the impact of the Internet on national culture and creative industries, comparing the U.S. and China
Advisor: Prof. Kate Zhou, Department of Political Science

Zhang Lijin 张丽锦
Home University: Shaanxi Normal University
Position: Professor, Department of Psychology
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Mar 28, 2015 – Mar 27, 2016
Research Topic: Longitudinal and cross-cultural study of children’s nonsocial play as well as its psychosocial functions
Advisor: Prof. Yiyuan Xu, Department of Psychology

Zhang Ping 张平
Home University: Tel Aviv University
Position: Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Sep 1, 2014 – Aug 31, 2015
Research Topic: Comparative study on Judaism and Chinese philosophy
Advisor: Prof. Cheng Chung-ying, Department of Philosophy

Zhang Wa 张娲
Home University: Peking University
Position: Ph.D. student, Department of Philosophy
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Sep 1, 2015 – Aug 31, 2016
Research Topic: Chinese Aesthetics
Advisor: Prof. Roger T. Ames, Department of Philosophy

Shen Tiyan
Home University: Peking University
Position: Ph.D. Student, Department of Regional Economics and Urban Planning
Visiting Scholar Program Period: July 25, 2016 – July 24, 2017
Research Topic: Regional Economics and Urban Planning
Advisor: Prof. Shen Suwan</span

Hou Jianlin
Home University: Peking University
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Public Health
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Sep 1, 2016 – Aug 31, 2017
Research Topic: Public Health
Advisor: n/a

Ni Ying
Home University: Peking University
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of ME Policy Towards China
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Nov 15, 2016 – Nov 14, 2017
Research Topic: ME Policy Towards China
Advisor: Prof. Denise Konan

Li Bin
Home University: Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Accounting
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Dec 31, 2016 – June 17, 2017
Research Topic: Accounting
Advisor: Prof. David Yang

Zeng Guoguo
Home University: Guiyang University 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Theatre
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Mar 1, 2017 – Feb 28, 2018
Research Topic: Theatre
Advisor: Prof. Elizabeth Wichmann-Walczak

Tamura Kazuhiko
Home University: Fukuoka University
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Cultural Anthropology
Visiting Scholar Program Period: April 12, 2017 – April 11, 2018
Research Topic: Cultural Anthropology
Advisor: n/a

Xu Sheng
Home University: Jiangxi Cultural University
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Management
Visiting Scholar Program Period: June 15, 2017 – Dec 17, 2017
Research Topic: Management
Advisor: Prof. Hannah-Hanh D. Nguyen

Tian Jiaxin
Home University: Beijing Forgien Studies University 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of TCFL
Visiting Scholar Program Period: June 21, 2017 – June 20, 2018
Research Topic: TCFL
Advisor: Prof. Cyndy Ning & Prof. Jiang Song

Zhang Wei
Home University: Beijing Forgien Studies University 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of TCFL
Visiting Scholar Program Period: June 30, 2017 – June 29, 2018
Research Topic: TCFL
Advisor: Prof. Cyndy Ning & Prof. Jiang Song

Zheng Zhongliang
Home University: China Agriculture University 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Accounting
Visiting Scholar Program Period: July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018
Research Topic: Accounting
Advisor: Prof. Zhou Jian

Huang Dunbing
Home University: Hubei University of Economics 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Philosophy/ Political Science
Visiting Scholar Program Period: July 15, 2017 – Jan 14, 2018
Research Topic: Philosophy/Political Science
Advisor: Prof. Kate Zhou
Qu Huaying
Home University: Capital Normal University 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Philosophy
Visiting Scholar Program Period: July 15, 2017 – July 14, 2018
Research Topic: Philosophy
Advisor: Prof. Chung-Ying Cheng

Tian Jianqiu
Home University: Peking University 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Language Testing Assessment
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 1, 2017 – Jan 31, 2018
Research Topic: Language Testing Assessment
Advisor: Prof. Zhang Yao

Geng Youping
Home University: Peking University 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of IT
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 1, 2017 – Jan 31, 2018
Research Topic: IT
Advisor: n/a

Fan Shaofeng
Home University: Peking University 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Scientific Research Management
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 1, 2017 – Jan 31, 2018
Research Topic: Scientific Research Management
Advisor: n/a

Xu Yiran
Home University: Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of TIM
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 1, 2017 – Feb 15, 2018
Research Topic: TIM
Advisor: n/a

Hu Jing
Home University: Hubei University of Economics 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of Economics
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 1, 2017 – July 31, 2018
Research Topic: Economics
Advisor: Prof. Wang Xiaojun

Han Jinpeng
Home University: Peking University 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of American Poetry
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 15, 2017 – Feb 14, 2018
Research Topic: American Poetry
Advisor: Prof. Reed Dasenbrock

Guan Weiye
Home University: Sanjiang University 
Position: Ph. D. Student, Department of ESL
Visiting Scholar Program Period: Aug 15, 2017 – Feb 14, 2018
Research Topic: ESL
Advisor: n/a