Melissa Dale

Melissa Dale is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of San Francisco and serves as Executive Director of the Center for Asia Pacific Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in East Asian History from Georgetown University, an MA in Asian Languages (Chinese) from Stanford University, and a BA in Oriental Languages (Chinese) from UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on late imperial China’s social history, particularly the Qing dynasty court, eunuchs, and the intersection of medicine and gender.

• Education: PhD (Georgetown), MA (Stanford), BA (UC Berkeley)

Her work explores topics like eunuchs’ roles in imperial China, cross-cultural medical exchanges, and gender dynamics. She edits Asia Pacific Perspectives, an academic journal promoting cross-cultural dialogue. Her book Inside the World of the Eunuch (2018) and articles in journals like Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society and Social History of Medicine highlight her contributions to understanding marginalized historical figures and cultural interactions.