Xiaoping Sun

Xiaoping Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Saint Mary’s University, part of the Faculty of Arts. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Santa Cruz, an M.A. in Comparative Literature from Liaoning University (China), and a B.A. from Qiqihar University (China). His research focuses on food, migration, and environment in China’s northeastern borderlands, particularly the transformation of Beidahuang into a major agricultural region. He has taught courses on East Asian history, gender in China, and environmental history. Recent grants include SSHRC funding for projects on food security and historical memory.

His teaching spans undergraduate and graduate courses such as "Environmental History of China" and "Gender in China." His research explores state-driven migration, agricultural modernity, and the interplay between human and environmental histories. Recent conference presentations include discussions on socialist food systems, ecological memory, and Maoist land reclamation in international venues like the University of Amsterdam and Uppsala University.

Grants include a SSHRC Connection Grant (2017) for a workshop on historical narratives and an Insight Development Grant (2015-2017) for food and identity studies. No specific lab or team affiliation is mentioned, but his work engages interdisciplinary approaches to historical analysis.