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Sunny Xiang is an Associate Professor of English at Yale University, where she teaches and conducts research at the intersection of literature, race, war, and empire. Her work critically examines U.S. military empire in Asia and the Pacific, particularly through aesthetic, cultural, and documentary forms from the mid-twentieth century. She is affiliated with the Department of English in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale. Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley B.A., Northwestern University Her research focuses on the cultural genealogies of American empire, with an emphasis on how war and militarism shape perception, knowledge, and everyday life. Key areas include Cold War aesthetics, Asian American studies, Pacific studies, critical militarization studies, and feminist science studies. She is particularly interested in how literary and cultural forms reveal the intimate, quotidian, and often invisible operations of empire. Her publications span journals such as ASAP/Journal , Radical History Review , PMLA , and Public Books . Her first book, Tonal Intelligence: The Aesthetics of Asian Inscrutability During the Long Cold War (Columbia University Press, 2020), explores the visual and narrative trope of Oriental inscrutability in relation to U.S. intelligence operations. Her current project, Chemical Apophenia: Air Conspiracies and Skin Connections in the Toxic Tropics , investigates how WWII military science in the Pacific generated new paradigms for detecting toxicity. The articles reflect a consistent engagement with themes of militarized domesticity, aesthetic excess, diasporic memory, and the entanglement of fashion, food, and war in imperial contexts. Mundane Militarisms: War, Archives, and Everyday Life (2024) Militarized Comfort: How to Feel Naked While Wearing Clothes (2023) Bikinis and Other Atomic Incidents: The Synthetic Life of the Nuclear Pacific (2022) Wars of Contemporary Life (2020) Global China as Genre (2019) Sunny Xiang has not been mentioned in relation to any scientific awards or fellowships in the provided text. She teaches courses such as War and Everyday Life, Readings in Comparative World English Literatures, and The Teaching of English. While her advisees or research teams are not listed, her scholarship demonstrates deep engagement with interdisciplinary methodologies and collaborative work, such as with the Mundane Militarisms Collective. She has not indicated any lab affiliations, but her research involves critical archival work and analysis of visual, literary, and cultural materials.

• Asian/Pacific/American literature and culture
• war, militarism, and imperialism in Asia and the Pacific
• Cold War and mid-century culture
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Amitav Acharya is UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance and Distinguished Professor at American University's School of International Service. He holds honorary positions at Rhodes University, University of Pretoria, and Nankai University, with previous appointments at Harvard, Oxford, and Tsinghua University. Research focuses on: Global international relations and world order transitions US-China relations and Asian regionalism Non-Western international relations theory United Nations and global governance Publications demonstrate extensive contributions to IR theory with works translated into multiple languages. Honors include: Three-time ISA Distinguished Scholar Award recipient American University Scholar-Teacher of the Year (2020) First non-Western President of International Studies Association (2014-2015)

• Global International Relations
• US Foreign Policy
• China Studies
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Yi Ren is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on modern Chinese history, particularly the dynamics of Chinese Communist propaganda in rural areas during the Mao era (1949–1978). He examines grassroots propagandists like opera actors, rural activists, and child propagandists, highlighting their roles in shaping rural socio-political landscapes. His work integrates archival materials and oral histories to challenge conventional narratives of state control. Education: M.A. in American History (Sino-American Relations), Peking University, 2014 B.A. in History, Sichuan University, 2011 Research Interests: Yi Ren’s work spans modern China, Chinese propaganda mechanisms, and global historical contexts like China’s involvement in WWI. He explores how grassroots agency and localized interactions influenced national policies, emphasizing the interplay between state institutions and rural populations. Publications & Trends: While his early work centered on historical analysis, recent articles (2019–2025) pivot to mental health stigma in China, focusing on caregivers, healthcare providers, and rural communities. Studies emphasize contact-based interventions and systemic challenges in addressing mental health disparities. Awards: None explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. Advising & Grants: No advising students or grants listed. His current project includes translating William H. McNeill’s The Global Condition for Peking University Press (expected 2022). Labs/Teams: No lab affiliations or team details provided.

• Modern China
• Chinese Communist Propaganda
• China in the First World War
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Auritro Majumder is Associate Professor of English at the University of Houston's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, holding a courtesy appointment in the India Studies Program. His academic profile spans literary scholarship, critical theory, and intellectual history with a focus on non-Western perspectives. His educational background includes a Ph.D. in English from Syracuse University (2014), a Certificate in Critical Theory from Cornell University (2012), an M.A. (First Class) in English from Jadavpur University (2009), and a B.A. (First Class Honours) in English from Jadavpur University (2007). Majumder's research centers on peripheral internationalism and decolonial knowledge production , examining literary traditions across India, the Soviet Union, China, Latin America, and the United States. His work bridges literary theory , critical race studies , and global political movements , with particular emphasis on Bengali literature, caste-race intersections, and South-South cultural networks. His monograph Insurgent Imaginations: World Literature and the Periphery (Cambridge University Press, 2020) redefines world literature through non-Western frameworks. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals consistent engagement with decolonial aesthetics , transnational solidarity , and subaltern epistemologies . His scholarship demonstrates interdisciplinary reach spanning literary studies, political theory, film criticism, and comparative intellectual history, with increasing focus on contemporary debates around planetary consciousness and peripheral modernities. His scientific recognition includes: Project Completion Grant, CLASS (2019) William Lee Pryor College Professorship (2018-2019) Research Progress Grant (2017) CLASS Research Funds (2016) New Faculty Summer Research Grant (2015) Majumder actively contributes to academic service as Executive Committee member of the Modern Language Association’s South Asian and South Asian Diasporic Language, Literature and Culture Forum, editorial board member for Mediations , jurist for the National Endowment for the Humanities, and reviewer for multiple international journals. He has lectured globally across North America, South Asia, Europe, and Brazil. His teaching portfolio includes courses on postcolonial literature, modern Indian literature, and graduate seminars in postcolonial theory. Current projects include a monograph titled The Global South in Literature and Theory and a co-edited anthology Cultures of the Cold War in South Asia .

• Literary and Critical Theory
• Postcolonial Studies
• World Literature
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Glenn Tiffert is a Distinguished Research Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, specializing in modern Chinese history and contemporary US-China relations. He co-chairs Hoover's program on the US, China, and the World and leads Stanford's participation in the NSF SECURE program, a $67 million initiative authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Tiffert is a historian of modern China with expertise in the political and legal history of the People's Republic of China. His research focuses on the construction of China's court system and judiciary, the drafting of the 1954 PRC Constitution, and the suppressed genealogy of the rule of law in China. He has pioneered the integration of computational methods into Chinese historical studies and is currently completing the first archival study in any language of the takeover and reconstitution of a Chinese state organ (the courts) by the Chinese Communist Party. His recent publications reveal a strong trend toward analyzing China's global influence operations, research security challenges, and technological competition between the US and China. Tiffert's work increasingly addresses how authoritarian regimes exploit vulnerabilities in open knowledge ecosystems, particularly examining China's 'sharp power' projection and efforts to reshape global narratives. Co-chairs the Hoover project on China's Global Sharp Power Executive committee member of the Academic Security and Counter-Exploitation Program Participant in multiple Hoover research teams including Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region and Semiconductors security working group Testified before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Chinese malign influence operations Tiffert collaborates extensively with government and civil society partners worldwide to document and build resilience against authoritarian interference with democratic institutions. His work spans academic research, policy development, and public education on the security and integrity of knowledge ecosystems, particularly academic, corporate, and government research.

• Modern Chinese History
• Political History of the People's Republic of China
• Chinese Legal History
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Priya Lal is an Associate Professor in the History Department at Boston College, based in Stokes Hall. She holds a B.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from New York University. Her research focuses on modern African history, particularly East Africa, with an emphasis on decolonization, nationalism, development policies, African socialism, and gender dynamics. She currently leads a project on the transnational training and labor of educational/medical professionals in post-independence southeastern Africa, supported by major fellowships from the ACLS. Her first book, African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania , examines the ujamaa villagization initiative and won prestigious recognition. Her work bridges micro-historical analysis with global frameworks, exploring how Tanzanian socialist policies intersected with transnational movements. Research interests include Cold War-era ideological exchanges, the gendered dimensions of developmental labor, and the material connections between African and Asian revolutionary movements. She has published widely in top journals like Humanity and Africa: Journal of the International African Institute , with articles addressing topics such as Maoism in Tanzania and the New International Economic Order. Professor Lal’s awards reflect her scholarly impact, including the ACLS Burkhardt Fellowship and a book prize honorable mention. Her teaching spans African history and global modern history, with courses emphasizing comparative postcolonial experiences. Current research expands beyond Tanzania to consider broader themes of resource sovereignty and transnational professional networks in decolonizing contexts.

• Modern African History
• Decolonization
• African Socialism
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Graham T. Allison, Jr. is the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard Kennedy School, where he has taught for five decades. He previously served as the Founding Dean of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and as Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs until 2017. His career spans academia, government service, and international policy analysis, with significant contributions to national security studies and international relations. Dr. Allison's educational background includes: Davidson College Harvard College (B.A., magna cum laude, in History) Oxford University (B.A. and M.A., First Class Honors in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) Harvard University (Ph.D. in Political Science) As a leading analyst of national security, Dr. Allison specializes in nuclear weapons policy, US-Russia relations, US-China relations, and decision-making processes in international crises. His research has profoundly influenced how scholars and policymakers understand great power competition and conflict prevention. He is particularly renowned for developing the concept of the "Thucydides Trap" to analyze the historical patterns when a rising power threatens to displace an established power. Dr. Allison's recent scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on contemporary geopolitical challenges, particularly US-China strategic competition, nuclear weapons policy, and conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. His publications bridge academic rigor with policy relevance, often providing historical context to current crises while offering concrete recommendations for policymakers. The breadth of his work spans traditional academic journal articles, policy briefs, and commentary in major media outlets, demonstrating his commitment to engaging both scholarly and public audiences. Dr. Allison has received numerous prestigious awards for his contributions to national security: Defense Department's highest civilian award, the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service Distinguished Public Service Medal (awarded twice - first by Secretary Cap Weinberger and second by Secretary Bill Perry) Throughout his career, Dr. Allison has advised multiple presidential administrations, serving as Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Clinton Administration and Special Advisor to the Secretary of Defense under President Reagan. He has been a member of the Secretary of Defense's Advisory Board for every Secretary from Weinberger to Mattis. His work has been supported by significant sponsored projects including the "Russia Matters Web Portal" funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and programs to help students train for Russia-related jobs funded by the U.S. Russia Foundation. Dr. Allison has maintained strong connections with the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, which he directed until 2017 and which remains ranked as the "#1 University Affiliated Think Tank" in the world. Through the Belfer Center, he has fostered relationships with international security experts from around the world, particularly with Israeli security officials and analysts with whom he has collaborated extensively.

• National Security
• Nuclear Weapons
• Russia
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Robert W. Staiger is the Roth Family Distinguished Professor in the Arts and Sciences and Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). His work focuses on international trade policy, particularly the GATT/WTO system. He has held positions at Stanford University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and served as Co-Editor of the Journal of International Economics (2010–2017). Education: A.B. in Economics from Williams College (1980), Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan (1985). Research Interests: International trade policy rules and institutions Geopolitical influences on global trade Climate policy and international agreements WTO's role in contemporary trade governance Notable Works: Authored/co-authored books including The Economics of the World Trading System (2002) and A World Trading System for the Twenty-First Century (2022). His research explores WTO reforms, trade wars, and digital trade implications. Awards and Fellowships: Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (1990–92), Fellow of the Econometric Society (2008–present), and National Fellow at the Hoover Institution (1988–89). Roles: Served as a Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Principles of Trade Law (2002–2012), and on the WTO’s Young Economists Award panel since 2009. Delivered major lectures including the Ohlin Lectures (2016), Frank D. Graham Memorial Lecture (2018), and McGee Public Policy Lecture (2025).

• International Trade Policy
• GATT/WTO Institutions
• International Economics
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Jamie Martin is an Assistant Professor of History and Social Studies at Harvard University, specializing in international history with a focus on political economy and empire during the world wars era. His research examines global economic governance, international institutions, and the socioeconomic impacts of conflict, particularly through his acclaimed work on post-WWI financial systems. He explores intersections of trade, commodities, and intellectual crisis frameworks across Western Europe, the Balkans, Latin America, China, and colonial Southeast Asia. Current projects analyze First World War consequences on global trade networks, shipping logistics, and financial systems beyond traditional European conflict zones. Martin's scholarly contributions include publications in major academic venues alongside influential public commentary in The New York Times , The London Review of Books , The Guardian , and The Nation . He maintains an active role as Faculty Associate while developing new research on wartime supply chain disruptions and their long-term geopolitical implications.

• International History
• History of International Political Economy
• History of Empire
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Mietek P. Boduszyński serves as Associate Professor of Politics at Pomona College since 2013, where he teaches U.S. foreign policy, Middle East studies, Eastern Europe, democratization, and democracy promotion. His 2025 Wig Distinguished Professor Award recognizes exceptional teaching contributions, including founding Pomona’s first summer traveling seminar Diplomacy and Human Rights in the Mediterranean with immersive fieldwork in Brussels and Morocco. His research spans U.S. foreign policy, transitional justice, post-conflict stabilization, and regional expertise across the Balkans, Middle East, and East Asia. Current projects examine U.S. leverage over Balkan corruption, strategic competition’s impact on value-based policy, and 1980s U.S. policy in South Korea/Poland. His publications reveal evolving scholarly focus: early work analyzed Yugoslav successor states ( Regime Change in the Yugoslav Successor States , 2010), while recent research addresses Arab Spring aftermath ( US Democracy Promotion in the Arab World , 2019) and Ukraine war crimes accountability. Key scientific honors include Truman National Security Fellowship (2021), APSA Congressional Fellowship (2020-2021), and multiple State Department awards for diplomatic service. His policy impact extends through op-eds in Foreign Affairs , Washington Post , and Los Angeles Times , plus advisory roles for the Biden/Harris campaign and Rep. Ted Lieu’s office. Wig Distinguished Professor Award (2025) Truman National Security Fellow (2021) USC Center for Public Diplomacy Research Fellow (2016-2018) State Department Superior Honor Award (2016) Fulbright Fellowship (2001-2002) Boduszyński leverages extensive diplomatic experience (2004-2013, 2015-2016) across Albania, Kosovo, Japan, Egypt, Libya, and Iraq to inform grant-funded research, including Korea Foundation and National Council for Eurasian Research grants. His State Department service included Pentagon policy advising on Ukraine atrocities during 2022-2023 public service leave. The Pacific Council membership and Foreign Policy for America Leadership Circle role demonstrate ongoing policy engagement.

• U.S. Foreign Policy
• Democratization
• Democracy Promotion
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Michael A. McFaul is Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University, and the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1995 and also serves as an International Affairs Analyst for NBC News and a columnist for The Washington Post. Previously, he served for five years in the Obama administration, first as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council (2009-2012), and then as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012-2014). Dr. McFaul's educational background includes: B.A. in International Relations and Slavic Languages from Stanford University (1986) M.A. in Soviet and East European Studies from Stanford University (1986) D.Phil. in International Relations from Oxford University (1991) as a Rhodes Scholar McFaul's research focuses on Russian politics, U.S.-Russia relations, democratization processes, and great power competition. His work examines the intersection of domestic politics and foreign policy, with particular attention to how authoritarian regimes like Russia and China challenge the liberal international order. He analyzes democratic resilience in the face of authoritarian advances and develops strategies for Western democracies to effectively compete while avoiding direct military conflict. His current book project, 'Autocrats versus Democrats,' draws lessons from Cold War competition to inform contemporary U.S. strategy toward China and Russia. McFaul's recent publications reveal a strong focus on the Ukraine conflict, U.S.-Russia-China triangular relations, and democratic responses to authoritarian challenges. His work consistently emphasizes the need for robust democratic solidarity, strategic use of economic statecraft, and clear-eyed analysis of authoritarian vulnerabilities. Rather than viewing Russia and China as a unified bloc, he argues for nuanced approaches that recognize their partnership's limitations while developing coherent Western strategies to counter their shared anti-liberal agenda. His notable recognition includes: Rhodes Scholar McFaul leads the International Working Group on Russian Sanctions, which provides expertise to governments and companies on formulating effective sanctions against Russia. He also directs the Global Populisms project, examining the worldwide surge in populist movements and their implications for democratic institutions. His advisory work focuses on developing practical policy responses to authoritarian challenges, with particular emphasis on economic statecraft and democratic resilience. He regularly testifies before Congress and advises policymakers on U.S. strategy toward Russia and China. As Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute, McFaul oversees numerous research initiatives on global affairs. His current leadership includes the International Working Group on Russian Sanctions and the Global Populisms project. These initiatives bring together academic experts, policymakers, and practitioners to develop evidence-based approaches to contemporary geopolitical challenges, with particular focus on Russia's war against Ukraine and the broader democratic-authoritarian competition shaping the 21st century.

• Russian Politics
• International Relations
• Democratization
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Gregory Afinogenov is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Georgetown University. He holds a PhD in Russian history from Harvard University and a BA in history and philosophy from Fordham University. His research focuses on imperial Russian history, global intelligence networks, Soviet cybernetics, and cross-cultural exchanges in Eurasia. His first major work, *Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia’s Quest for World Power* (2020), examines Russian intelligence operations in Qing China and their global implications. He has also explored topics ranging from Soviet-era Cold War creatures to pastoral poetry in 18th-century New York. His writings have appeared in academic journals and public platforms like *n+1* and the *London Review of Books*. Afinogenov teaches courses on Imperial Russian history and broader themes in global history. His research bridges traditional historiography with interdisciplinary approaches, emphasizing the interconnectedness of early modern empires. He has reviewed significant works on Russian, Chinese, and Eurasian history, contributing to scholarly debates on Orientalism, colonial diplomacy, and intellectual history.

• Russian History
• Imperial Intelligence Networks
• Soviet Cybernetics
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Russell A. Berman , the Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University , is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and co-chair of the Working Group on Islamism and the International Order. He holds dual appointments in the Department of German Studies and the Department of Comparative Literature , focusing on politics and culture in Europe and the Middle East. Berman served as chair of the Senate of the Academic Council at Stanford and as a Senior Advisor on the Policy Planning Staff of the State Department during the Trump administration. Education: BA (1972) from Harvard University Doctorate (1979) from Washington University Research Interests span US foreign policy, terrorism, international affairs, and the intersection of cultural studies with security strategy. His work examines how European political theology and Middle Eastern dynamics influence global stability, with a focus on post-9/11 jihadist evolution and US military exit strategies. Scientific Awards include the Mellon Faculty Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, and the Bundesverdienstkreuz. His publications address critical policy issues, such as Enlightenment or Empire (Winner of German Studies Association Outstanding Book Award, 2000), In Retreat: America's Withdrawal from the Middle East (2014), and recent analyses on Lebanon’s collapse, NATO’s future, and the implications of US Afghanistan withdrawal. Advising and Grants highlight his leadership in academic governance and policy formulation, including his role in shaping US strategic thinking through the Hoover Institution’s Working Groups and publications in Hoover Digest , Defining Ideas , and The Caravan . Labs and Teams include the Middle East and the Islamic World Working Group (Chairman), Military History in Contemporary Conflict Working Group (Participant), and contributions to the Human Prosperity Project and Global Policy and Strategy Initiative .

• Politics and culture in Europe and the Middle East
• US foreign policy
• Terrorism and counterterrorism
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Timothy M. Roberts is Professor of History in the Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences , Western Illinois University , where he has taught since 2008. A Fulbright Award recipient and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, he specializes in nineteenth-century U.S. and Atlantic world history, with particular expertise in American exceptionalism, the Civil War era, and the global dimensions of U.S. legal and military developments. Education: D.Phil. in History, University of Oxford, 1998 Research Interests: Roberts’s scholarship explores the intersections of American domestic affairs and transatlantic currents in the long nineteenth century. His first monograph, Distant Revolutions: 1848 and the Challenge to American Exceptionalism (University of Virginia Press, 2009), examines how European upheavals forced Americans to rethink claims of national uniqueness. A second major book, “The Infernal War”: The Civil War Letters of William and Jane Standard (Kent State University Press, 2018), presents primary sources that illuminate everyday experiences of the conflict. His edited four-volume collection, American Exceptionalism (Chatto & Pickering, 2012), assembles key documents for understanding the evolution and contestation of exceptionalist ideology. Articles span such themes as U.S.–Ottoman relations, opium-trade diplomacy, comparative secession movements, and the legal cultures of post-emancipation societies. This body of work situates American developments within a broader Atlantic and global framework, emphasizing the reciprocal influences among revolutionary ideologies, slavery, and nation-making. Scientific Awards & Fellowships: Fulbright Lecture Award (Zhejiang University, China) National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow Andrew Mellon Foundation Research Fellowship (×2) NEH/ALA “We the People” Grants (×2) Joan Nordell Visiting Fellowship, Harvard University Houghton Library Participant, NEH Summer Institutes (×2) Ralph D. Gray Best Article Prize, Society of Historians of the Early American Republic WIU Provost Award for Excellence in Internationalizing the Campus Teaching & Student Engagement: At WIU, Roberts regularly offers undergraduate courses in American Legal History, American Military History, and the Civil War Era, as well as the first half of the U.S. history survey. Graduate seminars cover nineteenth-century U.S. history and public history, and he has created innovative classes on “America in the World” and the history of modern slavery and abolition. He co-founded Western Against Slavery , an anti-human-trafficking campus organization, and has served multiple terms as faculty adviser to the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. International Outreach: Roberts has leveraged his Fulbright appointment to deliver more than a dozen guest lectures across China on topics ranging from the Civil War and American slavery to the Second Amendment and U.S. gun culture. These engagements reflect his commitment to globalizing the curriculum and fostering cross-cultural dialogue.

• Nineteenth-century U.S. history
• Atlantic world history
• American exceptionalism
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Bruce Strong is an Associate Professor and the Alexia Endowed Chair at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. He specializes in visual storytelling through photography, video, and multimedia, emphasizing cultural bridges and humanistic narratives. His teaching spans undergraduate, graduate, and military students, focusing on technical and creative skills to produce impactful stories. Education and Fellowships: Strong earned a master’s degree in visual communications from Ohio University and held notable fellowships, including the Knight-Wallace Kellogg Public Policy Fellowship (University of Michigan), Scripps Howard Academic Leadership Academy Fellowship (LSU), and a Knight Fellowship. He also served as the first professional in residence at MediaStorm and the VII Foundation’s inaugural visiting scholar in Sarajevo (2023). Research Interests: His work explores cultural documentation, global journalism, and the intersection of storytelling with community development. He has traveled to over 80 countries, documenting regions like Bosnia, China, Chile, and South Sudan. His projects often address humanitarian issues and cross-cultural understanding. Awards and Recognition: He has won the Meredith Teaching Recognition Award (2010), Robin F. Garland Educator Award, and his work 'A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan' earned an Emmy nomination and multiple POYi accolades. His photography has appeared in TIME, National Geographic, and other international publications. Advising and Grants: Strong mentors students who have won top honors from NPPA, POYi, and World Press. He chairs the Visual Communications department and oversees the Alexia Foundation’s international grant competition. He also leads workshops globally, including U.S. State Department-sponsored programs in Oman and Mauritius, and will teach in Arles, France, in 2024. Labs and Initiatives: Founded Photo Night®, a monthly event for photographers, and contributed to MediaStorm’s Emmy-nominated projects. He collaborates with institutions like the Pingyao Photography Festival and the Eddie Adams Workshop.

• Visual Journalism
• Multimedia Storytelling
• Cultural Documentation
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