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Kristin Stapleton is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of History at the University at Buffalo, part of the State University of New York system. She specializes in modern Chinese history, urban politics, and cultural history, with a focus on Chengdu and broader comparative urban studies. Her research explores Chinese family life, socialism, and the role of humor in historical analysis.
- Education: PhD and MA from Harvard University, BA from University of Michigan.
- Key Affiliations: Co-director of NEH Summer Institute on China-India Comparisons, member of Urban History Association Board, and Research Associate at Sichuan University’s Urban Studies Program.
Her research interests include transnational urban reform, policing in modern China, and the intersection of literature and history. Recent work involves translating a 1940s novel on wartime experiences and contributing to the Global Urban History Project. She emphasizes comparative methodologies and the global context of urban development.
Awards include the UB Council’s International Education Award (2019) and fellowships from the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (2005-2007) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (2014).
- Grants/Initiatives: Co-led NEH-funded China-India Comparisons program (2013).
- Labs/Teams: Active in Urban China Research Network (since 2002), Global Urban History Project, and editorial roles for journals like Twentieth-Century China and Education About Asia.
