معرفی
Ming-Cheng M. Lo is a Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis, and co-Editor of the British Sociological Association journal Cultural Sociology. Her research spans cultural sociology, civil society, medical sociology, and disaster studies, with a focus on East Asia.
- Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Michigan
- M.A. in Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
- B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literature, National Taiwan University
Her work explores cultural codes in East Asian civil societies, disaster narratives, and medical sociology intersections with politics, ethnicity, and neoliberalism. Recent research analyzes pandemic responses, emotive political transformations, and post-disaster recovery.
Key themes in her publications include disaster governance, social capital, racialization in healthcare, and medical ethics. These align with her broader interests in cultural trauma and democratization.
Scientific Awards
- Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Scholar Grants (2023-2024, 2010-2013)
- Seed Grant for Global Activities, UC Davis (2022-2024)
- Faculty Research Fellowship, Davis Humanities Institute (2022)
- Pacific Rim Research Program Initiative Grant (2013-2016)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Researcher Grant (2006-2008)
She has contributed to public discourse through op-eds on Taiwan’s democracy, UN Resolution 2758, and pandemic governance. Her research clusters include Social Transformations, Race, Ethnicity and Immigration, and Health and Social Welfare.
