Miriam Gross

Miriam Gross is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Oklahoma, jointly appointed with the School of International and Area Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in Modern Chinese History from the University of California, San Diego, and an M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University. Her research focuses on Modern Chinese History, with a specialization in public health campaigns during the Maoist era, particularly examining the schistosomiasis campaign's sociopolitical impacts. She also explores tourism marketing and the development of service culture in 20th-century China.

• Education:
• Ph.D., Modern Chinese History, University of California, San Diego
• M.A., International Affairs, Columbia University

Her research interests include the intersection of medicine, state power, and grassroots resistance, as well as environmental and disease crises in China. Gross teaches courses on Late Imperial China, Modern China, East Asia since 1600, and specialized topics like Environmental and Disease Crises in China and Rural Life in Modern China.

No specific grants or awards are mentioned in the provided materials. She is currently working on a book manuscript and a tourism-related project.