Vu is a historian of modern China focusing on war, death, memories, commemoration, virtues, and citizenship.

Hannah K. Grabowski explores transgender studies, archives, affect theory, and phenomenology.

Capistrano is based in Hainan University–Arizona State University International Tourism College in Haikou, China. He is interested in the sociology of tourism, biodiversity and tourism, and community development.

A Fulbright Scholar, Odebiyi's work examines how pious laywomen known as bizzoche created and maintained economic, political and religious networks in 15th-century Rome.

Research interests: Contemporary Chinese and Korean Cinema, Post-colonialism, Feminism, Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, Translation Studies, Eileen Chang