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J. Megan Greene
Director, Associate Professor of History
Assoc. Prof. (Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis, 1997; M.A. University of Chicago, 1988; B.A. Cornell University, 1984). Professor Greene's field of study is the history of the Republic of China under the KMT both in China and on Taiwan. Specific research interests include nation and state-building projects in the areas of science and the economy, academia, and ideology. She teaches courses on modern China and East Asia.
She is currently working on a book on contemporary narratives of Taiwan's history. She is the author of The Origins of the Developmental State in Taiwan: Science Policy and the Quest for Modernization (Harvard, 2008), a study of industrial science policy under the KMT, and co-editor with Robert Ash of Taiwan in the 21st Century: Aspects and Limitations of a Development Model (Routledge, 2007). She also collaborated with William Bowman and Frank Chiteji on Imperialism in the Modern World: Sources and Interpretations (Prentice Hall, 2006).
She can be reached at 785-864-3887 or mgreene@ku.edu
Randi Hacker
Outreach Director
Randi Hacker has been a professional writer for most of her adult life specializing in educational material for children. After spending many years in New York City as an editor at several publishing companies including Children's Television Workshop, she created and published her own magazine -- P3, an environmental magazine for children. Her work has appeared in Punch, The New York Times Book Review, The National Lampoon and Rolling Stone, among other publications. She is the author of a book entitled How to Live Cheap, Green and Happy (Stackpole Press).
In addition to her writing, Randi spent many years teaching in public schools in northern Vermont and developed several successful community outreach programs in her capacity as librarian at Montgomery Elementary School. She holds a BA in English from the University of Michigan and an MA in English As a Second Language from St. Michael's College in Vermont.
She can be contacted at rhacker@ku.edu or at 785-864-3832.
Jun Fu
Accountant
Jun Fu joined the CEAS staff in January 2004. She is from Wuhan, China and has lived in Norway and Germany. She received an associate's degree from Neosho County Community College after coming to Lawrence from California. Before joining CEAS, she worked at the Commercial & Industry Bank of China, the Enlin Corporation, and Microtech Computers, Inc.
In addition to her duties at CEAS, Jun is a founding member of the Board of the Lawrence Chinese School. She likes to cook Chinese food (she is an excellent cook) and travel. She is a font of knowledge about Chinese dietary principles, bargain shopping and other useful subjects.
She can be reached at 785-864-3857 or junfu@ku.edu.
Leslie vonHolten
Program Coordinator
Leslie vonHolten joined the Center for East Asian Studies in October 2006. She oversees campus and community outreach; event planning; Center publications; and assists in grant writing, data collection, and reporting.
Before coming to the Center, Leslie worked as a freelance writer and copy editor, and worked at the Newberry Library in Chicago and for the Astrophysical Journal at the University of Chicago Press. She is currently a graduate student in the KU School of Public Affairs & Administration.
She can be reached at 785-864-1457 or lvonholt@ku.edu.
Associate Program Staff
Sheree Willis
Director, KU Confucious Institute
Sheree Willis was named the new director of the Confucius Institute during the summer of 2008.
Before joining CEAS, she worked on China projects for the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and for the Office of Study Abroad. Sheree has also worked as a consultant and freelance Chinese-English interpreter and translator for over ten years. She was a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State from 1984 to 1992, serving primarily in Asia. She has M.A. and B.A. degrees from KU in East Asian Languages and Cultures and has studied in Zhengzhou and Taipei.
She can be reached at 785-864-3831 or sawillis@ku.edu.
Nancy Hope
Associate Director, Kansas Consortium for Teaching about Asia (KCTA), Associate Director for Special Projects, Confucius Institute
Nancy Hope has MA degrees in education, fine arts and Asian art history. She has lived in Japan for nearly nine years, first as an officer in the United States Navy and then in Kyoto as a designer and dyer of kimono for a Japanese firm. Prior to this, she was involved in educational and community outreach at the Children's Museum in Boston.Her email is nfhope@ku.edu and her telephone number is 785-864-3918.
Ed Canda, Professor of Social Welfare, University of Kansas
Web/IT Coordinator
Jessie Blakeborough
Student Assistants
Pam Wang
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