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The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
Box 1912
Brown University
96 Waterman St.
Providence, RI 02912
(401) 863-1219
Laura E. Hess, Ph.D.
Associate Director for the Humanities & Social Sciences, Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning
Adjunct Assistant Professor, East Asian Studies
Phone: (401) 863-9193
Sheridan_humss@Brown.edu
Laura Hess received her B.A. Magna Cum Laude with Honors in East Asian Studies from Yale University in 1984, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Chinese Language and Literature from the University of Washington in 1989 and 1994 respectively. After earning her doctorate, she served for two years as a Visiting Assistant Professor at St. Olaf College. She came to Brown in 1996, when she joined the faculty of the Department of East Asian Studies. Her teaching interests include modern and classical Chinese, and she has published a number of journal articles, book chapters and book reviews on various sinological topics. In 2000, she became the Associate Director for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the Sheridan Center. In addition to her work in faculty development and professional development for graduate students, she regularly serves as a first-year and sophomore advisor.
