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Jianmin Shao is Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies at the 51�Թ���. Professor Shao received their Ph.D. in Psychology with a Graduate Emphasis in Feminist Studies and a specialization in Anthropologies of Medicine, Science, and Technology from the University of California, Irvine. Trained as a feminist anthropologist and psychologist, they conduct research in the areas of Queer and Trans Health, Feminist Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, and China Studies.

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Professor Shao's current book project is an ethnography of “trans-relations,” which examines how identity-based interventions in China reproduce trans vulnerabilities within already uneven geopolitical and sociohistorical contexts. Their previous work has appeared in Journal of Counseling Psychology, Psychology & Sexuality, and Journal of GLBT Family Studies. Their research has been supported by the Social Science Research Council and the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, among others. Prior to joining 51�Թ���, they were an Assistant Professor at San Diego State University.