Sining Lyu
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History
10 Thornhaugh St, London
School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London, WC1H 0XG
658410@soas.ac.uk
EDUCATION
2021 – Ph.D. Candidate History, SOAS, University of London, U.K
Thesis Title: Infectious Disease and Empire in Late Imperial Qing China, to be submitted 2025
Supervisors: Dr. Lars Laamann, Prof. Andrea Janku
2020 – 2021 Master in History with High Merit, SOAS, University of London, U.K
Thesis Title: Women Can Do: National Women Organizations in Shanghai 1912-1937 (To be submitted to Women’s History Review )
Supervisors: Prof. Andrea Janku
2016 – 2020 B.A. in History, Mount Holyoke College, MA, U.S.A.
Thesis Title: From Reality to Legend: Religious Impact on Changing Narrative of Human Sacrifice in Dynastic China
Supervisor: Professor Daniel Gardner, Smith College.
TEACHING AND RESEARCH
2024 – 2025 Assistant Research Fellow, Shanghai Normal University
Project: Academic Traditions and Social Changes from Mid 18th to Late 20th Century.
PRESENTATIONS
2025.03 “Confronting Infectious Disease in the Qing Empire’s Borderland” Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference, Ohio, USA.
2024.08 “The influence of Manchurian Plague on Qing China’s Modernization and Fiscal Capacity.” European Association of Chinese Studies, Tallinn, Estonia.
2024.06 “The institute of Early Modern and Medieval Studies, Durham University.”
2024.03 “The influence of Manchurian Plague on Qing China’s Modernization and Fiscal Capacity.” Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference, San Francisco, USA.
RESEARCH INTEREST AND SKILLS
Languages: Native Fluency in English, Modern Chinese, Classical Chinese and Manchu; Reading knowledge in Japanese and German
Computer: Microsoft Office, Excel, STATA, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects
Topic: Medical History, Social Boundaries. History of Violence, Economic History, Area: East Asia
FUNDING & AWARDS
2019 Lynk Funding 7000 U.S.D., Mount Holyoke College
2022 Skinner PhD Funding 1000 U.S.D., Mount Holyoke College
MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Asian Studies, American Historical Association, Economic History Society, Economic History Association, European Association for Chinese Studies, British Association for Chinse Studies
REFERENCE
Lars Laamann, Senior lecturer, Department of History, SOAS ll10@soas.ac.uk
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, UK
Shabnum Tejani, Senior lecturer, Department of History, SOAS st40@soas.ac.uk
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, UK.
Andrea Janku, Professor, Department of History, SOAS aj7@soas.ac.uk
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, UK