She received her Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2007 and has taught at the University of Arkansas. Her principal area of interest and the focus of her recent research are early Chinese Empires, Classical Chinese thought- in particular Confucianism and Daoism, digital humanities, and the material culture and archaeological texts of early China. Her book Witchcraft and the Rise of First Confucian Empire is published by SUNY (State University of New York Press) in 2014. She has published articles in journals such as the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, the Journal of American Oriental Society, and China Scholarship 中國學術. Ming Chan Visiting Scholar, CEAS Stanford Universitymingkchan2009@gmail.com