Curriculum Vitae

Sheng Wan

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Education

  1. University of Washington

    PhD in Political Science (in progress)

    • Subfields: Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Political Methodology
  2. University of Washington

    MA in Political Science

  3. University of Virginia

    BA in Politics (Foreign Affairs)

Awards & Fellowships

  1. Humane Studies Fellowship

    Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)

Conference Presentations

  1. “Does Digital Feminism Provoke Population-Level Backlash? Evidence from Post-MeToo China”

    Midwest Political Science Association Conference

  2. “Limits and Promise of Standpoint Theory in Politics: Knowledge, Justice, and an Aristotelian Perspective”

    Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting

Teaching

  1. Teaching Assistant, POL S 201: Introduction to Political Theory

    University of Washington

  2. Teaching Assistant, POL S 310: The Western Tradition of Political Thought, Modern

    University of Washington

  3. Teaching Assistant, POL S 302: Free Will, Nature, and Nurture in Politics and Society

    University of Washington

  4. Teaching Assistant, POL S 313: Gender and Politics

    University of Washington

  5. Teaching Assistant, POL S 331: Government and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa

    University of Washington

Papers in Progress

  1. Does Digital Feminism Provoke Population-Level Backlash? Evidence from Post-MeToo China

    Explores the causal relationship between individuals’ exposure to online feminist discourse and their attitudes toward gender equality using a difference-in-differences strategy centered on the MeToo movement.

Skills

  • Languages: Chinese (native), English (proficient), Japanese (intermediate)
  • Statistical analysis: R and RStudio
  • Prompt engineering and LLM evaluations: Experience across 10+ projects at Outlier AI and Handshake AI

Memberships

  • American Political Science Association