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Acting Dean
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Cameron D CAMPBELL, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Chair Professor of Social Science
Email: camcam@ust.hk
Associate Deans
Postgraduate Programs
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Yi-min LIN, PhD, Yale University
Professor of Social Science
Email: y.lin@ust.hk
Research
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Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN, PhD, University of Cambridge
Professor of Social Science and Public Policy
Email: sgb@ust.hk
Undergraduate Programs
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James K L WONG, PhD, London School of Economics
Assistant Professor of Social Science Education
Email: jameskalei@ust.hk
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Melinda WHONG, PhD, University of Durham
Associate Dean and Director of CLE
Email: lcmwhong@ust.hk
Division Heads
Acting Head of Division of Humanities (1 July 2024 to 27 January 2025)
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Joshua DERMAN, PhD, Princeton University
Associate Professor of Humanities
Email: hmderman@ust.hk
Head of Division of Social Science
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Yongshun CAI, PhD, Stanford University
Chair Professor of Social Science
Email: mailto:socai@ust.hk
Undergraduate Program Coordinators
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Shuk Mei Agnes KU, PhD, UCLA
Associate Professor of Social Science
Email: soagnes@ust.hk
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Sai-lok NAM, PhD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Assistant Professor of Humanities Education
Email: shlewis@ust.hk
Research Postgraduate Program Coordinators
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Li HAN, PhD, Harvard University
Associate Professor of Social Science
Email: lihan@ust.hk
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Joshua DERMAN, PhD, Princeton University
Associate Professor of Humanities
Email: hmderman@ust.hk
Academic Directors of Taught Postgraduate Programs
Social Science
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Zhongdong MA, PhD, McMaster University
Associate Professor of Social Science
Email: sojohnma@ust.hk
Chinese Culture
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Sai-lok NAM, PhD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Assistant Professor of Humanities Education
Email: shlewis@ust.hk
Global China Studies (MSc)
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James Z LEE, PhD, University of Chicago
Chair Professor of Social Science and Humanities
Email: jqljzl@ust.hk
International Language Education
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James SIMPSON, PhD, University of Reading
Associate Professor of Humanities
Email: hmjsimpson@ust.hk