Catherine Keyser
Associate Professor of Political Science

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PROFESSIONAL BIO
   
After graduating from the University of the South, Sewanee, TN. with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, Catherine immediately left to travel in East Asia for a year, studying first Chinese and then the various beaches in Thailand. After a three year stint working in a think tank in Washington, D.C., she pursued a Ph.D. in political science and a Certificate of East Asian Studies at Columbia University that included a two year stint conducting research in the PRC.  She joined Drew in 1995. Professor Keyser is co-editor with David M. Lampton of China's Global Presence to the Year 2000 (AEI; 1988) editor of China: A Teaching Workbook (Columbia University; 1996), and  Professionalizing Research in Post-Mao China: The System Reform Institute and Policy Making, (ME Sharpe; 2001).  In addition she has published review articles in China Information , and has been guest editor of Chinese Law and Government on several occasions.

 
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OTHER INFO
Professor Keyser's ancestral home is Jacksonville, Florida, but nevertheless, she has adjusted to New Jersey drivers. She has been a foster parent, and is now the adoptive mother of two children, Carlos and Lena-Caroline. She loves to travel, swim, and cook Chinese food.

 
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