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• Mingde Distinguished Professor of British Literature and Humanities, Henan University

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• Director, Institute for World Literature, Henan University

  • Provides strategic leadership for interdisciplinary humanities research, international collaboration, and globally oriented programming in world literature and cultural studies. Oversees research initiatives, conferences, scholarly exchange, and institutional partnerships supporting international engagement and research visibility.

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• President, Society for Global Nineteenth-Century Studies

  • Leads an international scholarly society spanning 14 countries and 6 continents. Oversees governance, long-term strategic planning, conferences, publishing initiatives, and interdisciplinary collaboration supporting global and transnational approaches to nineteenth-century studies.​

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• Editor, Global Nineteenth-Century Studies

  • Founding editor of a Scopus-indexed multidisciplinary journal published by Liverpool University Press.​

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• Co-editor, Studies in the Global Nineteenth Century

  • Co-edits the first scholarly book series dedicated to polycentric and globally interconnected approaches to the period between 1750 and 1914.​

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• Editor, Anthem Impact in Victorian Popular Fiction

  • Edits scholarly series focused on Victorian popular fiction, mass print culture, and the social, technological, and imperial contexts shaping nineteenth-century literary production and readership​.

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• Director, Institute for the Study of British and American Literature, Henan University (2023–25)

  • Provided strategic direction for interdisciplinary research initiatives aligned with institutional internationalization and research priorities. Supported curriculum redesign at undergraduate and doctoral levels, research programming, faculty collaboration, and development of translation and dissemination initiatives, including the Henan Research Centre for the Translation and Dissemination of Chinese Classics.​

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• Director, Morrison Research Lab, Henan University (2020–2021)

  • Founded a digital humanities research initiative focused on global disciplinary trends, interdisciplinary collaboration, and data-driven approaches to literary and cultural studies.