Dr. Grace Huang

Grace Huang was born in Wisconsin and grew up in East Lyme, Connecticut (this town is not where Lyme disease originated from (it’s east of that town)). Her areas of research expertise include political leadership, political culture, and work-family balance. 

Dr. Huang was a U.S. Fulbright Senior Scholar in Taiwan (2023–24), where she conducted fieldwork for her current book project titled Working Mothers in Comparative Perspective: Taiwan, Spain, and the United States. You can keep abreast of her progress at Field Notes of a Working Mother. She is also the author of Chiang Kai-shek’s Politics of Shame: Leadership, Legacy, and National Identity in China (Harvard University Asia Center, 2021). 

Dr. Huang's teaching interests include Comparative Politics, Asian Politics, Chinese Politics, and the Politics of Care Across Rich Democracies. She has taken students to Taiwan as part of her course on Asia and has accompanied students conducting research in China. In her spare time, Dr. Huang enjoys reading and outdoor activities with her family, such as running, biking, and cross-country skiing.