JENNIFER J. PAN - Harvard University

Curriculum Vitae
JENNIFER J. PAN
1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
[email protected]
EDUCATION
09/09-Present
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
PhD Candidate, Department of Government, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
08/00-06/04
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
A. B. Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs
Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Certificates in East Asian Studies and Chinese Language
PUBLICATIONS
King, Gary; Pan, Jennifer; and Roberts, Molly. 2014. “Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship through Randomized
Experimentation and Participant Observation,” Science 322(22 Aug).
King, Gary; Pan, Jennifer; and Roberts, Molly. 2013. “How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but
Silences Collective Expression,” American Political Science Review 107(2): 326-343.
Zhang, Fujie, Hsu, Michael, Yu, Lan, Wen, Yi, Tuo, Jia, Zhang, Ruijuan, and Jennifer Pan. 2006. “Initiation of the National
Free ART Program in Rural China,” in Joan Kaufman, Arthur Kleinman, and Tony Saich, eds. Social Policies and
HIV/AIDS in China. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center, 96-124.
Zhang, Fujie, Pan, Jennifer, Yu, Lan, Wen, Yi, Ma Ye, Zhao, Yan. 2005. “Current Progress of China’s Free ART
Program.” Cell Research 15(11-12): 877-882.
Zhang, Fujie, Wen, Yi, Yu, Lan, Ma, Ye, Pan, Jie and Yan Zhao. 2005. “Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV/AIDS and Current
Situation of China Free ARV Program.” Science and Technology Review 7(23): 24-29.
WORKING PAPERS AND CURRENT PROJECTS
“Conditional Receptivity to Citizen Participation: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in China” (with Tianguang Meng
and Ping Yang) Copy at http://bit.ly/1pBz0W4 Revise & Resubmit
“Sources of Authoritarian Responsiveness: A Field Experiment in China” (with Jidong Chen and Yiqing Xu) Copy at
http://bit.ly/1kRUEUU Under Review
“Measuring the Goals and Incentives of Local Chinese Officials” Copy at http://bit.ly/18eS4kR
FIELD RESEARCH
2013 China: dissertation research, Feb – Mar, May - Jul
2012 China: dissertation research, Jun – Aug, Oct – Nov
2011 China: pre-dissertation elite interviews Jun – Aug
2010 China: China-India comparative research May – Jun
2010 India: China-India comparative research Jul – Aug
2007-2009 China, India, Singapore: research as consultant for McKinsey & Company
2003-2004 China: undergraduate research, Dec., Jun – Aug
AWARDS, HONORS, AND GRANTS
12/13
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08/12
Harvard Academy Graduate Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs ($31,000)
Doctoral Fellowship, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation ($30,000)
IQSS Graduate Research Grant, Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University
Samuel P. Huntington Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation ($13,937.99)
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Desmond and Whitney Shum Fellowship, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard ($9,000)
IQSS Research Grant, Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University
Samuels Family Research Fellowship, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Study Grant, Real Estate Academic Initiative at Harvard University
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention, National Science Fdn
Summer Research Grant, Harvard University Asia Center
Graduate Study Grant, South Asian Initiative at Harvard University
Myron T. Herrick Prize, Princeton University
Best senior thesis in the Woodrow Wilson School, 2004
Goldman Sachs Global Leader, New York, NY
Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence, Princeton University
31ST ISC Symposium, St. Gallen, Switzerland
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
03/14
08/13-12/13
03/12
01/12-05/12
08/11-12/11
08/11
08/10
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University Bok Center for Teaching
Teaching Fellow, Government 1280: Government and Politics of China (4.55 / 5)
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University Bok Center for Teaching
Teaching Fellow, Government 2001: Advanced Quantitative Research Methodology (4.42 / 5)
Teaching Fellow, Government 20: Foundations of Comparative Politics (4.59 / 5)
Lecturer, Math Prefresher for Political Scientists
Teaching Fellow, Math Prefresher for Political Scientists
SELECTED CONFERENCE AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS
“A Randomized Experimental Study of Censorship in China”. (with Gary King and Molly Roberts) American Political
Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 2013
“Measuring the Goals and Incentives of Local Chinese Officials”. New Faces in Political Methodology, Pennsylvania
State University, April 2013
“Measuring the Goals and Incentives of Local Chinese Officials”. Visions in Methodology, Florida State Univ, April 2013
“What Chinese County Governments Communicate”. Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April
2013
“How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression”. (with Gary King and Molly
Roberts) New Directions in Text Analysis Conference, Cambridge, MA, October 2012
“Unveiling Chinese Censorship”. (with Gary King and Molly Roberts) American Political Science Association Meeting
Theme Panel, New Orleans, LA, September 2012
“Divergent Preferences for Redistribution in China”. Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management, Washington
D.C., November 2011.
“Where’s Waldo: Searching for the Hidden Variable of Corruption”. (with Chiara Superti) American Political Science
Association Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 2011.
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
05/10-Present
Research Associate, Professor Gary King, Harvard University
• Chinese social media and censorship, through automated content analysis
06/10
Research Assistant, Professor William Hsiao, Harvard University
• Vermont Option: Achieving Affordable Universal Health Care
12/09-03/10
Research Assistant, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University
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Adaptation and Change in Six Globalizing NGOs: Drivers, Tensions and Lessons
Supporting a Robust Future for Philanthropy in China
EMPLOYMENT
12/10-Present
CareerVillage, Boston, MA
Co-founder
• Lead research and assessment of program impact
12/08
Clinton Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative Asia, Hong Kong
Deputy Working Group Leader, Public Health Working Group
10/05-07/09
McKinsey & Company, New York (2005-2007) and Beijing (2007-2009)
Business Analyst, Associate, Engagement Manager (last position held)
• Led McKinsey and client teams as independent project manager
• Recognized expertise on China’s healthcare industry, and experienced in mining, agriculture,
telecom, and media
• Received consistently distinctive reviews highlighting skills in project management, solving complex
problems, and communications
08/04-08/05
Chinese Center for Disease Control, Beijing, China
International Project Manager, Division of Treatment and Care, National Center for HIV/AIDS
• Conducted policy research
• Assisted in policy development and resource coordination
• Managed relationships between the division and international organizations
09/00-01/05
Business Today, Princeton, NJ
Trustee, Vice President
• Provided oversight for major capital expenditures, officer slate, annual budget, operations
• Reformulated mission, restructured organization, and led fundraising
OTHER SKILLS
Programming: R, Python, PHP, SQL, HTML/CSS
Languages: Mandarin Chinese; Conversational proficiency in French
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