This is a snippet of Getting an Early Start on Research: How to Teach and Learn Research in High School. See event recording at: [ Ссылка ]

If school's all about exploring worlds of ideas, then research—diving into a fascinating, complex question—could be a highlight of the high school experience. But how do we move from speculation to meaningful research, from problems to projects? Join Professor Tom Mullaney (Stanford), Professor Chris Rea (UBC), and Frank Zhou (Andover '22) for a discussion about identifying good topics, developing great questions, and applying creative research skills in knowledge-making.

Tom Mullaney is Professor of Chinese History at Stanford University and a Guggenheim Fellow. He is the co-author of Where Research Begins (University of Chicago Press, 2022, with Christopher Rea), The Chinese Typewriter: A History (MIT Press 2017), and Coming to Terms with the Nation: Ethnic Classification in Modern China (UC Press, 2010), among other works. His writings have appeared in Fast Company, MIT Technology Review, Quartz, the South China Morning Post, TechCrunch, the Journal of Asian Studies, Technology & Culture, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Policy. His work has been featured in RadioLab, The Atlantic, the BBC, and in invited lectures at Google, Microsoft, Adobe, and more. He earned his BA and MA from the Johns Hopkins University, and his PhD from Columbia University. Check out Tom's Youtube adventures here: [ Ссылка ]

Christopher Rea is Professor of Asian Studies and former Director of the Centre for Chinese Research at the University of British Columbia. A native of Berkeley, California, he earned a BA from Dartmouth College and a PhD from Columbia University, and has been a visiting fellow at Harvard University and at universities in Taiwan and Australia. His books include Where Research Begins (University of Chicago Press, 2022, with Tom Mullaney), Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949 (2021), The Book of Swindles: Selections from a Late Ming Collection (2017, with Bruce Rusk), and The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China (2015). Check out Chris' Youtube adventures here: [ Ссылка ]

This discussion is inspired by and based on Chris and Tom's groundbreaking new book, Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project that Matters to You (And the World). For a preview of the book, visit [ Ссылка ].

Frank Zhou is a student, like so many of us. He's a sucker for a good conversation, floored by your support, and eternally grateful for this community. You all deserve a place in these introductions, to share your magnificent stories. I'm so lucky to count myself among your company.
He is a Senior at Phillips Academy, where he is the editor of the campus literary magazine and leads a climate advocacy coalition that has coordinated 100+ community events. His archival research on China-U.S. educational exchange, creative writing, and Chinese-English translations have been featured in the Chinese Film Classics Project at the University of British Columbia, The Associated Press, and the China Institute (forthcoming).

This event was hosted and recorded on 4/13/2022 before an audience of students, faculty, archivists, librarians, staff, deans, parents, provosts, and executives. Cosponsored by the the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library (OWHL), Phillips Academy Community and Multicultural Development (CAMD) Scholars Program, and Phillips Academy Department of History and Social Science.

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