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PAULA S. HARRELL 7007 Delaware Street Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (tel) 301-980-7748 (e-mail) [email protected] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Maryland, College Park – 2004 - 2007 Adjunct Faculty, History Department, modern Japan/modern China Graduate student adviser Dickinson College – 2003 Adjunct Faculty, History Department, modern Japan Independent Researcher – 1997- present Writing book-length study, Asia for the Asians: Japanese Advisers in China, 1900-1930, and associated articles. Presented papers on Chinese-Japanese relations at conferences/seminars, Columbia University and University of California. World Bank (short-term contracts) – 1995-1997 Consultant, Economic Development Institute, 1996, 1997 Consultant, Operations Evaluation Department, Infrastructure and Energy Division. Member of a study team investigating the economic and environmental impacts of Bank-financed large dams, 1995 University of Maryland – 1992-1994 Instructor, History Department. Taught undergraduate courses on the history and culture of China and East Asia and supervised M.A. and Ph.D. candidates. World Bank 1981-1991 Consultant, Environment, Human Resources and Urban Development Operations Division, China Department, 1991 Conducted field survey of socio-economic conditions in Yunnan and Guangxi as member of World Bank poverty study team mission to China, April, 1991. Prepared review of poverty alleviation policies, programs and institutions for Bank report: China: Strategies for Reducing Poverty in the 1990s. Management Specialist, Agriculture Operations Division, China Department 1984-1989 Participated in the preparation, appraisal, negotiation, and supervision of twelve agricultural projects, some national in scope—e.g., projects to strengthen rural credit facilities, expand specialized product sub-sectors such as fisheries, and improve agricultural research—others regional in focus, providing a package of assistance to reclaim land, build irrigation systems, expand agro-processing enterprises, and commercialize farming. Worked with Chinese agencies to create/staff local management units capable of handling the complex technical/financial aspects of project implementation. Prepared analyses of China’s provincial/local economic policies, governing institutions, and land tenure, marketing and extension systems. Conducted market and price surveys of agricultural and forestry products. Consultant, Education Division, East Asia/Pacific Projects Department, 19811984. Appraised institutional development needs/policies in the education sector for projects in China and Indonesia. USAID Mission/Jordan – 1978-1981 Project Analyst, Office of Technical Projects. Designed and implemented vocational training and community college development projects. Institute of International Education – 1977 Program Officer. Organized U.S. study tours for grantees sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. University of Maryland – 1972-1975 Instructor in Chinese and Japanese history, Far East Division, Bangkok, Thailand ACADEMIC TRAINING Ph.D., History, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University – 1970 M.A. and East Asian Institute Certificate, Columbia University – 1964 B.A., Russian Studies (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) Smith College – 1961 Language proficiency: Chinese and Japanese; some French and Russian PUBLICATIONS Harrell, Paula. Sowing the Seeds of Change: Chinese Students, Japanese Teachers, 1895-1905. Stanford University Press, 1992. Bruce, John W. and Paula Harrell. “Land Reform in the People’s Republic of China, 1978-1988.” 70 pp. LTC Research Paper No. 100. Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison: December, 1989. Contributor to China: Strategies for Reducing Poverty in the 1990s. 155 pp. The World Bank: Washington, D.C., 1993. Harrell, Paula. “Guiding Hand: Hattori Unokichi in Beijing,” SinoJapanese Studies (Santa Barbara), vol. 11, no. 1 (October 1998), 13-20. Harrell, Paula. “The Meiji ‘New Woman’ and China.” In Late Qing China and Meiji Japan: Political and Cultural Aspects, ed. Joshua Fogel. Norwalk, CT: EastBridge Press, 2004. Harrell, Paula. “Hattori Unokichi in Beijing.” In Crossing the Yellow Sea: Sino-Japanese Cultural Contacts, 1600-1950, ed. Joshua Fogel. Norwalk, CT: EastBridge Press, 2007. PERSONAL Residence in Burma, Japan, Thailand, Jordan. Twenty trips to China including visits to rural communities in 25 of China’s provinces and municipalities.