In addition to his work at the Ricci Institute, Stephen is a PhD candidate in History & East Asian Languages at Harvard University, completing a dissertation on law, punishment, and the rationalization of state violence during China's Yuan and Ming dynasties.
His scholarly interests include Chinese and Western intellectual and cultural history, as well as the use of computational methodologies in historical research.
Stephen has previously done editorial work for the journals, Frontiers of Philosophy in China and Philosophical Researches 哲学研究.
Originally from Chicago, he holds an MA in East Asian Studies from Yale University and a BA in Mathematics and History from Grinnell College.