Graduate Student Contact Information ttxiao@uw.edu SMITH 33 Office Hours Fridays 8:30am-9:30am & 10:30am-11:30am Fields of Interest American Politics Comparative Politics East Asian Housing Housing Policy Political Economy Political Methodology Qualitative Methods Quantitative Methods Social Welfare Urban Studies Research Selected Research Yan F, Xiao T. Making Local Histories: The Authenticity and Credibility of County Gazetteers in Communist China. The China Quarterly. 2023:1-17. doi:10.1017/S0305741023001327 Courses Taught Spring 2025POL S 371 AA: Global Crime and Corruption POL S 371 AB: Global Crime and Corruption Autumn 2024POL S 220 AA: How to Steal an Election POL S 220 AB: How to Steal an Election Spring 2024POL S 331 AC: Government and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa POL S 331 AD: Government and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa Autumn 2023POL S 203 AE: Introduction to International Relations POL S 203 AF: Introduction to International Relations Spring 2023POL S 331 AA: Government and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa POL S 331 AB: Government and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa Winter 2023POL S 203 AE: Introduction to International Relations POL S 203 AG: Introduction to International Relations Autumn 2022POL S 204 AA: Introduction to Comparative Politics POL S 204 AB: Introduction to Comparative Politics News & Events Related Events Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics: Iza Ding, Northwestern University - April 18 2025, 1:30pm