
Elya J. Zhang (elya.j.zhang@gmail.com) is a lecturer of history at University of Rochester. She received her B.A. from the Renmin University of China and her Ph.D. from University of California, San Diego. In her research and teaching, she explores the financial and spatial history of capitalism in China. Her writings have appeared in the Journal of Asian Studies, Journal of Cold War Studies, Business History Review, Reviews in American History, and two edited volumes by Cornell University Press and Stanford University Press. She has been awarded an An Wang postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard’s Fairbank Center, an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowship, and an Abraham J. Karp teaching award at the University of Rochester. As a map lover, she also designed eight different courses in a row to systematically test the integration of scientific map-making into history research. By 2021, this unique challenge has attracted 327 students from 51 majors to experiment outside their comfort zones.
Class Photos
“Kindergarten pictures,” 45 classes, Spring 2010 to Spring 2022.
Student Map Makers
Last Name | First Name | Major | Note | Item ID |
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Anguilar | Debie | Public Health | Class of 2022 | M169 |
Ahn | DoYoung | East Asian Studies | Class of 2019 | M004; M021; M042 |
Allon | Joshua | History | Class of 2021 | M009; M124; M171; M185 |
Ami | Esther Ben | Psychology | Class of 2022 | M153 |
Angelin | Nicholas | Japanese Studies | Class of 2021 | M154 |
Babkowski | Nicole | Public Health | Class of 2022 | M174 |
Ballas | Kayla | Public Health | Class of 2024 | M177 |
Bauer | Shaun | Physics | Class of 2020 | M024 |
Bhatia | Tamana | Computational Biology and Psychology | Class of 2021 | M112 |
Blackburn | Madeline | History | Class of 2018 | M017 |
Borrel | Shannon | Political Science | Class of 2023 | M070 |
Bostley | Alexi | Public Health | Class of 2022 | M102 |
Branning | Cal | International Relations | Class of 2021 | M183 |
Breault | Daniel | Optical Engineering | Class of 2023 | M113 |
Brodka | Ian | Chemical Engineering | Class of 2019 | M030; M048 |
Cao | Yixin | Financial Economics | Class of 2019 | M041; M055 |
Cavallo | Philip | History | Class of 2022 | M117 |
Chavarria | Juan Daniel | Economics | Class of 2019 | M142 |
Chen | Junting | Interdepartmental Program | Class of 2022 | M079 |
Christensen | Hugo | History | Class of 2020 | M057 |
Chui | Ryan Wai-Yin | Digital Media Studies | Class of 2020 | M063 |
Cobert | Jason | Undecided | Class of 2023 | M150 |
Cortez | Angie | Political Science and Japanese Studies | Class of 2024 | M110 |
Croft | Katelyn | Applied Music | Class of 2017 | M018 |
Davidson | Maddy | Health, Behavior & Society and Economics | Class of 2022 | M106 |
Delsordo | Matthew | Computer Science | Class of 2019 | M080; M081 |
Doty | Evan Cohen | Computer Science | Class of 2024 | M184 |
Douglas | Ian | Undecided | Class of 2023 | M191 |
Dowd | Caden | Computer Science | Class of 2022 | M165 |
El-Sayed | Muhammed | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Class of 2022 | M098 |
Fan | Jonathan | Physics | Class of 2023 | M180 |
Fang | Kun | Economics | Class of 2021 | M131 |
Fasullo | Livio | Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2019 | M136 |
Feldsott | Benjamin | History | Class of 2020 | M132 |
Fowell | John | Geological Sciences | Class of 2020 | M074; M090 |
Freling | Elise | Film & Media Studies | Class of 2021 | M188 |
Gao | Yixuan | Financial Economics | Class of 2019 | M028; M059 |
Gianni | Noah | Microbiology | Class of 2019 | M137; |
Glazer | Jacob | UNC | Class of 2022 | M072 |
Gonzalez | Beatriz Gil | Political Science | Class of 2019 | M023 |
Gould | Charles | History and Environmental Science | Class of 2020 | M003; M011; M025; M046; M087 |
Gowin | Klemens | Optics | Class of 2018 | M014; M128 |
Gray | Joseph Evan | Urban Planning | Class of 2018 | M001 |
Greenberg | Anya | Data Science | Class of 2020 | M147 |
Guo | Tianrui | Applied Mathematics | Class of 2020 | M159 |
Han | Yulin | International Relations | Class of 2019 | M029; M053 |
He | Qiyue | Music | Class of 2021 | M135 |
Herman | Louis | Political Science | Class of 2020 | M002 |
Hock | Edward | History, Archaeology, and Italian Studies | Class of 2021 | M111 |
Hodge | Andrew | Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2022 | M094 |
Hollopeter | Preston | Chemical Engineering | Class of 2019 | M060 |
Hong | Qianhui | Digital Media Studies | Class of 2019 | M019 |
Hu | Haomin | Studio Arts | Class of 2019 | M019 |
Hu | Yile | Mathematics | Class of 2021 | M091 |
Hu | Monica Yile | Mathematics | Class of 2021 | M108 |
Huang | Yifeng | Optics | Class of 2021 | M176 |
Hurlbut | Jason | Applied Music | Class of 2021 | M027 |
Hurwitz | Farren | History | Class of 2019 | M134 |
Hutton | Lillian | International Relations and History | Class of 2022 | M104 |
Hylton | Cece | Neuroscience | Class of 2022 | M168 |
Inya | Christina | Public Health | Class of 2021 | M172 |
Issacs | Cameron | Public Health | Class of 2021 | M164 |
Jo | Yoo Sang | East Asian Studies | Class of 2019 | M012 |
Ju | Brian | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Class of 2019 | M129 |
Kearns | Nolan | Microbiology | Class of 2020 | M178 |
Kegl | Martha | Spanish | Class of 2021 | M166 |
Kim | Gi Moon | Biochemistry | Class of 2020 | M010 |
Klauber | Jesse | International Relations | Class of 2021 | M007 |
Krewson | Christina | Health, Behavior & Society and Environmental Studies | Class of 2021 | M097 |
Kuwabara | Naoya | Visiting Student, Waseda University | NA | M144 |
Lee | Andrew | Chemistry | Class of 2019 | M077; M083; M119 |
Lemberg | Jasper | Data Science | Class of 2021 | M095 |
Li | Donghui | International Relations | Class of 2021 | M120; M187 |
Li | Zirui | Visiting Student, University of Macau | NA | M031; M032; M043 |
Li | Ziyi | History | Class of 2020 | M140 |
Li | Jiaoyang | Digital Media Studies | Class of 2022 | M170 |
Lim | Mervin | Optical Engineering | Class of 2021 | M118 |
Lin | Yifei | Biology | Class of 2020 | M026; M056 |
Liu | Chunhao | History | Class of 2020 | M066; M076; M082; M084 |
Liu | Yue | Data Science | Class of 2021 | M039; M047; M127 |
Liu | Ziwei | Business | Class of 2023 | M156 |
Liu | Maggie Meiqi | Political Science | Class of 2019 | M035; M045 |
Lundy | Gabriel | Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2023 | M152 |
Ma | Xufeng | East Asian Studies | Class of 2019 | M008 |
Mair | Gilian | Biomedical Engineering | Class of 2021 | M107 |
Male | Lamine | Computer Science | Class of 2021 | M038; M058; M155 |
Mccowan | Latvia | East Asian Studies | Class of 2021 | M163 |
McKendrick | Katherine | Environmental Studies | Class of 2019 | M190 |
McRae | Sophia | History | Class of 2019 | M005 |
Medalla | Lindsey | Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2019 | M040; M044 |
Mueller | Katya | International Relations | Class of 2020 | M096 |
Mychajuk | Mark | International Relations | Class of 2020 | M092 |
Nelson | Alyssa | History | Class of 2021 | M138 |
Neuman-Donihue | Elias | Computer Science | Class of 2022 | M093 |
Ntshangase | Sakhile | History and Comparative Literature | Class of 2021 | M073 |
Oladele | Oluwademilade | Biochemistry | Class of 2022 | M067; M071 |
Olechno | Natalie | International Relations | Class of 2020 | M065 |
Ono-Gerow | Ian | East Asian Studies | Class of 2021 | M148; M167 |
Pachman | Brandon | History | Class of 2020 | M181 |
Park | Seonjin | Psychology | Class of 2019 | M036; M051 |
Paulson | Claire | Microbiology | Class of 2021 | M115 |
Pham | Joseph | History | Class of 2020 | M075; M078 |
Phinney | Hunter | Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2019 | M037; M052 |
Ramme | Thandie | International Relations | Class of 2020 | M068 |
Rodriquez | Diana | Public Health | Class of 2022 | M105 |
Romanazzi | Gina | Digital Media Studies and Music | Class of 2022 | M099 |
Rowe | Marjorie | Microbiology | Class of 2021 | M114 |
Rusaro | Brenda Mpore | Brain & Cognitive Sciences | Class of 2022 | M101 |
Scinto | Kayla | Political Science | Class of 2019 | M130 |
Seguchi | Jade | International Relations and Business | Class of 2022 | M103; M145 |
Seville | Anna | Audio and Music Engineering | Class of 2023 | M179 |
Shang | Yuan | Health, Behavior & Society and Brain & Cognitive Science | Class of 2021 | M100 |
Sheldon | Maxwell | Environmental Science | Class of 2020 | M143 |
Sola | Tara | Applied Music | Class of 2021 | M175 |
Sun | Rongqi | Mathematics | Class of 2020 | M158 |
Swanson | Mathew | Computer Science | Class of 2020 | M062 |
Tallis | Bethany | Environmental Studies | Class of 2020 | M033; M049 |
Tao | Yuancheng | Computer Science | Class of 2022 | M161 |
Tian | Jiayu | Microbiology | Class of 2017 | M020 |
Turay | Bassie | International Relations | Class of 2020 | M069 |
Vargas | Henry | Digital Media Studies | Class of 2021 | M162 |
Wallace | Micaela | German and History | Class of 2021 | M116 |
Walsh | Cullen | Chemistry | Class of 2019 | M139 |
Wang | Ning | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Class of 2019 | M064; M149 |
Wang | Ruoyu | Digital Media Studies and Studio Art | Class of 2022 | M109 |
Wei | Shuyu | Psychology | Class of 2021 | M121 |
Wentz | Michaela | Chemical Engineering | Class of 2017 | M122 |
Wheeler | Matthew | History | Class of 2021 | M157 |
Wightman | Ada | History | Class of 2021 | M123 |
Willis | Daniel | Geological Sciences | Class of 2019 | M133 |
Wu | Jiahang | History | Class of 2023 | M061; M088 |
Xu | Duo | English | Class of 2018 | M125 |
Xu | Helen | Health, Behavior & Society | Class of 2019 | M050 |
Xu | Sara | East Asian Studies | Class of 2017 | M016 |
Yang | Jimmy | Economics | Class of 2020 | M151 |
Yang | Yanwei | Computer Science | Class of 2021 | M160; M189 |
Yang | Can | Finance and Digital Media Studies | Class of 2022 | M182 |
Yim | Jinyeong | Cell & Development | Class of 2019 | M006 |
Yu | Mojin | Digital Media Studies and Psychology | Class of 2019 | M013 |
Yu | Raymond | Optics | Class of 2019 | M034; M054 |
Yuan | Xinyue | History and Computer Science | Class of 2018 | M022 |
Zhai | Yuqing | Digital Media Studies | Class of 2022 | |
Zhang | Elya | History | Course Creator | M141 |
Zhang | Jack | Political Science | Class of 2021 | M015; M086 |
Zhang | Jiayu | Business and History | Class of 2022 | M186 |
Zhao | Junyi | Computer Science | Class of 2021 | M146 |
Zhao | Tianyao | Environmental Health | Class of 2019 | M085 |
Zheng | Zeqing | International Relations | Class of 2018 | M126 |