Emily Matson

Emily Matson is a professorial lecturer of International Affairs at GWU's Elliott School and an adjunct professor of Modern Chinese History at Georgetown University. As of summer 2024, she is also a Stephen M. Kellen term member on the Council on Foreign Relations. She is a passionate historian and educator, and has designed and taught a variety of courses in modern East Asian History at Georgetown University, American University, the College of William and Mary, and Randolph College.

Last year, she began her involvement with CFR as an Education Ambassador. She continues to be involved at the Wilson Center, where she was a China fellow in 2021-22, and with the US-China Education Trust (USCET). She is also a research affiliate at the University of Virginia's East Asia Center. My research interests include Northeastern China (东北), historical memory, museums, and World War II, and she is currently finishing up the manuscript of her first book.