MA in Security Studies
Georgetown University, USA
BA in Political Science
Wellesley College, USA
BA in Chinese Language and Culture
Wellesley College, USA
Melodie Ha was a research assistant for the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs at the U.S. National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies. Her research areas include the People’s Liberation Army, U.S.-China relations, and cybersecurity and emerging technologies. Prior to this, she worked at the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and the Center for a New American Security. Melodie served as a David L. Boren Fellow to China in 2016 at Beijing Foreign Studies University.