Amy Dooling

A scholar of modern Chinese literature, Amy Dooling has published books on 20th-century women’s writing and feminist literary culture. As Associate Dean of Global Initiatives, Dooling works with offices and individuals across campus to coordinate the College’s global education efforts.

In her expanded role, Professor Dooling works with offices and individuals across campus to coordinate the College's global education efforts. She provides leadership and vision for the Walter Commons, overseeing a wide-ranging portfolio. In addition to partnering with senior administrators and directors to advance the goals of full participation, she contributes to the development of the global-local engagement dimensions of the new Connections program, promotes curricular integration of study away, and advances innovations in the College’s world language programs.

She graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Columbia University, where she also earned her master's degree and Ph.D. in Chinese literature.