Dr. Sally K. Church 程思麗
Director, Civilizations in Contact
skchurch[put the “at” sign here]gmail.com 
Sally Church has a BA in Chinese history from Middlebury College (Vermont). Her MA from the University of Chicago and PhD from Harvard were both in Chinese literature. She is an Affiliated Researcher in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, a Research Associate at the Needham Research Institute, a Research Associate in the Centre of Development Studies and an Emeritus Fellow at Wolfson College. Her academic work focuses on various aspects of pre-modern Chinese history and the Silk Road, including the maritime expeditions of Zheng He (1405-1433), the overland expeditions of Chen Cheng (1413-1420), and the travels of Faxian to India (399-414). She was co-author of the Oxford Starter Chinese Dictionary, published in 2000. She is also Director of the UK educational charity Civilizations in Contact (Reg. No. 1148995, www.cic.ames.cam.ac.uk).