Krystal is a DPhil student and international educator, working in higher education and reflecting on global social justice across various country contexts. Supported by the China Oxford Scholarship Fund (COSF), her DPhil research seeks to center African perspectives in rethinking power relations within China-Africa higher education cooperation through a transnational institutional ethnography of African universities. Krystal’s interest in knowledge politics also underpins her research on decolonization movements and student activism in Africa and beyond.
Prior to Oxford, Krystal worked at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa as a researcher in Critical University Studies. Earlier in her career, Krystal undertook both administrative and teaching roles at higher education institutions in southwestern China, specializing in undergraduate admissions, student leadership mentoring, and curriculum reform. Alongside her university positions, Krystal engages closely with international NGOs based in the United States, contributing her expertise in Peace and Human Rights Education project management and curriculum development.
Krystal holds an M.A. in International and Comparative Education from Teachers College, Columbia University; an M.A. in Social Policy from the University of York; and a B.A. in Public Administration and Policy from Renmin University of China.
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