Department: WWS

Honors, Awards, Prizes or Publications:

• Awards:
  • Awarded full scholarship from the Global Federation of Chinese Businesswomen to study Mandarin Chinese at Tamkang University's Intensive Chinese Language Program in Taipei during Summer 2016.
  • Awarded the U.S. Department of State's NSLI-Y Scholarship for Study Abroad to study Mandarin Chinese in Jiaxing, China. Complete language immersion; 7 hours of Chinese class daily, June-July 2014.
• Publications:
  • Asia Pacific Managing Editor, American Foreign Policy Journal, published by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Oct. 2017-Present.
  • Research analyst for the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei's Taiwan Business Topics Journal, researching and writing on U.S.-Taiwan business affairs, with particular focus on financial industries. Assisted with preparing the 2017 Taiwan White Paper, the primary policy advocacy tool for multinational business interests in Taiwan, June-August 2017. https://topics.amcham.com.tw/author/marinafinley/

Research Interest: Economic development, economic policy, China

Hobbies: Hiking, community service, puppies

Hometown: Houston, TX