Edward Painter
Education
M.S. Geography, George Washington University, 2018
B.A. International Affairs and Geography, George Washington University, 2016
Research
Migrant incorporation, post-Mao China, hukou reform, local policy contexts, sports geography
Selected Publications
Painter, E. (2025). Reorganizing space: A critical bordering perspective on hukou reform. Transactions in Planning and Urban Research
Painter, E., & Price, M. (2019). Creating social capital on soccer fields: immigrant opportunities and gendered barriers in adult soccer leagues. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47(7), 1631–1648.
Grants & Awards
Fulbright-Hays DDRA, 2023-2024
J. Yang and Family UCLA Taiwan Studies Graduate Fellowship, 2023
UCLA Geography Summer Travel Grant, UCLA, 2022
Hiroshi Wagatsuma fellowship, 2021
Courses & Presentations
Global Asias 25, Irvine, CA: February 2025
- Off the Sidelines and onto the Field: A Critical Bordering Perspective on Guest Worker Programs and Migrant Soccer Leagues in Taiwan
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Denver, CO: March 2023
- Guest Worker Programs and Migrant Soccer Leagues: A Critical Bordering Perspective from Taiwan
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, New York, NY: April 2022
- Border Functions in Chongqing: Measuring Public Transit Accessibility among Rural Migrants in Chongqing
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA: April 2018
- Social Capital and Soccer: Adult Soccer Leagues as Arenas for Immigrant Incorporation
Western Region Foreign Language Education Annual Conference, Hulun Bear, China: July 2019
- About the Author: Biographical Introduction Effects on Students Reading and Writing Self-efficacy
