Zhihao (Eva) Li is a Ph.D. student in Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies at the University of Georgia. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Beijing International Studies University, an M.F.A. in Luxury Marketing from Savannah College of Art and Design, and an M.A. in Literary Translation from the University of Rochester. She translated works of Chinese writers Pai Hsien-yung, Lu Yinyin, and Tu Cao into English. Her research interests include Sinophone studies, Chinese diasporic and queer literature, and East Asian women's writings. She is a cat mom and a Lacroix addict.

Rachel Tagoulla holds a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures from Indiana University Bloomington, where she focused on Islamic Ethics, Sufism, and Arabic Pedagogy. She also earned a B.A. in Arabic Language and a Master’s degree in Religion.

Soumyaneel Dasgupta (Neel) is a PhD student in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia. He holds a BA, an MA, and an MPhil in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University in India. He is a winner of UGA's Presidential Fellow Award. He has taught, and continues to teach- Asian American literature and Children's literature at UGA. His research interests focus on Science Fiction in Diasporic and Post-Colonial Contexts. 

Zhou Huang is a PhD student in Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia. He holds a BA from South Central Minzu University in China and an MA from the University of Göttingen in Germany. His research focuses on Victorian literature, travel writing, and transnational encounters between Europe and China, with interests in feminism, spatial studies, and medical humanities. 

Yao Li is a Ph.D. student in Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies at the University of Georgia. She holds a B.A. in English Literature and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics, both from Beijing Language and Culture University. Before joining UGA, she worked first as a professional editor in higher education and later as a language instructor at U.S. colleges. As a Taoist, she follows the flow of her heart; as a Rotten Girl, she is committed to understanding herself and her community more deeply. These paths have led her to the fields of women’s and gender studies, transnational feminism, and global Asian feminisms. In her leisure time, she enjoys walking in nature, strength training, baking, and astrology.