Melissa Rock
She received her dual-title Ph.D. in Women’s Studies and Geography the summer of 2012. She is currently an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, as well as an affiliate faculty with the Asian Studies program, Asian American Studies minor and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department.
Professional Bio
Melissa Y. Rock received her dual-title Ph.D. in Geography and Women’s Studies from Penn State. Her dissertation, titled Splintering Beijing: Socio-spatial fragmentation, commodification and gentrification in the hutong neighborhoods of Old Beijing, investigated the impacts of Olympic urban redevelopment upon low-income and marginalized communities in China's capital city.
Melissa is also a Teach for America Alumnae (2000, Oakland, CA), a 2004 NSEP Boren Fellow (China), and a 2008 Fulbright Fellow (China).