Donna Brunero

Dr Donna Brunero is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Her research and teaching focuses include the British empire in Asia, colonial port cities of Asia, maritime history, heritage, and the Chinese Maritime Customs Service. Amongst the publications Dr Brunero has authored are Britain’s Imperial Cornerstone in China: The Chinese Maritime Customs Service, 1854-1949 (2006) and “To capture a vanishing era: the development of the Maze Collection of Chinese Junk Models, 1929–1948”, Journal for Maritime Research (April 2015). She was the recipient of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Teaching Excellence Awards in AY2015-16 and AY2014-15.