Research Interests
Collective movements
Affect
Political identities
Media (legacy media, social media, and AI)
Contemporary China
Education
MSc in Sociology (Research Methods), London School of Economics and Political Science
BA in Sociology, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Courses Taught
RHET105 Writing and Research (Department of English)
JOUR425 Multimedia Editing and Design (Department of Journalism)
MACS100 Introduction to Popular TV& Movies (Institute of Communication Research)
CMN111, CMN112 Oral and Written Communication (Communication Department)
CHIN201, CHIN202 Elementary Chinese (Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures)
CHIN203, CHIN204 Intermediate Chinese (Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures)
Additional Campus Affiliations
Asian Studies Group
Upcoming events:
ISA Annual Convention, March 2-5, 2025, Chicago (IL), co-presenting with Dr. Lucie Lu on project titled "Coups, “People’s Voice,” and Sympathy from International Community."
AAS Annual Conference, March 13-16, 2025, Columbus (OH), presenting as part of the panel titled "Negotiating Chineseness Overseas: politics, identity and reproduction experiences of Chinese diasporas."