About

Ph.D. in Mass Communication, Ohio University, 2026 (expected). 

Graduate Certificate in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies.

Dissertation: “Feminist Theory of Our Own: Localized Production of Feminist Knowledge, Discourse and Identities in Digital China”

Committee: Eve Ng (chair), Wolfgang Suetzl, Victoria LaPoe, Risa Whitson. 

Master of Arts in Gender Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2020.

Bachelor of Social Science in Communication (Honors), Hong Kong Baptist University, 2019.

Major: Journalism, Chinese Journalism Concentration (Broadcast Stream),

Minor: Sociology 

Exchange Student, Waseda University, 2017.

Outstanding Research Award, School of Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University, 2025.

East and Inner Asia Council Small Grants, the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (CCKF), 2025.

Don Flournoy Dissertation Completion Fellowship, School of Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University, 2025-2026.

Student Enhancement Award, Council on Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity, Ohio University, 2025-26.

John Cady Graduate Fellowship, Graduate College, Ohio University, 2024-2025.

Outstanding Research Award, School of Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University, 2024.

International Travel Award, Faculty and Graduate Student Professional Development Funds, Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University, 2024. 

Allushushki Fellowship, Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program, Ohio University, 2024.

Outstanding Research Award, School of Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University, 2023.

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Honorable Mention, School of Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University, 2023.

Travel Award, Graduate College, Ohio University, 2023.

Graduate Assistantship, Ohio University, 2022-2025.

The Gender Effect and the Pursuit of Social Impact Work in China. Gender Studies Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Full-time Research Assistant with Ling Han, 2021-22. 

• Association for Asian Studies

• Console-ing Passions

• International Communication Association

• National Women's Studies Association

• Society for Cinema and Media Studies

• The American Association of University Women

• The Fan Studies Network

Skills: In-depth interviews, ethnography, textual analysis, critical discourse analysis.

Software: SPSS Statistics, MAXQDA, NVivo, Voyant Tools, Netlytic, SentiStrength, NodeXL, Gephi, Datawrapper, Tableau.