Education

Renmin University of China, 09/18-06/22

• B.A. in Communication, GPA: 3.72/4.00, 88/100
• Core Courses: Communication Theories, Computer-Mediated Communication, Stragetic Communication, Contemporary Sociological Theories, Quantitative Research Methods, Qualitative Research Methods, Programming Practice (Python).

University of California, Davis, 03/21-06/21

• Global Study Program for spring quarter 2021 (Remote)
• Relevant Courses:
  • Communication Cognition (graduate student level seminar, graded A+)
  • Sociology of Adolescence
  • Sociology of Culture

Research Experiences

1. Mediated Governance in China (funded undergraduate research project), Renmin University of China, Department of Communication

• Principle Investigator
• Advisor: Associate Professor Yan Yan (Ph.D. in University of Alabama)
  • Designed mixed-methods research on the effects of mediation of local governance in China by official WeChat and Weibo
  • Collected data by python and conducted social network analysis
  • Found that Chinese local government used official Weibo to accomplish local governance (by real-time feedback to citizens’ problems based on executive network online) and propaganda (by showing off the solution for problems publicly) at the same time
  • Conducted paper draft and revise, presented on 2021 Conference of SJTU-ICA

2. Mapping Online Communities across Different Platforms (ongoing directed research project), University of Washington, Department of Communication

• Research Assistant
• Advisor: Nate TeBlunthuis (Ph.D. in Communication at University of Washington)

3. Social Relations of Campus Delivery Men (directed coursework), Renmin University of China, Department of Sociology

• Participant
• Advisor: Associate Professor Yingying Huang (Ph.D. in Renmin University of China)
  • Designed ethnographic research on the interpersonal communication and social relations of delivery men in campus
  • Fieldwork to conduct participatory observation and interviews
  • Found that delivery men on campus form social relationships including with fellows & colleagues, teachers and students in the university. They tend to develop affective ties with those who are both fellows and colleagues due to higher homogeneity, while instrumental connections with ordinary colleagues, teachers or students based on the higher heterogeneity.

Conference Papers

• Wang, Y. & Fan, Y. (2021). Listening to the Ancient Opera: Linking Media History and Sound Studies . Paper presented on the Annual Conference of the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication . Shenzhen, China.
• Fan, Y. (2021). The Effects of Digital Divide on the Citizen Engagement in Local Governance: Based on a Survey on the Audience of Official Weibo Run by Local Government in Ma’anshan. Paper presented on the 2021 ICA-affiliated New Media International Conference in SJTU. Shanghai, China.

Other Academic Experiences

• Academic Public Writing (Ongoing)

  • Editor for selecting and translating papers into Chinese from leading international academic journals, such as JCMC, AJS, ASR, etc.
  • Followed by more than 40 thousand people on social media (WeChat)
  • Started from Sept. 2021

• Directed Reading

  • Topic: STS studies
  • Advisor: Associate Professor Xiaowei Wang (Ph.D. in Utrecht University), 2020-2021

• Student Academic Community at Renmin University of China

  • Principal, 2020-2021
  • Advisor: Assistant Professor Xiaoman Zhao (Ph.D. in NUS)
  • Organized regular academic workshop for students focused on social sciences, including communication, sociology, and political theory

• 2020 Deans Conference on Journalism and Communication in Beijing

  • Student volunteer organizer, Oct. 2020

• Research Report for Global Leading Schools of Communication

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant, June 2021
  • Advisor: Wenjing Pan

Honors and Scholarships

• Future Communication Overseas Study Scholarship, 03/21

  • School of Journalism and Communication
  • Tuition fee for the Global Study Program at University of California, Davis

• Scholarship of Academic Excellence, 2019-2020, 2020-2021

  • Renmin University of China
  • Awarded as top rank 10% academically excellent students

• Fund for Student’s Research Practice Program, 2020-2021

  • Renmin University of China
  • Awarded as the project leader

LANGUAGE

• Native Chinese (mandarin)
• Proficient English

References

• Wenjing Pan
  • Associate Professor
  • School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China
  • Ph.D. in Communication from University of California, Davis
• Narine S. Yegiyan
  • Associate Professor
  • Department of Communication, University of California, Davis
  • Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Indiana University