Xue-Fei Yan serves as a college lecturer in the Department of Communication. She is currently a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University, under the supervision of Dr. Cheng-Jun Wang. She is also a member of Computational Communication Collaboratory and the Socrates Lab. Her research interests include computational social science, time use research, computational narrative and causal inference. Her research has appeared in outlets such as the Chinese Journal of Communication, Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research.

Education

Nanjing University, 2022-now

• Ph.D. student in Computational Communication; Supervisor: Dr. Cheng-Jun Wang

Nanjing University, 2014-2017

• M.A. in Communication; Supervisor: Prof. Junfei Du

Nankai University, 2010-2014

• B.A. in Radio and Television Journalism (graduated with honors)

Keimyung University, 2013

• Exchange student in Broadcasting and Television

Teaching Experience

Lectorate

New Media Department, Chongqing University of Education

• 5 years of independent teaching experience, including courses of Communication, Introduction to Journalism, Social Science Research Methods, News Commentary.
• Independently write teaching syllabus, teaching calendar, and teaching plan.

Teaching Assistant

Introduction to Computational Communication, Nanjing University

• Instructor: Dr. Cheng-Jun Wang
• Mentored student class projects, managed class assignment, and grading on Teaching Cube

Causal Inference in Social Sciences, Nanjing University

• Instructor: Dr. Zhihao Ma
• Mentored student class projects, managed online Q&A and class assignment.

Publications

1. Yan, X. F., Chen, Z., Lu, L. & Wang, C. J. (2025). Who weaved my behavior cocoon? The impact of digital media use on daily behaviors in an accelerated society. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research. doi: 10.1515/commun-2024-0160.
2. Sun, Y., Yan, X. F., Zhang, Y., Chen, Z., Wang, C. J. (2024).Globalization in International Tensions: The Impact of Military Conflicts on Cultural Orientations of Multinational Corporations’ Advertising in Modern China (1932-1937) . Chinese Journal of Communication, 17(4), 452-470 doi: 10.1080/17544750.2024.2354698.
3. Yan, X. F., & Wang, C. J.* (2021). With Greater Popularity Comes Less Responsibility: The Popularity Fallacy of Big Vs’ Public Participation on Sina Weibo. Chinese Journal of Communication, 14(4), 430-450 doi: 0.1080/17544750.2021.1915833.

Selected Working Papers

1. Yan, X. F., Ma Z., Zhang Y. & Wang, C. J.*, Shut Your Eyes in the Dark! How Bedtime Media Use Affects Sleep Delay and Increases Anxiety among Young Adults (Under Review).
2. Yan, X. F., Chen, J., Chen, Z., & Wang, C. J.* Is a Diverse and Different Life a Happier Life? Analyzing Digital Media’s Impact on Subjective Well-being from Social Acceleration Perspective (Under Review).
3. Yan, X. F., Ma Z.*, Assessing the SciPop Scale across 68 Countries/Regions: Testing Measurement Invariance and Alignment in Science-Related Populist Attitudes (Under Review)

Conferences

1. Yan, X. F., Zhang Y., Li, Y., Wang C. J.* (2025). When Stories Move Markets? Unpacking Narrative Rationality and Emotion in Driving Bitcoin Attention in Online Interactive Environments. Nanjing University Doctoral Students Interdisciplinary Forum, 5th June, 2025, Nanjing, China. (Second Prize).
2. Yan, X. F., Chen, J., Chen, Z., & Wang, C. J.* (2025). Is a Diverse and Different Life a Happier Life? Analyzing Digital Media’s Impact on Subjective Well-being from Social Acceleration Perspective. The 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 12-16 June, 2024, Denver, the United States.
3. Yan, X.F., Shi, S., Wei W., & Wang, C. J.* (2024) Discussing Housing Price Increases May Leads to a Decrease: How Real Estate Narratives Influence Housing prices in China. The 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 20-24 June, 2024, Gold Coast, Australia.
4. Yan, X.F., Chen, J., Zhang, Y., Yan, L., & Wang, C. J.* (2024) Is Media More Beneficial for Common Life? Media, Behavioral Commonness, and Subjective Well-being. IAMCR 2024, 30 June-4 July, 2024, Christchurch, New Zealand.
5. Zhang Y., Li, Y., Zhang, H., Yan, X. F., Wang C. J.* (2024) Uncovering the Cascading Structure of Bitcoin Narrative: The Role of Elites, Influencers, Media, and Public Emotion in Predicting Bitcoin Marketplace. The 74th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 20-24 June, 2024, Gold Coast, Australia.
6. Yan, X. F., Lu, L., Chen, Z., & Wang, C. J. (2023). Acceleration, Play, and Behavior Cocoon: Analyzing the Impact of ICT Use on Daily Behavior in the United Kingdom. The 73th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). 24-29 May, 2023, Toronto, Canada.
7. Sun, Y., Yan, X. F., Zhang, Y., Chen, Z., Wang, C. J. (2023). From Imperialism to Cultural Imperialism: Localized Versus Globalized Advertisements of Imported Commodities in China (1932–1937). The 73th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). 24-29 May, 2023, Toronto, Canada.
8. Yan, X. F., Lu, L., Chen, Z., & Wang, C. J. (2022). Weaving the behavior cocoon: How do ICT use and social acceleration affect our daily behavior? The 2022 Annual Conference of Computational Communication. 24-27 Oct, 2022, Nanjing, China (Virtual). (Third Prize in Student Group).
9. Yan, X. F., & Wang, C. J.* (2020). With Greater Popularity Comes Less Responsibility: The Popularity Fallacy of Big Vs’ Public Participation on Sina Weibo. The 70th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). 21-25 May, 2020, Gold Coast, Australia (Virtual).

Grants

External

The Graduate Innovation Project “Excellent Cultivation Plan”, ¥8,000, PI, 2024-2026

• Project title: The Temporal Structure of Digital Media Embedded in Daily Life from the Perspective of Social Acceleration

National Science Foundation, ¥200,000, Student Research Fellow, 2022–2026

• Project title: Computational Narrative Research on Chinese Stories and Voice in the Digital Media Era (PI: Cheng-Jun Wang)

Jiangsu Provincial Social Science Foundation, ¥50,000, co-PI, 2022-2024

• Project title: Research on Communication Governance in the VUCA Era (PI: Shuhan Chang)

Chongqing Municipal Education Commission Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project, ¥10,000, co-PI, 2022-2024

• Project title: Media Practice and Life Story Research of the “90s Generation” Youth (PI: Zhuyan Cai)

Chongqing Social Science Planning and Cultivation Project, ¥15,000, co-PI, 2020-2023

• Project title: Research on the Construction of “Chongqing Memory” in the New Media Era (PI: Zhuyan Cai)

Chongqing Municipal Education Commission Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project, ¥20,000, co-PI, 2020-2022

• Project title: Research on Political Identity and Media Guidance Strategies of College Students (PI: Xiaofang Yu)

Chongqing University of Education Youth Research Grant, ¥10,000, PI, 2017-2020

• Project title: Research on the Influence of Weibo Celebrities in Public Participation

Travel Grants

• The 73rd International Communication Association Annual Conference (ICA) CAT Travel Grant, 2023
• The 70th International Communication Association Annual Conference (ICA) Hardship Fund Grant, 2020

Professional affiliations

I served as a reviewer for

• Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Awards & Honors

Professional Experience

• Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing, China (2017–2022) Lectorate, New Media Department
• Xinhua News Agency, Chongqing, China (Sep–Oct, 2016) Journalist Intern, Economic News Department
• NetEase, Inc., Hangzhou, China (Jun–Sep, 2016) Product Operations Intern, NetEase Yan Xuan Department
• Vipshop, Inc., Shanghai, China (Mar–Jun, 2016) Product Operations Intern, Financial Business Department
• Sanli TV Station, Taiwan, China (Sep–Oct, 2015) Journalist Intern, Political Department and Social Department
• Tianjin TV Station, Tianjin, China (Jul, 2013–Jan, 2014) Documentary Director Assistant Intern, Science and Education Channel

Skills

• Statistical Programming: Python, R, Stata, SPSS
• Languages: Mandarin (Native), English (PTE: 83; CET-6: 533), Korean (TOPIK-I: 198)
• Applications: Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Axure RP

Contact Me

• Address: School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University (Xianlin Campus), Nanjing, Jiangsu Province(210023).
• Email: xuefeiyan04@gmail.com
• Website: https://xuefei-yan.com

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