Xiaodong Yan

I am excited to kick off my first transnational community-based outreach & research project, especially appreciate support from @landgravephd.bsky.social at @cuboulderibs.bsky.social. This project is multi-funded also by David C. Kleiman Grant (at CMDI) and Tier-1 Grant (at PACES) at @colorado.edu.

#PRIEC at #CUBoulder 2025. PGI Editor Panel.

🔗 Learn more about the award here: iamcr.org/awards/hall2...
Looking forward to thoughtful exchanges with fellow scholars and practitioners. Please feel free to reach out if you’ll be attending!
#IAMCR2025 #StuartHallAward #CommunityCommunication #MenstrualStigma #GenderJustice

If you’re attending hashtag#IAMCR2025 in Singapore, you’re warmly invited to our panel:
🗓️ July 15, 2025 | 10:30–12:00 PM
📍 The Hive LHS-TR+56
🧵 Panel CAM-6: Negotiating Gender Identities through Community Media Practices

we analyze Reddit data about mother-daughter family talk surrounding menstrual product choices. We explore how maternal authority, cultural nationalism, and religious ideologies intersect to regulate menstrual practices, reinforce both menstrual stigma and hymen myths.

I’m thrilled to share that our manuscript has been awarded the 2025 Stuart Hall Award 🏆 at @iamcr.org. This award recognizes grad students and early-career scholars dedicated to critical, interventionist scholarship, and I’m deeply honored to be among this year’s recipients.

🎓🏆 Congrats to the winners of the 2025 Stuart Hall Award!
Their work examines media witnessing, menstrual stigma (@xiaodongyan.bsky.social), and the politics of representation.
Full story: iamcr.org/awards/hall2...
#IAMCR2025 #StuartHallAward #MediaStudies

We’ve just received a robust agenda and extensive reading list—I’m already looking forward to all that I’ll learn. Deepest thanks to the organizers and sponsors for supporting this vital space for reflection, growth, and community.

This opportunity marks a meaningful beginning to my upcoming RA work at the Center for Communication and Democratic Engagement (CDE), and I’m especially excited to connect with fellow scholars and practitioners in the broader Civically Engaged Research (CER) community.

Thrilled to be selected as 1 of 20 Fellows for 2025 Institute for Civically Engaged Research, #ICER2025! Excited to join scholars in LA for a 4-day full-funded workshop.
📍 Los Angeles, here I come. Let the learning & exchange begin! @apsa.bsky.social
#CivicallyEngagedResearch

Honored to receive the DEI Award during #PrideMonth —recognition of my previous and ongoing works in Democratic Engagement and Ethnic & Gender politics. DEI isn’t a slogan—it’s a daily practice toward justice & belonging. Happy Pride to all—keep building liberatory spaces! 🌈✨ #DEIAward

Our department hosted a ‘solid’ post-conference at CU Boulder Main Campus on “Ethnography of Communication: Affirming and Reshaping the Tradition.” It was an amazing opportunity to connect with scholars in LSI and ethnographic traditions.

We examined how CDTSs (Crossdressers and Transsexuals) in Chinese cyberspace combat online hate speech through their ways, particularly as their identities only could live in socially grey spaces.

I also had the opportunity to present a research project—funded by the Wuhan LGBTQ+ Center, China—on the ICA Intergroup Communication panel. This project is one of my M.A. research works.

I was honored to participate in the @ica-lsi.bsky.social Research Escalator Session with my advisor Dr. Leah Sprain. It was my first time engaging in this format, and I found it incredibly helpful for the manuscript we’re developing.

Even in the brief 10–15-minute presentations, I learned so much from the brilliance and generosity of others' works. Deep thanks to colleagues who showed up to my panel—your support means the world!

Wrapped up an inspiring @icahdq.bsky.social #ICA2025 in Denver! Grateful to be part of such a vibrant community of communication scholars. What I love most about conferences like ICA is how humbling and expansive they are—reminding me how much there always is to learn. Until next time! 📚

Returning to Wuhan University, my alma mater and the place where my academic path began, felt like coming home. ✨

We explored public opinion, political communication, and gendered discourse within the Chinese context.

I‘m also deeply grateful to Dr. Tianyang Liu (Assoc. Prof) for mentoring me through some of the works we collaborated on. I’ve learned so much from both of them.

This achievement would not have been possible without the generous guidance and support of my supervisor, Dr. Tianru Guan (Assoc. Prof). Our co-authored works have been published in Digital Journalism, Asian Journal of Communication, and China: An International Journal!

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been awarded 'Second Prize' in the 2024-2025 Graduate Student Academic Innovation Award ($2,000) by Wuhan University, recognizing the work I completed during my M.A. in Communication at the School of Journalism and Communication. #AcademicAchievement #WHU

Returning to Wuhan University, my alma mater and the place where my academic path began, felt like coming home. ✨

We explored public opinion, political communication, and gendered discourse within the Chinese context.

I‘m also deeply grateful to Dr. Tianyang Liu (Assoc. Prof) for mentoring me through some of the works we collaborated on. I’ve learned so much from both of them.

This achievement would not have been possible without the generous guidance and support of my supervisor, Dr. Tianru Guan (Assoc. Prof). Our co-authored works have been published in Digital Journalism, Asian Journal of Communication, and China: An International Journal!

Well deserved and proud of you! Yitong 😀

Thanks to Iris Acquarone for presenting at the @boulderrep.bsky.social