National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning Program
Assisted with preparing annual review materials for the NSF
Primary/sole graduate student co-author on multiple publications.
Bart A. Cummings Gift Fund Mini-Grant for Dissertation Research
Education
PhD Philosophy in Communications and Media
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master Science in Advertising
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor Arts in Advertising
China Jiliang University
Awards and Scholarships
James Webb Young (JWY) Fund for Summer Research in Advertising
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign ∙
June 2025
Awarded to graduate students in advertising to support academic excellence, professional development, and experiential opportunities in the field.
S. Watson and Elizabeth Dunn Fellowship
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign ∙
March 2025
Awarded to graduate students in advertising for academic excellence and professional development.
Institute of Communications Research’s University Block Grant Fellowship
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign ∙
September 2024
Awarded to graduate students to support research and academic progress within the Institute of Communications Research.
James Webb Young (JWY) Fund for Summer Research in Advertising
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign ∙
September 2024
Awarded to graduate students in advertising to support academic excellence, professional development, and experiential opportunities in the field.
James Webb Young (JWY) Fund Graduate Student Research Award
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign ∙
March 2024
Awarded to graduate students for excellence in research within advertising and related communication fields.
AEJMC 2023 First Place MCS Faculty Paper Award
AEJMC ∙
July 2023
Recognized for outstanding research excellence in the Mass Communication & Society (MCS) division at the 2023 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference.
Lynne Blanton Student Travel Award
AEJMC ∙
March 2023
Provides financial support for graduate students to attend the annual AEJMC conference and present their research.
Third-Class Scholarship
China Jiliang University ∙
March 2016
Awarded to students in the top 10% of their class for academic achievement and consistent scholarly performance.
Second-Class Scholarship
China Jiliang University ∙
March 2014
Awarded to students in the top 5% of their class for academic achievement and consistent scholarly performance.
Outlook English Talent Competition Provincial Second Prize
China Central Television (CCTV) ∙
March 2014
Awarded to students in the top 5% of their class for academic achievement and consistent scholarly performance.
First-Class Scholarship and Merit Student Award
China Jiliang University ∙
March 2013
Awarded to students in the top 1% of their class for academic achievement and consistent scholarly performance.