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Personal profile
Dr. Rong Wang is the Professor at the Department of Educational Studies in the Academy of Future Education at XJTLU. She has nearly fifteen years of research, teaching, and administration experiences in higher education. Before joining XJTLU, Dr. Wang was the Director for Assessment, Planning, and Accreditation in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Wang also worked as the Assistant Director for Academic Strategy and Policy at Virginia Tech. She holds a Ph.D. in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program and a master’s degree in the Higher Education program from the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Wang’s research interests focus on college teaching and learning, student engagement, institutional research and assessment, and international comparative higher education. She endeavors to foster data-informed decision-making in higher education. She worked at Indiana University’s Center for Postsecondary Research for five years. Dr. Wang has led several research projects using large-scale multi-institutional datasets from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE), and the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE). Her studies have been published and presented at international peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Dr. Wang is the Principal Investigator of the Student-Centered Faculty Survey in Chinese Higher Education (SCFS) project. Localizing the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE), SCFS helps participating universities construct mechanisms for self-evaluation feedback for evaluation and quality enhancement. Based on a large-scale, multi-institutional survey among faculty, SCFS provides comprehensive and objective reports and constructive feedback to participating universities, which helps participating faculty to improve effective teaching, faculty development, and student support continuously.
Dr. Wang’s cross-cultural teaching experiences ranged from the undergraduate to the doctoral level and between China and the United States. She has been committed to creating an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students and proactively applies her research to effective teaching practices for supporting students’ higher achievement.
Research interests
College Teaching and Learning
Student Engagement
Institutional Research and Assessment
International Comparative Higher Education
Experience
Program Director of the Doctor of Education (EdD) program, Department of Educational Studies, Academy of Future Education, Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, February 2024-Present
Head of Department of Educational Studies, Academy of Future Education, Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, November 2020-November 2023
Director for Assessment, Planning, and Accreditation, College of Liberal Arts Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA, April 2019-November 2020
Assistant Director for Academic Strategy and Policy, Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA, August 2017–April 2019
Research Project Associate, Center for Postsecondary Research (CPR), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA, August 2012–June 2017
Teaching
Orr, J. E. Wang, R. (September 2018). Setting Assessment and Data Analytics Goals and Plans. Savvy Workshop Series for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Wang, R. (August 2018). Information Visualization: Infographics, Posters, and Reports with InDesign. Savvy Workshop Series for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Orr, J. E. Wang, R. (October 2017). Constructing and Administrating Effective Surveys. Savvy Workshop Series for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
BrckaLorenz, A. Wang, R. (March 2017). Data Safety Training. Professional Development Workshops for Graduate Assistants at the Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
BrckaLorenz, A. Wang, R. (September 2016). Report Bootcamp. Professional Development Workshops for Graduate Assistants at the Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Abas, S., Wang, R. (August 2016). Why won’t they talk? Getting all your students involved through group activities. Designed and led the Classroom Climate Workshops for the Fall 2016 Teaching Orientation Workshops for Associate Instructors at Indiana University, facilitated by the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Wang, R. (August 2016). Teaching as an international student. Facilitated the lunch discussion session The real deal and a meal: Teaching as a graduate student at IUB for the Fall 2016 Teaching Orientation Workshops for Associate Instructors at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Middendorf, J. Wang, R. (February 2016). A discussion of international (and all) students’ learning. Presentation at the Associate Instructors Teaching workshop, facilitated by the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning and Department of Geography, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Cruz, Y., Wang, R. Middendorf, J. (January 2016). A discussion of international (and all) students’ learning. Presentation at the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) faculty workshop, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Wang, R. (November 2014). How faculty members can utilize the National Survey of Student Engagement to improve teaching. Presentation at the Brown Bag Faculty Seminar at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, facilitated by the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
EDS410 The Student Experience in Global Education, XJTLU
EDS411 Dissertation, XJTLU
EDS404 School of Tomorrow: Managing Change in Global Education, XJTLU
EDS409 Education in the Asia-Pacific Region, XJTLU
EDUC-C750 Research Seminar for Student Engagement, Indiana University
EDUC-U580 Issues and Problems in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, Indiana University
Awards and honours
2021 Editor’s Choice Award, Journal of International Students, May 2021 (25 out of 254 peer review board members received this award, 10%), May 2021
2020 Excellence in Peer Review Award, Journal of International Students (12 out of 188 peer review board members received this award, 6%), May 2020
2019 Editor’s Choice Award, Journal of International Students, May 2019
Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network Graduate and Professional Student Development (GPSD) Career Development Award, Louisville, KY, USA, November 2016
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. Higher Education and Student Affairs, Indiana University
M.S. Ed., Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
Graduate Certificate in Institutional Research, Indiana University
Graduate Certificate, Leadership for Employee Engagement, University of Pennsylvania
Graduate Certificate, Strategic Leadership in Education, University of Pennsylvania
Person Types
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cross-cultural Survey Translation: An Evaluation of the Mechanism of Localizing the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement in Chinese Higher Education
Wang, R. & Fu, J., Sept 2023, (Accepted/In press) British Educational Research Association (BERA) 2023 Annual Conference.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Enhancing Faculty Training and Development and Constructing an Innovation Ecosystem in Chinese Higher Education
Fu, J. & Wang, R., Sept 2023, (Accepted/In press) British Educational Research Association (BERA) 2023 Annual Conference.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Exploring In-service K-12 Teachers’ Behavioral Intention of Utilizing Digital Games in the Classroom in China
Zhai, L. & Wang, R., May 2023, International Conference on Learning and Teaching for Future Readiness (ICLT) 2023 Learning and Teaching in the Eve of Metaverse. Kong Kong SARResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Supporting College Student Engagement: The Variation between Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors
Wang, R., Xu, X., Fu, J. & Nelson Laird, T., Nov 2023, (Accepted/In press) Association for the Study of Higher Education 2023 Annual Conference.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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以学生为中心的中国高校教师调查2022年度综合报告
Wang, R., Fu, J. & Xu, X., Jan 2023Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Commissioned report
Activities
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Student-Centered Educational Quality Enhancement System—The Value and Impact of Student-Centered Faculty Survey in Chinese Higher Education on Assessment and Innoviation
Rong Wang (Speaker)
8 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Future Education—A Collaborative Journey for You and Me
Rong Wang (Speaker)
Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Student Affairs Partnering with Academic Affairs in Supporting College Student Engagement
Rong Wang (Speaker)
Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The Reflections, Transformations and Self-enhancement of Educators Facing VUCA
Rong Wang (Speaker)
25 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Fostering the Mindset and Practices of Data-informed Decision Making
Rong Wang (Speaker)
Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk