Personal profile

Personal profile

Shiyang’s doctoral project studies the responses of Chinese internal migrants to a state initiative to integrate them into the local welfare system and society in the cities where they resided. Her research focuses on the role of migrant agency in responding to institutional and structural changes at the local level in China.

Experience

Freelance Proofreader, The Commercial Press, Ltd., Beijing - 2025 to present

Marketing Content Writer, Reed Elsevier Co., Ltd., Beijing - 2024 to present

Teaching Assistant, Department of China Studies, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2019 to 2023

Senior Project Manager, Department of Governance Consultancy, Dataway Horizon Co., Ltd., Shanghai - 2016 to 2019

Research Assistant, Department of China Studies, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2016 to 2018

New Media Editor, GoChinaTV Co., Ltd., Beijing - 2014 to 2015

Awards and honours

Research Development Fund Doctoral Scholarship, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2019 to 2022

Postgraduate Symposium Excellent Oral Presentation Award, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2021

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Education/Academic qualification

Master, Sociology, University of Warwick

Award Date: 25 Dec 2016

Bachelor, English and Communication Studies, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Award Date: 31 Jul 2014

Research areas

  • Internal migration
  • China
  • Public services
  • Citizenship
  • Structure and agency
  • Parsons
  • Action theory

Person Types

  • Students