Yunkang Yang
Box 353740, Seattle, WA 98195
E-Mail: yunkang@uw.edu
EDUCATION
09/13-Present
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Ph.D. Student, Department of Communication
09/11-06/13
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Master of Arts, School of Journalism and Communication
09/07-06/11
Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
Bachelor of Arts, Cum laude, School of Foreign Languages and Cultures
PUBLICATIONS
Yang, Yunkang (2015), The environment, social media and violence: The large protests succeed in China in
Recent years, Global Media Journal, 2015:22.
TRANSLATIONS
Bennett, W. L., & Segerberg, A. The logic of connective action: Digital media and the personalization of
contentious politics （连接性行动的逻辑：数字媒体和个人化的抗争性政治）. Communication and Society
(TSSCI), 2013：26.
Yunkang Yang
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SELECTED CONFERENCE AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS
05/15
“Neoliberalism and Cultural Discourse: What Is Missing in Neo-liberalization in
China?”, Intercultural Division, International Communication Association 65th
Convention, Puerto Rico, USA
04/15
“Twitter VS Sina Weibo: Exploring the Potential of Migration to Offline by A Unified
Model of Contention Escalation”, Fourth Annual UBC/UW Graduate Student
Conference on Asia Studies, Vancouver Canada
11/14
“The Story of Environment, Social Media and Violence: How Large Protests Succeed in
China”, Association for Chinese Communication Studies, National Communication
Association 100th Annual Conference, Chicago, USA
04/14
“The Largest Protests in China from 2011 to 2013”. Third Annual UBC/UW Graduate
Student Conference on Asia Studies, Vancouver, Canada
02/14
“Social Movement in China”. Rhetoric of Social and Political Movements Course,
University of Washington, WA, USA
WORKING PAPERS AND CURRENT PROJECTS
“Democracy at the grassroots: the excluded public, the integrated public, and the shadow public”
TEACHING AND RESEARCHING EXPERIENCE
09/13-12/13
Teaching Associate, Communication 202: Introduction to Communication
01/14-03/14
Teaching Associate, Communication 220: Introduction to Public Speaking
03/14
Acting Lecturer, Communication 220: Introduction to Public Speaking (200 students class)
03/14-06/14
Teaching Associate, Communication 202: Introduction to Communication
09/14-12/14
Teaching Associate, Communication 201: Introduction to Communication
01/15-03/15
Teaching Associate, Communication 220: Public Speaking
03/15-06/15
Teaching Associate, Communication 322: Global Communication
09/14-Present
Research Assistant, Redefining Prosperity, Center for Communication and Civic Engagement
04/15-Present
Research Assistant, Seattle-Toulouse Local Journalism Project
01/15-03/15
Teaching Associate, Communication 220: Introduction to Public Speaking
Yunkang Yang
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AWARDS, HONORS AND GRANTS
11/11
State’s Scholarship (Top University Scholarship), Ministry of Education, China
11/10
President’s Scholarship (Top University Scholarship), Nanjing Normal University
10/09
Hsio-tung Fei Scholarship (Top University Sholarship), Chambers Scholarship, Sifang Culture
Scholarship, Nanjing Normal University
05/09
First Runner-up in the 13th National English Debating Competition, representing China in
2010 World University Debating Championship
05/08
Championship in China-Australia National English Speaking Competition,
Australian Consulate
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP
04/14-Present
Member in Digital Technology and Collective Action Research Group at University
of Washington
Member in Center for Center for Communication and Civic Engagement (CCCE) at
University of Washington
Leader of English Debating Team at Nanjing Normal University
02/14-Present
05/08-05/11
WORKING EXPERIENCE
07/12-02/13
Xinhua News Agency, CNC English Channel (2013), Domestic Department (2014),
Beijing, China
Editorial Intern
 English news dubbing
 Text edited news reports in English, and audio/video edited news clips
SERVICE
Reviewer:

Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences

Paper Session: Media, Social Media, and Environmental Action, Environmental
Communication Division, the 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication
Association, Puerto Rico, 2015
Chair:
Yunkang Yang
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OTHER EXPERIENCE
07/10-08/10
Asia Institute for Political Economy, The Fund for American Studies, Hong Kong
Satisfactory Completion of Courses: American Politics, Principles of Economy and
Asian Political Economy
OTHER SKILLS
Python, R, Excel, SPSS
Languages: English (fluent), Chinese (native), French (conversational proficiency)