CV

Contact Information

Name Xueyan Cao
Email caoxueyan@link.cuhk.edu.hk
Phone +852 6769 6632
Location Hong Kong SAR, China,

Education

  • 2023 - Present

    Hong Kong, China

    Ph.D. in Communication
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Advisor: Professor CHEN Hsuan-ting
  • 2020 - 2023

    Wuhan, China

    M.A. in Communication
    Wuhan University
    • GPA: 3.57
    • Honors: Excellent Graduate Student Award
  • 2016 - 2020

    Wuhan, China

    B.A. in Communication
    Wuhan University
    • GPA: 3.74
    • Honors: Excellent Graduate Student Award

Publications

  • 2025
    How Does Disgust Affect Mpox Prevention?
    Health Communication — Cao, X., & Zheng, N.
  • 2025
    Alternative Political Engagement through Daily Life Sharing in China's Virtual Wailing Wall After COVID-19
    China Information — Cao, X., & Zhang, D.
  • 2025
    Navigating through the Tempest
    Environmental Communication — Zhao, Z., Cao, X., & Lv, S.
  • 2025
    Measuring Museum Visitors' Perceived Value to Predict Word-of-Mouth Communication
    International Journal of Arts Management — Cao, X., & Li, K.

Invited Talks

  • How Stigma Influences Health Prevention?, Shandong University, November 2025

Teaching

  • 2024 - 2026

    Teaching Assistant
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    COMM2530 Critical Studies in Media and Communication（共两次）

Awards

  • 2024
    Outstanding Teaching Assistant
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • 2023
    Excellent Graduate Student Award
    Wuhan University
  • 2021
    Graduate National Academic Scholarship
    Ministry of Education of China
  • 2017
    Undergraduate National Academic Scholarship
    Ministry of Education of China

Reviewer

  • Health Communication
  • New Media & Society
  • Asia Pacific Viewpoint
  • Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

Skills

Languages: Chinese (Native), English (Advanced), Japanese (Intermediate)
Software: SPSS, Mplus, Amos, Smart PLS, Nvivo, R, Python
Methodology: Survey, Experiment, Computational Analysis (Topic Modelling, Difference in Differences, LLM), Interview, Walk through Method, Thematic Analysis