Xiaoyu Chen

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Xiaoyu Chen,PhD (陈晓宇)


About Me

I’m an Assistant Professor in the Department of Library and Information Studies of the School of Cultural Heritage and Information Management at Shanghai University, China.

I hold a PhD in Information Studies from Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

My research interests focus on 3U, namely, user information behavior, user cyberpsychology, and user-generated content, particularly in the context of digital technologies.

My PhD dissertation studies a particular group of digital influencers who sell self-created knowledge products in an online environment. My dissertation is being jointly supervised by Dr. Alton Y.K. Chua and Dr. L.G. Pee.

I hold a master’s degree in Information Science from Wuhan University and a bachelor’s degree in Information Management & Information Systems from Huazhong Agricultural University, both of which are based in Wuhan, a City of Punk in China.

If you are exploring the possibility of doing research in areas similar to my interests and are keen to become a research-active scholar, feel free to drop me a note. I am most happy to bounce off ideas with you.

Before I went to Singapore to pursue my PhD degree, I had worked at Xinhua News Agency, Hubei Branch ( July 2016 - December 2016).

I was born in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, P. R. China, also known as “the Cradle of Generals.”

Address:

Building #1, East Campus, Shanghai University, Nanchen Rd #333, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, P.R. China

Email: xiaoyu-chen@shu.edu.cn; xiaoyu.chen0928@gmail.com



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Education

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Aug 2017 - Dec 2021)            
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Information Studies
  • Thesis Title: “Study of Online Celebrities Who Sell Knowledge: Perceived Attractiveness and Users’ Willingness to Pay”
  • Thesis Advisory Committee: Alton Chua (advisor), L.G. Pee (co- advisor), Joanna Sin (member), and Ben Choi (member)
Wuhan University, China (Aug 2013 - Dec 2016)            
  • M.Phil. in Information Science
  • Thesis Title: “Study of User Information Behavior Characteristics and Transferring Mechanism in a Social Q&A Community”
Huazhong Agricultural University, China (Sep 2009 - Jun 2013)            
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A), Information Management & Information Systems


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Last Update: September 2024