I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University. Broadly I investigate the connections between media technologies, knowledge production, and politics.

My work has been supported by fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the Henry Luce Foundation, the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Currently, I am working on a book titled The News Utility: Media, Platforms, and System Management in China.

I hold a Ph.D. in Media, Technology and Society from Northwestern University, a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Communication from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and B.A. in Journalism and Communication with a Minor in Applied Computer Science from Tsinghua University. Before joining the faculty at NYU, I was an assistant professor at CUHK's School of Journalism & Communication.