Wuyan Yao

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Wuyan Yao is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Peter Cobb in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. Wuyan is interested in the application of digital methods in humanities research and education. For her PhD study, she intends to apply extended reality technology in public education about archaeology for children and tourists.

Before PhD, Wuyan received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in library science. In summer 2019, she worked as an intern at Guangzhou Library to organize promotional activities and provide reference services. Then she worked at the UNC-Chapel Hill Libraries as a student cataloger. She was part of the team of the Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project in Armenia and helped organize the children’s educational workshop which engaged Armenian school children in archaeological excavation and conservation.
 

• Masters, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Bachelors, Sun Yat-sen University

Select publications:

Yao, W., Xiao, P. (2022). What contributes to a qualified digital humanities librarian and ideal digital humanities pedagogy? An exploratory qualitative study. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 102524.