Ph.D. in Information Studies Toronto, Canada
University of Toronto
Please note that I decided to withdraw from the program and seek job opportunities in industry after April 2022.
2022
M.A. in International Relations Chicago, USA
University of Chicago
Thesis: An Examination of Partisan Information Sharing Behavior on Social Media
2018
M.A. in Communication Arlington, USA
University of Texas
Thesis: Agenda Setting Effects of Donald Trump’s Tweets 2013
B.A. in Communication Shenzhen, China
Shenzhen University
Thesis: Effects of Music Consumption on Chinese Migrant Workers Class Consciousness
2019
2022
University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Teaching Assistant
Led tutorials, marked assignments and exams, held office hours for students.
2016
2018
University of Texas Texas, USA
Graduate Research Assistant
Assisted Prof. Su in the department of Communication with a U.S.army funded project, which was to investigate how colleagues withhold and share information from one other in the business settings in both China and the United States.
CONTACT INFO
adqjv5@r.postjobfree.com
github.com/danx-uoft
For more information, please
contact me via email.
SKILLS
Experienced in media research,
survey and experimental research,
and statistical analysis.
Skilled in R, LaTeX, GitHub, Office.
DAN (ZEDAN) XU
Currently searching for job position that supports foreign worker sponsorship
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
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2015
2016
Shenzhen Concert Hall Shenzhen, China
Public Relations Specialist
Identified media opportunities.
Maintained media and government relations.
Promoted positive public awareness of the company through social media and news releases.
2013
2015
Transport Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality Shenzhen, China Media Relations Specialist
Drafted press and news releases.
Drafted social media posts and announcements.
Maintained relations with media organizations.
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