Academic Qualifications

• PhD - Human Resource Development (Texas A&M University)
• MA - Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature (Nanjing University)
• BA - Chinese Language and Literature (Nanjing University)

Biography

• Xinyi is an educator with a unique interdisciplinary background spanning the humanities and social sciences. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Chinese Language and Literature and she earned her PhD in Human Resource Development from Texas A&M University. She taught in the United States, Mainland China, and Hong Kong, gaining valuable experience navigating the complexities of higher education across diverse cultural contexts. Her research focuses on contemporary career challenges, with a specific emphasis on women's career interruptions and reentry difficulties. A qualitative researcher at heart, she investigates organizational phenomena and individual lived experiences. Her work is published in journals such as Journal of Career Development and the European Journal of Training and Development. She also serves as Co-Chair of the China-SIG for the Academy of Human Resource Development.

Working Experience

• Period	Title	Company
  2025 - Now	Visiting Fellow	City University of Hong Kong
  2022 - 2025	Assistant Professor	Nankai University
  2019 - 2021	Instructor of Record	Texas A&M University

Conferences

• Period	Name	Country / Region
  2025	The 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management	Copenhagen, Norway
  2024	The 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  2022	The 2022 Academy of Human Resource Development Virtual Confer-ence, U.S.A.	Virtual
  2021	The 2021 Academy of Human Resource Development Virtual Confer-ence, U.S.A.	Virtual
  2020	The 2020 Academy of Human Resource Development International Re-search Conference in the Americas	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
  2019	The 2019 Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference in the Americas	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.

Professional Activities

• Period	Client	Country / Region	Role
  2023 - 2026	Academy of Human Resource Development	United States of America	Co-Chair of China SIG

Awards

• Award Title	Institution
  Nankai University Award for Excellence in Teaching and Education	Nankai University
  Best Reviewer for OB and CAR divisions	Academy of Management Annual Meeting
  The Emerald Literati Award	Emerald Publishing
  Emerging Scholar	The Southeastern Conference (in the United States)
  Dissertation Fellow	Texas A&M University

Teaching Areas

• strategic management, leadership, negotiation, conflict management, management, human resource development, career development, qualitative research and evaluation

External Academic Activities

• Period	Organizer	Country / Region	Role
  2019 - Now	Journal of Career Development, Human Resource Development Review	United States of America	Reviewer
  2019 - Now	European Journal of Training and Development	United Kingdom	Reviewer