Dr. Gu Xiaoyan is an Associate Professor in the College of Media and International Culture at Zhejiang University. She earned her Ph.D. in Arts of Film and Television from Peking University in 2012. During 2010 to 2011, she was awarded the Sino-US Joint PhD Student Scholarship granted by the State Scholarship Council and studied at Northwestern University in the U.S.. Dr. Gu was a seasoned professional journalist, working at News Centre of Zhejiang Satellite TV Station from 2003 to 2008, and was named National Outstanding Journalist by All-China Journalists Association in 2005.  She was a keynote speaker at the National Radio and TV Reporters Forum organized by the State Administration of Radio Film and Television of China in 2007. Her research interests include Arts of Film and Television, Journalism, New Media.