Yuechi’s research interests lie in the intersections of language, culture, and identity, with a particular focus on the experiences of multilingual learners and diasporic populations. 

Yuechi has an Ed.M. in international education from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Before joining Duke Kunshan University, Yuechi taught English as a Global Writing and Speaking Fellow at New York University Shanghai. They also previously taught English in Spain through the Fulbright Program and coordinated ethnic-racial identity development research at Harvard University.