Tong Zhang's research centers on exploring second language writers' metacognitive development in writing, and understanding multilingual teacher identity and pedagogy development. Her primary research interest focuses on how teachers can better understand and use formative assessment to foster L2 writers' long-term literacy development. Also, Tong's research interest draws upon her passion for using narrative inquiry to understand multilingual teachers' identity and their pedagogy development in relation to linguistic and cultural dimensions.

His research focus is the intersection of polymer, colloid, and nanoscience. He is especially interested in sustainable low-carbon solutions for industry, including but not limited to energy-saving catalysts, recyclable materials, plastic waste upcycling, and bio-based degradable materials. He is also interested in developing high-performance flexible electronics. He has had papers published in leading academic journals including Annual Review of Materials Research, Nanoscale, Carbon, ChemSusChem, Journal of Physical Chemistry.

Luyao (Sunshine) Zhang is Assistant Professor of Economics and Senior Research Scientist at the Data Science Research Center at Duke Kunshan University (DKU).

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Jianbo Yue's research focuses on cell signaling related to autophagy, endosomal trafficking, metastasis, anticancer immunity, Ca2+ and reactive oxygen species (ROS). His research group established a high-content drug screening platform, and identified and/or synthesized many potent and specific modulators of autophagy or/and endosomal trafficking. His group also established both cell and animal models to evaluate the ability of these compounds to modulate viral infection, tumor metastasis and anti-cancer immunity.

His research focus is international political economy, comparative international development, and Chinese politics. He is also interested in applied computation methods in social science, such as text analysis and image processing tools. His work has appeared in the British Journal of Political Science, World Development, among others. He teaches a wide range of topics on international conflict, trade and foreign investment, public opinion, and authoritarian politics. Yue has a B.E. in information security from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, an M.A.

Yang's research applies behavioral decision science to characterizing and communicating scientific results to inform risk-related decisions. More recently, she has been working on risk communication to better inform public health decisions, while her previous research focused on risk communication on advanced energy technologies. Her teaching interests at Duke Kunshan include health communication and decision making. She received her Ph.D.

Jia Yan's research focus is Chinese linguistics and teachers' professional development. Her teaching interests at Duke Kunshan include integrating poetry into CSL teaching, Chinese for beginners and bilingual learning. Yan taught Chinese in Korea through the Confucius Institute in 2017. She served in the Duke Study in China program in Beijing and taught business Chinese courses at the University of International Business and Economics from 2018 to 2019.