Staff profile

Shuo Dong is a PhD student in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences. She holds a MA in media and Cultural Analysis from Loughborough University (2020) and a bachelor’s degree in international journalism from China (2019).

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8852-6915

Research

Shuo’s doctoral research examines the self-representation of Chinese women athletes on social media platforms, with a focus on how gender and nationality are constructed and contested in digital spaces. Drawing on feminist and nationalist theories, her work explores the dynamics of power and representation in global sport communication.

Supervision

·       Professor Stacey Pope

·       Dr Patrick Jachyra

·       Dr Hester Hockin-Boyers

Conference Presentation

·       Women's Sport and Wellbeing Summit (2025): Contesting Gender and Nationality: Self-representation of Chinese Women Athletes Across Social Media Platforms