Areas of Focus
- International Relations
- Conflict Analysis
- Quantitative Political Analysis
- Peacekeeping
- Misinformation
- Vaccine Hesitancy
- Political Violence
- Human Rights
- Social Science Data Analysis
- Mixed Method Research
Work Experience
- 2022 - University of Essex - Research Assistant for Dr. Reed Wood
- 2020 Spring, 2022 Spring - University of Essex - Teaching Assistant for Conflict Analysis (GV217)
- 2021 Fall - University of Essex - Teaching Assistant for Quantitative Political Analysis (GV207)
- 2020 Fall, 2021 Fall - University of Essex - Teaching Assistant for International Relations: Theories and Approaches (GV214)
- 2020 Fall, 2021 Fall - University of Essex - Teaching Assistant for Introduction to International Relations (GV103)
- 2020 Summer - University of Essex - Teaching Assistant for MA Dissertation (GV993)
- 2020 Fall - University of Essex - Teaching Assistant for Violent Non-State Actors: Violence, Crime and Conflict (GV211)
- 2020 Fall - University of Essex - Teaching Assistant for Scientific Reasoning for the Social Sciences (GV110)
- 2019 Fall - 2020 Spring - University of Essex - Teaching Assistant for Advanced Quantitative Political Analysis (GV300)
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2018-2022 PhD in Political Science: University of Essex
- 2017-2018 MA in International Relations: University of Essex
- 2014-2018 BA in English (International Relations): Sichuan International Studies University
Publications
- Trade Potential and UN Peacekeeping Participation, Shenghao Zhang, 2022
- Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence through Public Responses to Misinformation: The Joint Influence of Message Source and Message Content, Reed Wood, Marie Juanchich, Mark Ramirez, Shenghao Zhang, 2023
- Mobilised Misinformation: Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and responding to anti-vax activism, Reed Wood, Marie Juanchich, Mark Ramirez, Shenghao Zhang, 2022