I am a PhD candidate (submission) at the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS), Western Sydney University, researching transnational youth mobility, intergenerational relationships, and youth migrant transitions to adulthood. I specialise in migration, public health, and ageing research, with experience in health literacy, elder care policy, and migrant social integration. Prior to that, my research master’s degree focused on government performance, public policy, education policy and welfare systems. It focused on working with data using quantitative methods, surveys, and panel data with SPSS and R analysis. Besides my own research, I also worked as a research officer and teaching staff at Western Sydney University, UTS, Deakin University, Australia, Lanzhou University, and the Chinese Government Performance Management Research Centre. I have extensive training in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, having conducted multiple projects in Australia and China over the past ten years, including ethnography, interviews, focus groups, photovoice, policy analysis, data analysis (SPSS, R, NVivo), and cross-cultural engagement, involving many research skills necessary for academic research and research project administration. Beyond academia, I support CALD communities, volunteer with The Hills Chinese School, and teach Chinese language and culture. I am passionate about bridging research with real-world impact. I aim to contribute to healthy ageing, migration, and public health equity, health, family relationships initiatives.

Horst, Heather A., Adam Sargent, luke gaspard, Edgar Gomez-Cruz, Liam Magee, Sheba Mohammid, Brett Neilson, Ned Rossiter, Jolynna Sinanan, Yan Wang and Yinghua Yu. (2024) Decentering Automated Decision-Making: Global Perspectives. ADMS Report Series. Melbourne: RMIT University.

Yan Wang, Ann Dadich, Youqing Fan. How does self-identity influence the experiences of floating populations? An examination of the Lao Piao group in Australia. Published in international conference 32nd ANZAM Conference 2018.

Yan Wang, Youqing Fan, Ann Dadich. What influences rural citizens satisfaction with rural medical insurance in China. Published in international conference 31st ANZAM Conference 2017.