He Zhang is a lecturer at the School of Journalism and Communication at Northwest University in China. She earned her PhD in Media Studies from Curtin University, Australia. Her areas of interest include participatory practices, youth mobilities, and intercultural communication. She received Qihao Excellent Academic Award (2021). She co-authored the research monograph Narrating Chinese Youth Mobilities: Digital Storytelling and Media Citizenship (Routledge, 2024).