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Students Teaching Students

In coordination with an undergraduate-run organization called Students Teaching Students, CAS department faculty members mentor exemplary students who develop and teach 1-credit courses on a variety of subjects that advance expertise in communication and its role in public life. This semester, Associate Teaching Professor Lori Bedell is supporting undergraduates Kara Miller (who was in Lori’s RCL course a few years back) and Jess Strait as they teach a course titled “Period Talk: The Impact of Stigma on the Menstrual Equity Movement.”
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Xiang Cao

Graduate Assistant in Communication Arts and Sciences
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
xfc5192@psu.edu
316 Sparks Building
Xiang Cao

Education

B.A., Hangzhou City University, 2022
M.A., Zhejiang University, 2025
M.A., Penn State, Anticipated 2028

Professional Bio

Xiang Cao’s research interests are media psychology and interpersonal communication. Her current research examines individuals’ interactions with communication technologies, and how these dynamics influence interpersonal communication processes and psychological well-being. She is especially interested in exploring these issues among adolescents and their families. Methodologically, her work relies on quantitative approaches, such as surveys.