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Yinan Dong

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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Yinan Dong

Graduate Assistant in Communication Arts and Sciences
yxd5244@psu.edu

Education

B.A., Shandong University, 2021
M.A., Shandong University, 2024

Professional Bio

Yinan’s research focuses on health and interpersonal communication, with a special emphasis on how persuasive messages impact health beliefs and behaviors. She is particularly interested in the conditions under which interpersonal communication and support are associated with well-being. Her research delves into the psychological mechanisms behind attitudes, behavior, and persuasion. Yinan teaches Effective Speech (CAS100) at Penn State.