Name & Title
Ye Zhao(Echo), Assistant Professor
E-mail Address
echozhao@cityu.edu.mo
Academic Qualification
PhD, Education, University of Macau, China
MEd, Higher Education-Student Affairs, Iowa State University, USA
BA, Sociology-Child, Adult, and Family Services, Iowa State University, USA
Research Interest
Education Policy and Governance
Internationalization of Higher Education
Transnational Higher Education Governance
Innovation Ecosystems in Higher Education
Student Leadership Development
Research & Publication
Ling Q., Wang Y., Zhao Y., Liang X. (In Press). Who Benefits More from Internationalization at Home? Engagement Typologies and Global Competence in China’s Transnational Higher Education. Higher Education.
Zhao Y., & Wang X. (In Press). Governing Through Ambiguity: How Strategic Policy Design Sustains Transnational Higher Education. Higher Education Policy.
Zhao, Y., Zhou, Y., & Wang, G. (2025). Empowering Student Voices to Leadership Evolution: A Cultural Leadership Prototypes Perspective. Higher Education. Doi: 10.1007/s10734-025-01434-y
Zhao, Y., Zhou, Y., & Perozzi, B. (2025). Navigating Campus Crisis: Empowering SAO in Decision-Making in Response to Global Uncertainties. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/19496591.2025.2484809
Zhou, Y & Zhao, Y. (2025) Book review: The New Global Universities: Reinventing Education in the 21st Century by Noah Pickus and Bryan Penprase. The Review of Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2025.a954244
Selected Conference Presentations
Zhao, Y. & Clausen, C. (May, 2024). Spreading Your Wings: Embracing Global Dynamics and Opportunities in Student Affairs Practice. Presented at the 2024 MENASA Conference in Qatar.
Zhao, Y (April, 2023). COVID-19, Collaboration, Change: strategies for fostering student leaders’ decision-making capacity in collaboration during the crisis and beyond. Selected to present at the 2023 NASPA Conference in Boston, MA, USA.
Zhao, Y. & Clausen, C. (June, 2022). Culture, communication, & Challenges: Launching an LLP with 3 Partners. Selected to present at the 2022 ACUHO-I Conference virtual.
Clausen, C., & Zhao, Y. (June, 2022). Taking a Fresh Look: Do Our Job Descriptions Match Our Campus Needs? Selected to present at the 2022 ACUHO-I Conference virtual.
Cao, Y., & Zhao, Y. (June, 2021). Redefining the Resident Assistant Role in Unprecedented Times. Selected to present at the 2021 ACUHO-I Conference virtual.
Zhao, Y. & Clausen, C. (May, 2021). COVID-19 and Beyond: Strategies for Collaborative Communication in Crisis Circumstances. Selected to present at the 2021 IASAS Conference in Toronto, Canada
Clausen, C. & Zhao, Y. (March, 2020). 3 Stakeholders, 2 systems, 1 university: Navigating the journey of student affairs practice abroad. Selected to present at the 2020 NASPA Conference in Austin, TX, USA.
Professional Membership
Member, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)