Hao Zheng (she/her) is a PhD graduate based on the unceded land of the Kulin Nations (Melbourne, Australia). Her PhD research examines Chinese queer female students’ queer and adult identity-making in Australia. Hao’s research interests are in the areas of gender and sexuality, transnational mobility, digital cultures and queer female studies. She has been working as a guest lecturer, teaching staff and research assistant in the fields of sociology, gender studies, cultural studies, Internet studies and migration/mobility studies.

Prior to winning the Graduate Scholarship at Deakin University, Hao completed her B.A. (Honours) and was awarded First Class Honours at the University of Melbourne. Her honours thesis examines Chinese lesbians’ double marginalisation in the digital era. 

Recent Publications

Photo by Cherine Fahd and Pamela Pirovic for HISS Photoday, Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC), The University of Sydney.