Dr Hao Zheng is a Research Fellow at the Influencer Ethnography Research Lab at Curtin University. Hao obtained her PhD from Deakin University after graduation from the University of Melbourne with first-class honours.

Hao is a Chinese queer female researcher with expertise in sociology, cultural studies, and media studies. Her work focuses on gender and sexuality, transnational mobility, and digital cultures. Hao’s doctoral research explored the experiences of Chinese queer female students in Australia, examining how they craft their queer and adult identities in a transnational context.

Hao’s research has been published in the Journal of Homosexuality and the International Journal of Cultural Studies. Hao is an ad-hoc reviewer for Mobilities and LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal. She recently served as Guest Editor for a forthcoming special issue of Inter-Asia Cultural Studies.