Meng Yu holds an MA in Linguistics and a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition. Her teaching and research focus on technical communication, intercultural communication, user experience (UX), writing with and through technologies, and the intersections of linguistics, communication, and rhetoric. She has published in Technical Communication, IEEE ProComm Proceedings and has co-edited three books.

Peer-reviewed Publications

Meng Yu. (2024) "Navigating Work-Life Communication Boundaries on Super Apps: An Investigation of Chinese Users' Experiences." 2024 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm), Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2024, pp. 153-159, doi:10.1109/ProComm61427.2024.00035

Meng Yu. (2023) "The Rise of Super Apps: Insights and Opportunities from a UX Perspective," 2023 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm), Ithaca, NY, USA, pp. 128-133. doi: 10.1109/ProComm57838.2023.00044

Baotong Gu, and Meng Yu. (2016). "East Meets West on Flat Design: Convergence and Divergence in Chinese and American User Interface Design." Technical Communication, 63(3), 231-247.

Books

Co-edited. (2018). Analysis of Classic Cases for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages. Beijing: People's Education Press.

Co-edited. (2017). Handbook for TCSOL Certificate Examinations. Beijing: Beijing Language Culture University/ Chicago: Phoenix Tree Publishing.

Co-edited. (2016). A Guide to the Interview Portion of the Certificate Examination for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages. Beijing: People's Education Press

Entries in Reference Works

"Language Transfer." (forthcoming) Constructing the Threshold: An Encyclopedia of Concepts at the Intersection of Cognition and Writing. WAC Clearinghouse.

Selected Conference Presentations

"Navigating Work-Life Communication Boundaries on Super Apps: An Investigation of Chinese Users' Experiences." ProComm, IEEE, Pittsburgh, PA, 2024.

"Integrating Intercultural Communication and Community Engagement through Participatory Design: A Case Study in a Technical Writing Course." ATTW, Virtual conference, 2024.

"Seizing Kairos through UI design: What Can We Learn from Danmu?" CCCC: Research Network Forum, Spokane, WA, 2024.

"Navigating AI Hallucinations in Writing Classrooms: Strategies for Responsible Engagement." SAMLA, Atlanta, GA, 2023.

"The Rise of Super Apps: Insights and Opportunities from a UX Perspective." ProComm, IEEE, Ithaca, NY, 2023

"Information Density Across Cultures: Is Chinese Interface Design Really Busy?" ATTW, Virtual conference, 2023

"Enhancing Chinese Learners' Reading Competence through Collaborative Reading with ESL Learners." Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Washington, 2023

"Assessing ELL Students' Writing in A Traditional Composition Classroom." Corridors: The Blue Ridge Writing and Rhetoric Conference, Blacksburg, VA, 2020

"Building Boundaries of Writing Assessment through Validation." The Conference on College Composition and Communication, Portland, 2017.

"Market-Driven Technical Communication Curriculum Design in China." Poster presentation, The Conference of Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, Portland, 2017.

"The Past, Present and Future of Automated Essay Scoring." Co-presenter, The 12th Symposium on Psychological and Educational Testing in Chinese Communities, Guiyang, China, 2016.

"The Entertaining Public Debate on the Internet: New Features in the Age of Amusement." The Conference of South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Jacksonville, 2016

"What Accounts for Competent Chinese Language Teachers: Challenges and Indicators." National Chinese Language Conference, Chicago, 2016.