Research Projects

Information quality, user-generated content, and scholarly use of social media

Jun 2019 – Jun 2021, Co-Investigator

Funding Amount: Approx. AUD 40,000
Funding Body: The National Social Science Fund of China
Principal Investigator: Dr Lei Li
Grant ID: 19CTQ032

Tourism information search, a contextual user study

Oct 2019 – Oct 2020, Co-Investigator

Funding Amount: Approx. AUD 20,000 (Phase 1)
Funding Body: Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Funding Scheme: the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Principal Investigator: Dr Lei Li
Grant ID: 2019NTSS38

Collaborative information seeking and its application in tourism

Jun 2017 – Dec 2021, PhD student participant

Funding Amount: AUD 360,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Principal Investigator: Dr Jia Tina Du
Grant ID: DE170100572

Exploration of marital obstacles of female migrant workers in Pearl River Delta, from the perspective of social exclusion theory

2013-2014, Co-Principal Investigator
Founding: Research training program at Sun Yat-sen University (CNY 5,000);

Pull effect evaluation of exhibition economy, case study of Western China International Fair

2014, Research Assistant
Commissioned by Sichuan Bureau of Expo Affairs;

Influence of mega events on city image, case study of Chengdu Fortune 500 Forum

2013, Research Assistant
Commissioned by Sichuan Bureau of Expo Affairs;

Exploration of potential innovative collaboration between hotel and touristic sites

2011, Co-Principal Investigator
Funding: Provincial Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship;
Design of a business model and establishment of the venture ‘Neon Postcard’;