Yanan Yu

Assistant Professor

Design & Merchandising

BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

Dr. Yanan (Freya) Yu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Design and Merchandising at Oklahoma State University. She specializes in fashion marketing, fashion innovation diffusion and management, consumer behavior, and luxury branding. Her research integrates theoretical and methodological approaches from statistics, psychology, information science and big data analytics, and related disciplines to promote cross-disciplinary research and knowledge sharing. Before joining OSU, Dr. Yu taught luxury marketing, strategic management, and digital marketing in the Business School of Beijing International Studies University.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Design & Merchandising, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United StatesSep 2024 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer
    Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, ChinaSep 2021 - Jul 2024
  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Department of Design and Merchandising, Stillwater, United StatesAug 2024 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Fashion Coordinator
    VOGUE CHINA affiliated to Condé Nast Inc., Beijing, China2013 - 2015
  • Editorial Assistant
    VOGUE CHINA affiliated to Condé Nast Inc., Beijing, China2012 - 2013

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Textile Technology Management
    North Carolina State University, Raleigh, United States
  • Master of Science in Fashion and Apparel Studies
    University of Delaware, Newark, United States

FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT

  • Faculty/Staff

CAMPUS

  • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater

AVAILABILITY

  • Collaborative projects
  • Masters or PhD research supervision
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Industry projects

LANGUAGE

  • English
  • Chinese (Mandarin)

DEPARTMENT

  • Design & Merchandising

FIELDS OF RESEARCH