Yanan Yu
Assistant Professor
Design & Merchandising
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- Assistant ProfessorDesign & Merchandising
- 405-744-5035 (Work)
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 ProfessorOklahoma State University, Design & Merchandising, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United StatesSep 2024 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- LecturerBeijing International Studies University, Beijing, ChinaSep 2021 - Jul 2024
- Assistant ProfessorOklahoma State University, Department of Design and Merchandising, Stillwater, United StatesAug 2024 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Fashion CoordinatorVOGUE CHINA affiliated to Condé Nast Inc., Beijing, China2013 - 2015
- Editorial AssistantVOGUE CHINA affiliated to Condé Nast Inc., Beijing, China2012 - 2013
DEGREES
- Doctor of Philosophy in Textile Technology ManagementNorth Carolina State University, Raleigh, United States
- Master of Science in Fashion and Apparel StudiesUniversity 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