Hou Jingjing (Chinese: 侯晶晶, born 1975) was the first Chinese woman in a wheelchair to earn a doctorate.[1] She is currently employed at Nanjing Normal University.
Life and career
editJingjing was born in 1975 in the Dangtu County of the Anhui Province.[2] She was reportedly gifted from a young age. At 11 years old, she was diagnosed as paralyzed from the waist down and had to drop out of school. After dropping out, Jingjing was home-schooled.[1] She required frequent treatment, which often resulted in her missing classes and having to catch up on her own.
Jingjing received her BA from Anhui University in 1997. She was accepted by Nanjing Normal University in 1998 for her postgraduate studies, receiving the highest marks among everyone who took the application test. She received her MA in English Linguistics in 2001.[3] In 2004, she completed her PhD program at NNU and was hired there as a professor in the university's school of education science.[2][1][4]
Hou Jingjing is a member of the Chinese Communist Party, and was a delegate to its 17th National Congress.[5] She has published multiple articles in scholarly journals and has written two books on education. Jingijing has received multiple honors and awards for her work.[3][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Zhonghua quan guo fu nü lian he hui (May 2007). Women of China. Foreign Language Press. pp. 35–37. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ a b "轮椅上的女博士侯晶晶_新闻中心_新浪网". News.sina.com.cn. 2005-11-16. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ^ a b "Jingjing Hou". Nanjing Normal University School of Education Science. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "侯晶晶：轮椅上"走"出精彩人生-搜狐新闻". News.sohu.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ a b "侯晶晶——屹立的精神照亮人生_摄影师_新闻_腾讯网". News.qq.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
Further reading
edit- "Hou Jingjing: A PhD in a Wheelchair". Retrieved 17 September 2011.