Dr. Yue Qian has a strong commitment to conveying academic research to a wider audience. The goal of her public engagement with research is to increase global awareness regarding issues of family, gender, and social justice among diverse audiences. As a gender scholar and feminist, Dr. Qian is particularly passionate about translating gender research into the empowerment of women and advocacy for gender equality around the world. ​

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and rising anti-Asian hate crimes, Dr. Yue Qian has been actively engaging in knowledge translation and advocacy activities to raise the awareness of the unequal social impacts of the pandemic.  

Dr. Yue Qian is a primary founder and editor of, and contributor to a public account “Ms-Muses (缪斯夫人)” on WeChat (China’s largest social media platform). She edits and writes research-based commentaries on gender and family issues. ​

As a recognition of her outstanding public engagement work, Dr. Qian received the 2023 Public Engagement Award from the UBC-V Public Humanities Hub.

Public Lectures

Op-Eds

UBC News

Television and Radio Interviews

  • January 22, 2025 How sexuality conflicts are quietly breaking relationships apart, Mornings With Mani (Sher-E-Punjab AM 600 Radio)
  • October 1, 2024 British Columbia's declining birth rate, CKNW 980 in Vancouver
  • February 14, 2024 Online dating in Canada, CBC News Radio Syndication (HALIFAX - Mainstreet, TORONTO - Here and Now, WHITEHORSE - Airplay, ST. JOHN'S - On the Go, WINNIPEG - Up to Speed, MONTREAL - Let's Go, SUDBURY / THUNDER BAY - Up North, CALGARY - Homestretch, QUEBEC CITY - Breakaway, SASKATCHEWAN - Afternoon Edition, LONDON/WINDSOR - Afternoon Drive, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Yellowknife,  VANCOUVER - On the Coast, EDMONTON - Radio Active)
  • February 14, 2024 Online dating in Canada, Omni Television
  • February 13, 2024 Online dating in Canada,  CBC Vancouver (The Early Edition - Vancouver / Lower Mainland, On the Island - Victoria / Vancouver Island, Daybreak Kamloops - Kamloops and area, Daybreak South - Kelowna / Southern Interior, Daybreak North - Prince George / Northern Interior)
  • August 2, 2021 "Social needs of older adults can't be met by technology alone, says new COVID-19 research," CTV News 
  • February 13, 2021 "How gender and grades in high school affect leadership prospects," City News Winnipeg
  • February 8, 2021 How gender and grades in high school affected leadership prospects, CBC Syndicated Audio (VANCOUVER - On the Coast, QUEBEC CITY - Breakaway, OTTAWA - All in a Day, SUDBURY - Up North, SASKATCHEWAN - Afternoon Edition, LONDON/WINDSOR - Afternoon Drive, EDMONTON - Radio Active)
  • ​February 4, 2021 "Challenges women face when it comes to advancing in the workplace," Global News
  • March 6, 2020 Mental health impact of quarantine, CBC News (Associate Producer: Max Collins)
  • March 6, 2020 Mental health impact of quarantine, City News
  • March 14, 2018 "A two child China," Janice and Cory on Roundhouse Radio 98.3
  • August 2, 2017 "What's behind the trend of one-person households?" CBC News
  • March 27, 2017 How birthplace and education influenced marriage choices in China, Kirk LaPointe on Roundhouse Radio 98.3
  • November 1, 2016 Why highly-educated women still married up in income, Kash Heed Show on Pluse FM
  • October 31, 2016 Why highly-educated women still married up in income, Kirk LaPointe on Roundhouse Radio 98.3
  • ​October 28, 2016 Why highly-educated women still married up in income, Global News Hour at 6
  • ​October 28, 2016 Why highly-educated women still married up in income, Breakfast Television Vancouver

Print Interviews

Select Articles Written in Chinese

To disseminate her research, Dr. Qian has written brief reports for many of her research papers

Personal Experience Interviews

  • Dr. Yue Qian was interviewed by the Institute for Population Research at the Ohio State University.
  •  Dr. Yue Qian was interviewed by ELLe China, as an example of inspirational women in their early 30s, in their March 2018 Issue.
  • ​​Dr. Yue Qian was interviewed by People (人物), a Chinese monthly magazine of celebrity and human-interest stories, to talk about gender inequality in China. This interview has received about 250,000 views online since December 18, 2017. It was also reprinted by Sina News and the blog “MS-Muses” on May 23, 2018.
  • Dr. Yue Qian was interviewed by the Department of Sociology at the Ohio State University to discuss her COVID-19-related research.

Knowledge Translation in the Research Project Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

​Dr. Qian’s research has influenced policy conversations at the United Nations, World Bank, and World Health Organization, among others