FACULTY

Yanran Yang

Assistant Professor of Sustainability Studies

Position:

Assistant Professor of Sustainability Studies

yanran.yang@dukekunshan.edu.cn

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Educational Background

  • Carnegie Mellon University, Ph.D. (2021)
  • Tsinghua University, M.S.
  • Tsinghua University, B.A.

Professional Experience​

  • Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Engineering and Public Policy
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022)

Courses Taught​

Bass Connections project with Duke

  • ENERGY 395/795T Policy and Economics of China’s Nuclear Residential Heating

Undergraduate common core course

  • GLOCHALL 201 Global Challenges in Science, Technology, and Health

Undergraduate courses

  • DKU 102 Let’s talk about Climate Change
  • ENVIR206 Energy and the Environment
  • ENVIR204 International Environmental Issues and Policies
  • BEHAVSCI 201 Individuals and their decisions
  • GLHLTH202 Media and Health Communication

Research Areas​​

Research interests: risk perception, risk communication, decision making under uncertainty

Collaborative research:

  • Waste heat for clean and just heating transition in China
  • Clinical decision making under uncertainty

Additional Information​​