Dr. Li is an assistant professor of agricultural communications at Texas Tech University. Prior to joining the Tech faculty in August 2016, Dr. Li served as a Joan Bossert Postdoctoral Fellow at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Li's research and teaching focus on the strategic communication of contested issues at the intersection of science, agriculture, and public policy. Her research has appeared in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Journal of Risk Research, Journal of Responsible Innovation, among other multidisciplinary outlets, such as Climatic Change and Progress in Nuclear Energy. Her research has also received press coverage from such publications as the Guardian and Vox.

In 2016-2017, Dr. Li teaches ACOM 2302 Scientific Communication in Agriculture and Natural Resources, ACOM 4305 Agricultural Communications Campaigns, and ACOM 5304 Risk and Crisis Communication in Agriculture and Natural Resources. She also develops and teaches ACOM 5305 Public Opinion in Agriculture and Natural Resources. In addition, Dr. Li co-advises the Texas Tech chapter of the National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow.

Dr. Li earned her B.A. in journalism from Fudan University in Shanghai, China, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in science/mass communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Earlier she worked for China Business News in Shanghai and Associated Press Television in Beijing.

Contact Dr. Li at 806-834-1634 or nan.li@ttu.edu.