Jackie Jia Lou is an experienced academic currently serving as a Senior Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London since August 2017, having previously held roles as a Lecturer at both Birkbeck and Queen Mary University of London in early 2017. Prior to this, Jackie Jia Lou was an Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong from July 2009 to August 2016. Education includes a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Georgetown University (2003-2009), a BA (Hons) in English and Communication from City University of Hong Kong (2000-2003), and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Fudan University (1999-2000).