She received a Ph.D. in mass communications (minor: educational psychology) and a M.A. in journalism and mass communication from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2008 and 2005, respectively. She also received a B.A. in communication studies (first class honors) from NTU in 2002. In 2004, She was awarded a four-year overseas scholarship by NTU to pursue her graduate studies at UW-Madison. She was a senior tutor in the WKWSCI at NTU from 2003 to 2008 (on study leave from 2004-2008).