Wanying Liang, PhD

Wanying has experience in educational research, program evaluation, data analysis, and project coordination through her work with various research centers and institutes at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s (UWM). Her research interests include international higher education policy, faculty professional development, institutional change, and educational equity. Her work incorporates both qualitative and quantitative research approaches to inform educational practice, program improvement, and institutional decision-making.

Before coming to the United States in 2019 to pursue graduate studies, Wanying earned her bachelor’s degree in music and worked as a music theory and piano instructor in China. She went on to earn two master’s degrees in Music Pedagogy and Education from Carthage College before beginning her doctoral studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) in 2022. She completed her Ph.D. in Urban Education at UWM in August 2026.