Featured Work

Dr. Yujia Ding has been invited to share her story on a variety of platforms. See below for more on where you can learn about her journey and her passion.

Featured Work

Blog: Breaking Down Barriers, Sharing My Voice

Subscirbe to Dr. Ding's blog to get a peek inside her mind. She shares her thoughts and musings on topics ranging from being an educator to volunteering with non-profits to collaborate in pushing for change and more.

Alumni Spotlight

Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Spotlight.

Weinberg in the World

Snippets of conversations with Northwestern students shared through the Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program featured on the Weinberg in the World podcast.

Leading Equity Podcast Guest

Guest on the Leading Equity Podcast with Dr. Sheldon Eakins to discuss accessibility in STEM and steps educators can take to make STEM accessible.

SLAS New Matter Podcast

Guest on the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists podcast to discuss accessibility in the lab and success stories from Dr. Ding.

My Journey Navigating STEM

First blog post in a three-part series written for the Smithsonian Science Education Center's STEMvisions Blog.

Encouraging Inclusive Teaching in the Classroom

Second blog post in a three-part series written for the Smithsonian Science Education Center's STEMvisions Blog.

Recommendations to Creating an Inclusive Classroom

Final blog post in a three-part series written for the Smithsonian Science Education Center's STEMvisions Blog.

Presentations

October 2022

Invited to present at the Reynoldsburg Virtual Equity Symposium on "Breaking Down Barriers in STEM."

February 2023

Invited to be a panelist on the "Accessibility in the Lab" panel during the SLAS 2023 conference.

May 2023

Invited to be the Rise and Shine speaker at the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM (TIES) 2023 Jacksonville convening.

Recording available on YouTube.

Published Work

1 / Making STEM Accessible: Breaking Down Barriers for Differently Abled Scientists: An Educational Workshop on Understanding Disability and Opening Doors for All Abilities in STEM

Dr. Ding's doctoral dissertation published on ProQuest.

2 / Structural insights into the assembly of the histone deacetylase-associated Sin3L/Rpd3L corepressor complex

Published scientific paper in PNAS where Dr. Ding was a co-author, featuring her undergraduate senior thesis work.

3 / Structure-Function Analysis of Sds3, Suppressor of Defective Silencing 3, a Key Component of the Histone Deacetylase-Containing Mammalian Sin3L/Rpd3L Corepressor Complex

Senior thesis accepted and published in the Northwestern Undergraduate Research Journal, the only peer and faculty reviewed journal of undergraduate research on campus.

"Dr. Ding is the best. She helped me make sure everything was in order and walked me through the entire process. She made it painless. She was always there when I had questions and helped me get everything turned in on time even with quick turn around dates. My dissertation was submitted and accepted immediately without any need to make changes. I appreciate her help, patience, and support throughout this entire process."

PsyD candidate, CA