Shuai Wang, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China. He currently serves as the Executive Editor for Distance Education [SSCI]. The overriding goal of Dr. Wang’s research is to develop and evaluate innovative digital teaching and learning approaches, ultimately facilitating educational policy formulation and implementation.

Throughout his career, Dr. Wang has served as a Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, and senior personnel for many projects funded by national and provincial grant programs, foundations, and commercial partners. His work has led to publications in top-tier research journals, presentations at prestigious international conferences, book chapters, and these have resulted in global media coverage, including U.S. National Science Foundation homepage.

He currently serves as the Executive Editor for Distance Education [SSCI, Q1], an associate editor for EJED [SSCI, Q1], and an editorial board member for 5 SSCI journals, including Studies in Science Education, and as a reviewer for more than 30 leading journals. He also served on the U.S. National Science Foundation panel for proposal reviews. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Service:

- Distance Education [SSCI, Q1] Executive Editor

- European Journal of Education [SSCI, Q1] Associate Editor

- Studies in Science Education [SSCI, Q1] Editorial Board Member

- Educational Technology Research and Development [SSCI, Q1] Editorial Board Member

- Educational Psychology [SSCI, Q1] Editorial Board Member

- Research Papers in Education [SSCI, Q1] Editorial Board Member

- Humanities and Social Sciences Communications [SSCI, Q1] Editorial Board Member

- Reviewer for over 30 research journals

- Reviewer for U.S. National Science Foundation proposals

2026 CSSCI/SSCI Publications（*Corresponding Author）:

[6] Feng, S., Gao, X., Liu, Q., Zhang, Z., Li, M., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y., & Wang, S.* (2026). Examining teachers’ deep and shallow AloT integration: SEM and regression tree analyses. Educational Technology Research & Development. [SSCI, Q1]

[5] Feng, S., Lu, C., Shen, S., Ning, N., Wang, M., & Wang, S.* (2026). Identifying students’ cognitive-affective profiles and associations with gender and behaviors in virtual scientific inquiry. Educational Technology Research & Development. [SSCI, Q1]

[4] Gao, X., Tong, Y., Zhang, T., Lin, R., & Wang, S.* (2026). From access to presence: The effects and mechanisms of transition support for students admitted through special admission plans at an elite university. 从“入场”到“在场”：高水平大学专项计划生过渡支持的作用效果与机制研究. China Higher Education Research 《中国高教研究》. [CSSCI, in Chinese]

[3] Li, R., Gao, X., An, M., Yang, M., Zhao, Q., & Wang, S.* (2026). Development and validation of an instrument for assessing aesthetic education. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. [SSCI, Q1]

[2] Wang, S., Gao, X., Wu, J., Qin, C., & Gui, L.* (2026). The evolution, driving mechanisms, and implications of a model for training outstanding engineers: A case study from a complex adaptive systems perspective. 卓越工程师培养模式的演化历史、驱动机制和启示——基于复杂适应系统理论的案例研究. Research in Higher Education of Engineering 《高等工程教育研究》. [CSSCI, in Chinese]

[1] Wang, S.*, Prestridge, S., Forbes, D., Wang, Y. (2026). Beyond access alone: Distance education in an AI and open knowledge era. Distance Education. [SSCI, Q1]