Hanhan Xue is an Associate Professor of Sport Management at Florida State University. Her research and teaching focuses on the field of management of international business for professional sport organizations, particularly in the Chinese market, as well as e-sports. She is a fellow in the FSU Center for Sport, Health, and Equitable Development, where she conducts community needs assessments for urban redevelopment projects in Tallahassee, FL.

Her research has been featured in major international journals, such as European Sport Management Quarterly and Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science, and for the latter has recently served as a special issue editor on “Sport in China.” Her work has been cited in WIRED Magazine and has been translated into both English and Chinese.

She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Alberta.