Chengyue Peng is a MPhil/PhD candidate in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at King’s College London. Her research interests include infertility, in vitro fertilisation (IVF), reproductive health and autonomy, cultural life scripts, and gender in global health. She works primarily with qualitative and feminist research methods.

Prior to joining King’s, she gained an MSc in Social and Cultural Anthropology at UCL and a BA in Chinese Language and Literature in China. She has worked as a Research Assistant at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, focusing on social studies of ageing and ageism. She also has research experience in COVID-19-related public health security and disaster culture.

Chengyue Peng’s doctoral work is supported by a highly competitive four-year scholarship. She is co-supervised by Dr Rishita Nandagiri and Dr Sarah Milton.

Research

Thesis Title: "Reproductive Autonomy among Chinese Singleton Daughters: Infertility, in vitro fertilisation (IVF), and Cultural Life Scripts"

Drawing on qualitative methods, her doctoral project explores how cultural norms and gendered expectations shape the meaning-making and reproductive practices of Chinese singleton daughters in relation to reproductive technologies, amid shifting biopolitical contexts in China.

Principal Supervisor: Dr Rishita Nandagiri

Secondary Supervisor: Dr Sarah Milton