Sun Tingting, Ph.D. in Law from Wuhan University, is an Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor at the School of Marxism, Shenzhen University. Graduated from Wuhan University, she primarily researches value education and character education through imagery. In recent years, she has led or participated in six provincial and ministerial-level projects and published over 30 papers in journals such as Educational Research, Teaching and Research, Ideological and Theoretical Education Guide, Ideological Education Research, and Red Flag Manuscript. She has co-authored or edited three textbooks and research monographs. Sun has received awards including the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award in Ideological and Political Education from the Ministry of Education, First Prize in the Guangdong Provincial Youth Teachers’ Ideological and Political Course Teaching Competition, the Tencent Outstanding Teacher Award, and the title of Outstanding Party Affairs Worker in the Shenzhen Education System.

Research Focus: Principles and methods of ideological and political education, value education, and character education through imagery.

I. Research Projects Led

1. Special Project on Ideological and Political Education of the Ministry of Education's Humanities and Social Sciences: "Visual Identity Education of Socialist Core Values" (Project No.: 14JDSZ2053)

2. General Project of the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Planning: "Collaborative Education in University Ideological and Political Work" (Project No.: myzx201721)

3. Guangdong Education Science Planning Commissioned Project: "Integrated Practice Pathways for Coordinating Education, Science, and Talent"

4. Guangdong Education Science Planning Project: "Integrating the Spirit of Reform and Opening Up into University Ideological and Political Courses" (Project No.: 2023GXJK458)

5. Guangdong Party Building Research Association Project: "Cultural Integration in Fostering Chinese National Community Awareness in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Region" (Project No.: 2022DJYJ001)

6. Shenzhen Education Science Planning Project: "Imagery-Based Teaching in Ideological and Political Theory Courses in the Age of Imagery" (Project No.: ybzz17018)

II. Published Monographs

1. Theory of Character Education through Imagery, published May 2023 by China Social Sciences Press.

2. Cultivating Virtue (Innovative Research in Simulation Experiments in Moral Education Courses), published by Nankai University Press, 2018 (Associate Editor).

III. Key Academic Papers

1. "Character Education through Imagery: A New Form of Moral Education," Educational Research, 2017, Issue 6.

2. "Identity Education of Core Values in the Age of Imagery," Teaching and Research, 2016, Issue 1.

3. "The Internal Logic and Practical Value of Engels' Thoughts on Spiritual Motivation," Marxist Philosophy Research, 2023, Issue 2.

4. "Setting an Example of Harmonious Coexistence between Humans and Nature in China," Red Flag Manuscript, 2019, Issue 24.

5. "The Unity of Form and Spirit in Character Education through Imagery," Ideological and Theoretical Education Guide, 2017, Issue 8.

6. "The Intrinsic Basis of Character Education through Imagery," Journal of Hubei University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), 2017, Issue 2.

7. "Institutionalizing the Cultivation and Practice of Socialist Core Values," Ideological and Theoretical Education Guide, 2016, Issue 4.

8. "Humanizing Influence of Visual Culture," Ideological Education Research, 2018, Issue 2.

9. "The Resonance Rule in Character Education through Imagery," Marxist Philosophy Research, 2016, Issue 2.

10. "The Essence and Realization of Popularizing Marxism," Jianghan Forum, 2013, Issue 9.

11. "Character Education through Imagery: A New Topic in Ideological and Political Education Research," Ideological Education Research, 2015, Issue 10.

12. "The Potential Development Function of Character Education through Imagery," Ideological Education Research, 2014, Issue 8.

13. "The Rule of Consistency in Ideological and Political Education," Research on Ideological and Political Education, 2018, Issue 3.

14. "Emotional and Rational Integration in Character Education through Imagery," Ideological and Theoretical Education, 2017, Issue 4.

15. "Visualizing Socialist Core Values," Research on Socialist Core Values, 2017, Issue 2.

16. "The Political Leadership of Unity and Struggle in the New Era," School Party Building and Ideological Education, 2023, Issue 5.

17. "Innovative Forms and Paths of Micro-Cultural Education," Research on Cultural Soft Power, 2019, Issue 5.

18. "Cultural Pathways to Forge National Consciousness among Youth in the Greater Bay Area," Yangcheng Evening News, 2022-06-24.

19. "Chinese-Style Modernization and the Model of Urban Civilization in Shenzhen," China Social Sciences Today, 2022-10-18.

20. "Comprehensive Application of Online Teaching Methods in Ideological and Political Theory Courses," School Party Building and Ideological Education, 2013, Issue 10.

21. "The Contemporary Value of Responsibility Education for University Students," Ideological Education Research, 2010, Issue 10.

22. "Exploring the Essence of Responsibility Education for Contemporary University Students," Journal of Guangxi Education Institute, 2012, Issue 2.

23. "Properly Addressing Key Relationships in Responsibility Education for University Students," School Party Building and Ideological Education, 2012, Issue 15.

24. "Cultivating Innovative Talent in a Multicultural Context," School Party Building and Ideological Education, 2010, Issue 29.

IV. Key Awards

1. Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award in Ideological and Political Education, Ministry of Education

2. First Prize in the Guangdong Provincial Youth Teachers’ Ideological and Political Course Teaching Competition

V. Courses Taught

1. Ideology, Morality, and Law (Undergraduate Course)

2. Immigrant Culture and Moral Education in the Greater Bay Area (Graduate Course)