Xiaolin Li

Dr. Xiaolin Li serves as an Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Digital Anthropology within the Department of Anthropology at University College London (UCL), United Kingdom. Her academic profile centers on the cultural intersections of digital technology, bodily experiences, and gender identity in contemporary societies.

Her research spans Digital Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, and Gender Studies, with specialized focus on how digital health tools reshape bodily practices. Dr. Li employs ethnographic methodologies to investigate menstrual tracking technologies in urban Chinese contexts, examining their impact on sexuality, bodily autonomy, and cultural norms. Her work bridges anthropological theory with critical technology studies, emphasizing non-Western perspectives in digital health discourse.

Her doctoral thesis represents her primary scholarly contribution, analyzing 458 pages of ethnographic data on period-tracking applications in urban China. This research identifies emerging trends in digital self-monitoring practices and their sociocultural implications for women's health narratives in East Asian metropolitan settings.