Hou Jingjing

Hou Jingjing (, born 1975) was the first Chinese woman in a wheelchair to earn a doctorate. She is currently employed at Nanjing Normal University.

Life and career Jingjing was born in 1975 in the Dangtu County of the Anhui Province. She was reportedly gifted from a young age. At 11 years old, she was diagnosed as paralyzed from the waist down and had to drop out of school. After dropping out, Jingjing was home-schooled. In 2004, she completed her PhD program at NNU and was hired there as a professor in the university's school of education science.

Hou Jingjing is a member of the Chinese Communist Party, and was a delegate to its 17th National Congress. She has published multiple articles in scholarly journals and has written two books on education. Jingijing has received multiple honors and awards for her work.