Ruoyang is a doctoral student in the Anthropology Department with focuses on sociocultural and medical anthropology. His current research interests extend along two lines: he is interested in the (re)making of historical memories in post-conflict reconstructions; he is also passionate about the various body ontologies within and across medical traditions and practices.

Before coming to Syracuse University, Ruoyang received a master's degree in social science from the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in 2024 and a bachelor's degree in sociology from Fudan University (Shanghai, China) in 2022.