副教授、硕士研究生导师
研究方向：国际传播，主持传播，文化传播，媒介素养
1990年毕业于四川大学，获化学工程学士学位；1996年作为优秀毕业生毕业于中国传媒大学播音主持艺术学院，后在甘肃电视台工作，担任台内标志性栏目《今日聚焦》的节目主持人，编导，记者,栏目的创始人之一。期间,连续获得两届国家级中国节目主持人最高奖“金话筒”奖（1997年第三届，1999年第四届）, 并荣获中国播音主持“金话筒”爱心传播者荣誉。
2002年—2004年，在英国伦敦留学深造。2003年5月应聘出任全英发行的华文报纸《英中时报》总编，该报的创始人之一，该报宗旨：“与祖国共飞翔”。2009年7月，引进兰州大学新闻与传播学院。期间, 创建兰州大学新闻与传播学院首个英文网站 ( 2009) , 创办中英双语课程<国际新闻报道> (2009),创办中英双语课程<播音主持> (2009) ,创办中英双语课程<中国文化国际传播> (2016) 。在老院长张明华教授的指导下, 负责策划实施了首届”海峡两岸学子丝绸之路新闻夏令营”活动。2013年10月21日, 受中国欧美同学会总会邀请参加了在人民大会堂举办的欧美同学会100周年庆典。
科研立项: 国家社会科学基金重大项目子项目 1项 ，教育部项目1项，甘肃省项目1项，中央高校基金项目2项 , 兰州大学校级项目1项, 作为主要成员参与省部级研究项目2项。在《现代传播》《兰州大学学报》等 CSSCI权威核心期刊发表论文数篇。现任中国欧美同学会会员，中国欧美同学会商会会员,中国新闻史学会台湾与东南亚华文新闻传播史研究委员会常务理事。


In the past twentyyears, associateProfessor Nan Zhao have been closely associated with mass media( both the enterprise field and the research field). Majoring in newshostin her university study( She graduated from Communication University of China (CUC)—the top academic institution of information and communication in China) . In 1999, after she best effort and good personal judgement, she proposed and made carefully the program of “Protecting Mother River—Yellow River”—promoting people’s attention to the environmental protection. Due to her brilliant and gifted performance, she was rewarded 'The National Golden microphone Award”—the highest reward for ahostin China. Her name and photograph has been included in a specialist book 'Presenters 20 Years”. Associate Professor Nan Zhao is the full member of the Western Returned Scholars Association Chinese Overseas.
2004, Professor Nan Zhao finished her postgraduate degree inLondon. In London, also she was working for the student union based in the University of London responsible for Foreign Affairs of Chinese Students and Scholars Association. At the same time, as one of the originators, she worked part-time as the chief editor of the Chinese newspaper 'UK-Chinese Times” published by UK Chinese Business Consultants Ltd. All this makes her well know that a good understanding of different cultures is very important in the world.From July 2009, Nan Zhao has been working as associate professor, supervisor at School of Journalism and Communication ofLanZhou University.