AWARD

Teaching Awards
  • Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching (2018, April), School of Media and Communication, Bowling Green State University.
  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award (2017, May), ​Chinese Communication Association​, Received at CCA reception in ICA 2017, San Diego
Research Awards
  • Top Paper Award. 2020 National Communication Association (NCA) 106th Annual Conference, 2020 November, Indianapolis, IN., U.S. (Conference was held virtually due to CONVID-19).
    • How schemata on Chinese immigrants and Mainland Chinese and media consumption affect Americans’ view of the U.S.-China trade war. Top Four Papers in Chinese Communication Studies.
  • Second Place, Open Category Research Competition. Broadcast Education Association (BEA), 2020 April, Las Vegas, Nevada. (Conference was held virtually due to CONVID-19 virus)
    • Research Paper Awarded: Beyond narcissism: Taking and posting group selfies as self-affirmation and entertainment. 
  • Best PhD Paper Award, Chinese Globalization Association. Received at 13th China Goes Global 2019 Annual Conference, 2019 October, Winter Park, Florida.
    • Research Paper Awarded: Prioritizing public with the most political public relations effects: An investigation of US-China trade war and social media discussions. 
  • Second Place, 3MT Thesis Presentation Competition, Korean American Communication Association. Received at AEJMC, 2018 August, Washington, DC.
    • Research Paper Awarded: Do K-Pop Consumption and Direct Contact with Koreans Affect American Audiences’ Perception on South Korea and Its Products? 
  • Graduate Research Accomplishments, School of Media and Communication, Bowling Green State University. Received in 2017 and 2018 April, Bowling Green, Ohio.

GUEST LECTURES

  • “Introduction to Statistical Tests in Quantitative Communication Research”, July 2017. China Youth University of Political Studies, Beijing, China.
  • “Tasks, Challenges, and Opportunities in PR Agencies”, February 2018. MDIA 3610 Strategic Communication, Bowling Green State University
  • “Statistical Tests for Quantitative Research in Media and Communications: ANOVA, Regression, and SEM”, July 2nd – July 6th, 2018, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • “Intercultural Differences in China Compared to the U.S.” November 6, 2018. Intercultural Communication, Bowling Green State University

SERVICE

  • Reviewer for International Communication Association (ICA) - (2017)​

AFFILIATIONS

  • Member, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Member, The Broadcast Education Association
  • Member, International Communication Association
  • Member, Chinese Communication Association

SKILLS

  • Computer Software:
    • Data Analysis: SPSS, SPSS Amos, LISREL
    • Research Technology: Qualtrics, Photoshop, Word, Excel
    • Web Design: Weebly, WordPress
  • Language skills: English; Mandarin Chinese
  • Video Production
  • Digital Public Relations Campaign Development and Management