My Intellectual Journey since 1997

Work Experience

• July 2023 -
  • Professor, Department of Communication, Michigan State University, United States of America
• August 2016 - June 2023
  • Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Communication, Michigan State University, United States of America
• September 2013 - June 2016
  • Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• September 2009 - June 2013
  • Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau
• September 2008 - August 2009
  • Research Fellow, Web Mining Lab, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Education Background

• 2005-2008, Ph.D. in Communication, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• 2002-2005, M.A. in Communication, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
• 1997-2001, B.A. in Management, Institute of International Relations, Beijing, China

Professional Services

• 2025 -
  • Editor-in-Chief, Human Communication Research
• 2022 - 2024
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Communication
• 2024
  • Guest Editor, Journal of Communication
• 2019
  • Guest Editor, Asian Journal of Communication
• 2018
  • Guest Editor, Communication Methods and Measures
• 2019 -
  • Editorial Board Member, Computational Communication Research
• 2019 -
  • Editorial Board Member, Communication Methods and Measures
• 2018 -
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
• 2018 -
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
• 2014 - 2018
  • Book Review Editor, Asian Journal of Communication
• 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Chair, Ad hoc Best Paper Committee, Computational Methods Division, International Communication Association
• 2016 - 2017
  • Co-founder and Inaugural Chair, Computational Methods Interest Group, International Communication Association

PhD Advisees as Dissertation Committee Chair

• Dr. Sanguk Lee (2017-2022; Current Position: Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University)
• Dr. Ruth Heo (2021-2024; Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute on Drug Abuse)

Affiliated Positions

• September 2017 -
  • Associate Member, Center for Communication Research, City University of Hong Kong
• September 2016 -
  • Member, Health & Risk Communication Center, Michigan State University
• September 2009 -
  • Member, Web Mining Lab, City University of Hong Kong
• April 2017 - December 2020
  • Quello Research Fellow, Quello Center, Michigan State University
• June 2014
  • Visiting Researcher, Microsoft Research