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Trang 1WEIRUI WANG, PH.D
Department of Communication Florida International University
3000 NE 151 ST., AC2-339A North Miami, FL 33181 Phone: 305-919-4428 | Email: weirwang@fiu.edu
EDUCATION
Ph D., The Pennsylvania State University, Mass Communication, 2006-2010
M A., Virginia Tech University, Communication Studies, 2004-2006
B A., Fudan University, Journalism, 2000-2004
FULL-TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, College of Communication,
Architecture, + The Arts, Florida International University, August 2016 to Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Florida International University, August 2010 to July 2016
HONORS, AWARDS, & FELLOWSHIPS
FIU Top Scholar, Florida International University, 2012
AEJMC Emerging Scholar, Association of Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication, 2012
Dissertation/Teaching Award, College of Communications, Penn State University,
2009-2010
Sidney and Helen Friedman Endowed Scholarship, Penn State University, 2009-2010
Graham Endowed Fellowship, Penn State University, 2006-2007
PUBLICATIONS IN DISCIPLINE
Journal Articles
Trang 214 Wang, W & Guo, L (2018) Framing genetically modified mosquitoes in the online
news and Twitter: Intermedia frame setting in the issue-attention cycle Public
Understanding of Science, 27(8), 937-951 doi:10.1177/0963662518799564
13 Wang, W., & Shen, F (accepted) The Effects of Health Narratives: Examining the
Moderating Role of Persuasive Intent Health Marketing Quarterly, scheduled for Volume 36 (2019), Number 2
12 Wang, W (2017) Stigma and counter-stigma frames, cues, and exemplification:
Comparing news coverage of depression in the English- and Spanish-Language media in the
U.S Health Communication, Online First doi:10.1080/10410236.2017.1399505
11 Wang, W., & Shen, F (2017) Reciprocal communication in online health support
groups: Effects of message format and social support on individual responses to health issues
Media Psychology, 20(2), 240-266 doi:10.1080/15213269.2016.1142381
10 Wang, W., & Liu, Y (2016) Discussing mental illness in Chinese social media: The
impact of influential sources on stigmatization and support among their followers Health Communication, 31(3), 355-363 doi:10.1080/10410236.2014.957376
9 Park, D., Wang, W & Pinto, J (2016) Beyond nuclear disaster and risk: Comparison of
post-Fukushima nuclear news in U.S and German press Communication, Culture and
Critique, 9(3), 417-437 doi:10.1111/cccr.12119
8 Wang, W., & Yu, N (2015) Coping with a new culture: Predicting online health
information seeking among Chinese immigrants in the United States Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 17(5), 1427-1435 doi:10.1007/s10903-014-0106-8
7 Wang, W., Segev, S., & Liu, Y (2015) Use of social networking sites for product
communication: A comparative study of Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites Computers in Human Behavior, 49, 86-93 doi:10.1016/j.chb.2015.02.051
6 Park, D., & Wang, W (2015) LOL in non-mediated communication contexts?
Investigating perceived appropriateness and frequency of using text speak in verbal
communication Journal of Social Media Studies, 1(2), 105-118
doi:10.15340/2147336612857
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information seeking and vaccination in the H1N1 flu epidemic Social Influence, 10(3),
137-148.doi:10.1080/15534510.2015.1011227
4 Wang, W., & Liu, Y (2015) Communication message cues and opinions about people
with depression: An investigation of discussion on Weibo Asian Journal of Communication, 25(1), 33-47 doi:10.1080/01292986.2014.989238
3 Segev, S., Fernandes, J., & Wang, W (2015) The effects of gain vs loss message
framing and point of reference on consumer responses to green advertising Journal of
Current Issues & Research in Advertising, 36(1), 35-51 doi:10.1080/10641734.2014.912600
2 Wang, W (2014) Writing about health problems online: An investigation of frame
selection and the cognitive effects of health disclosures International Journal of
Communication, 8, 2222-2242
1 Segev, S., Wang, W., & Fernandes, J (2014) The effects of ad-context congruency on
responses to advertising in blogs: Exploring the role of issue involvement International Journal of Advertising, 33(1), 17-36 doi:10.2501/IJA-33-1-017-036
Wang, W (2003) Value selection and objectivity of critical news reports (in Chinese), News
Reporters Monthly, 242, 12-13 [Non-peer reviewed]
Refereed Conference Proceedings
3 Segev, S., & Wang, W (2014) Discussing brands and products over social network sites
(SNSs): Does cultural orientation shapes users motivations Proceeding of the 2014
Conference of the American Academy of Advertising, p 54
2 Segev, S., Fernandes, J., & Wang, W (2013) Loss for me or loss for the environment?
The effect of message framing and point of reference on responses to green advertising Proceeding of the 2013 Conference of the American Academy of Advertising, p 92
1 Segev, S., Fernandes, J & Wang, W (2012) Advertising in blogs: Effects of ad-context
congruence, product involvement and issue involvement on responses to banner ads
Proceeding of the 2012 Conference of the American Academy of Advertising, p 174
PRESENTED PAPERS AND LECTURES
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32 Huang, Y., & Wang, W (2019) In the Face of Counter Persuasion: The Impact of
Narratives and Ending Valence on Health Issue Perceptions Paper presented at the annual meeting of International Communication Association, Washington DC, May 24-28, 2019
31 Wang, W., & Jacobson, S (2019) Effects of Fake Health News on Issue Position and
Sharing Intention: The Moderating Roles of Health Issue, Prior Knowledge and Political Ideology Paper presented at the annual meeting of International Communication Association, Washington DC, May 24-28, 2019
30 Liu, Y., & Wang, W (2018) Social Beautifying: How Personality Traits and Social
Comparison Affect Selfie-Editing Behavior Paper presented at the annual meeting of
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Washington DC, August 6-9, 2018
29 Wang, W & Guo, L (2018) Framing genetically modified mosquitoes in news and
Twitter: Intermedia frame setting in an issue-attention cycle Paper presented at the annual meeting of International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic, May 24-28,
2018
28 Wang, W (2017) Exemplar use and the stigmatization: Investigating national news
coverage of depression Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International
Communication Association, San Diego, CA, May 25-29, 2017
27 Wang, W., & Villar, M E (2016) Individualism, collectivism, and social dominance as
predictors of HIV stigma in U.S and China Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Fukuoka, Japan, June 9-13, 2016
26 Wang, W., & Shen, F (2015) Health narratives effectiveness: Examining the
moderating role of persuasive intention Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Francisco, CA, August 6-9, 2015
25 Kim, H-S., Wang, W., & Geiser, N (2015) The use of legal enforcement as a normative element to prevent texting while driving Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 21-25, 2015
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International Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 21-25, 2015
23 Wang, W & Liu, Y (2015) Influential Weibo users’ causal attributions of depression
and stigmatizing opinions of their followers Paper presented at the Media+Health
Symposium, Virginia Commonwealth University, February 13, 2015
22 Park, D., Pinto, J., & Wang, W (2014) Opinion toward nuclear energy use and
constructions of health and environmental risks in post-Fukushima news Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Montreal, Canada, August 6-9, 2014
21 Wang, W., & Liu, Y (2014) Impact of influential sources on their followers:
Investigating mental illness discussion in Chinese social media Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Montreal, Canada, August 6-9, 2014
20 Pinto, J., Wang, W., Park, D (2014) News sources and perceptions of health and
environmental risks in international Fukushima news coverage Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the International Communication Association, Seattle, Washington, May 22-26,
2014
19 Segev, S., & Wang, W (2014) Discussing brands and products over social network
sites (SNSs): Does cultural orientation shapes users motivations? Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Academy of Advertising, Atlanta, Georgia, March 27-29,
2014
18 Park, D., Wang, W., & Pinto, J (2013) Beyond nuclear disaster and risk: Comparison
of post-Fukushima nuclear news in U.S and German press Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Dublin, Ireland, June 25-29, 2013
17 Wang, W., & Yu, N (2013) Coping with a new culture: Predicting online health
information seeking among Chinese immigrants Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, London, UK, June 17-21, 2013
16 Park D., Wang, W., & Knuckles, J (2013) LOL in non-mediated communication
contexts? Perceived appropriateness and text speak frequency in verbal communication
Trang 6Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, London, UK, June 17-21, 2013
15 Segev, S., Wang, W., & Fiske, R (2013) Hispanics’ motivations to use social
networking sites for brand communication: The role of cultural factors Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, London, UK, June
17-21, 2013
14 Segev, S., Fernandes, J., & Wang, W (2013) Loss for me or loss for the environment?
The effect of message framing and point of reference on responses to green advertising
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Advertising,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 4-7, 2013
13 Wang, W & Yu, N (2012) The power of acculturation: Understanding online health
information seeking among new immigrants Interim report of AEJMC emerging scholar
funded project presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, Illinois, August 9-12, 2012
12 Wang, W (2012) Do personal narratives predict cognitive changes? An investigation of
online health support group participation Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Communication Association, Phoenix, AZ, May 24-28, 2012
11 Segev, S., Fernandes, J., & Wang, W (2012) Advertising in blogs: Effects of ad-context
congruence, product involvement and issue involvement on responses to banner ads Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Advertising, Myrtle Beach, SC, March 15-18, 2012
10 Fernandes, J., & Wang, W (2011) Reducing reactance: Exploring the effects of the
pairing strategy Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication
Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 17-20, 2011
9 Wang, W (2011) Effects of personal stories and social support on sympathy,
self-disclosure and cognitive changes: An investigation of online health support groups Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 17-20, 2011
8 Wang, W & Ahern, L (2011) Predicting H1N1 flu vaccination: The impacts of
emotional response and information source choice on persuasion Paper presented at the
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7 Wang, W., Smith, R A., & Worawongs, W (2010) Googling the H1N1 flu: Investigating
media frames in online news coverage of the flu pandemic Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the International Communication Association, Singapore, June 22 – 26, 2010
6 Yu, N., Wang, W., & Worawongs, W (2009) Bloody humor: A comparative study of
political cartoons of the War in Iraq in the United States and the Middle East Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 12 – 15, 2009
5 Wang, W., & Smith, R A (2009) Does the trait-frame match matter? An investigation of
the interactions of behavioral inhibition/approach systems and message framing on health message processing Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International
Communication Association, Chicago, IL, May 21 – 25, 2009
4 Wang, W (2008) The effects of strategic news coverage on political cynicism: A content
analysis of news coverage and online discussion of the embryonic stem cell research
controversy Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, IL, August 6 - 9, 2008
3 Baxter, P., Wang, W & Clark, J (2007) Do liberals watch liberal media (and
conservatives watch conservative media)? A survey of media use and political attitudes
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago,
IL, November 15 -18, 2007
2 Worawongs, W., Wang, W., & Sims, A (2007) U.S media coverage of natural disasters:
A framing analysis of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,
Washington DC, August 9 -12, 2007
1 Wang, W (2005) International reporting in the era of globalization: A comparison of
reports covering SARS in China in Chinese and U.S newspapers Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, Pittsburgh, PA, April 27 – May 1,
2005
Invited Talks
Trang 8Segev, S., Wang, W., & Fiske, R (2012) Acculturation and Hispanic use of social network
sites (SNS) for brand communication Invited presentation at the Hispanics and the Media:
The Emerging Power Conference, Miami, FL, October 18, 2012
Wang, W (2012) Being a Chinese in the U.S and the global society: The mixed impacts of
traditional values and globalization Guest lecture in the Multicultural Communication
course for Miami Ad School students, Florida International University
Wang, W (2008) From cultural psychology to journalistic routines: A case study of
Chinese media coverage of crisis Guest lecture in the World Media Systems course, Penn
State University
Wang, W (2008) Media effects theories: News and public opinion Guest lecture in the
Mass Media and Society course, Penn State University
FUNDED RESEARCH
External Grants
2019: Co-Principal Investigators: Susan Jacobson, Weirui Wang
Title: CHIME: The Campaign for Health Information Empowerment
Sponsor: RTI International & Rita Allen Foundation
Amount: $5,000
2018: Co-Principal Investigators: Maria Elena Villar, Cristina Gomes, Elizabeth Marsh,
Weirui Wang
Title: Communicating Conservation: Students as audiences and advocates
Sponsor: National Geographic Society
Amount: $30,045.00
2012: Co-Principal Investigators: Weirui Wang, Nan Yu
Title: The power of acculturation: Understanding online health information seeking among new immigrants
Sponsor: AEJMC Emerging Scholar Research Grant
Amount: $2,500
Internal Grants
2017: Principal Investigator: Weirui Wang
Trang 9Title: Exemplification and counter-stereotypical messages: An experiment on messaging strategies to reduce stigma associated with clinical depression
Sponsor: Department of Communication Summer Research Stipend, FIU
Amount: $2,000
2014: Co-Principal Investigators: Weirui Wang, Sigal Segev
Title: Reducing mental illness stigma among Hispanics: Investigating the effects of
acculturation and ethnic-targeted cultural appeals on issue discussion in social media
Sponsor: School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Dean’s Summer Research Stipend, FIU
Amount: $1,200
2013: Co-Principal Investigators: Weirui Wang, Yu Liu
Title: Public construction and diffusion of mental illness stigma: An investigation of the mental illness discussion on the Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo
Sponsor: School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Dean’s Summer Research Stipend, FIU
Amount: $1,200
2012: Co-Principal Investigators: Juliet Pinto, David Park, Weirui Wang
Title: Coverage of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in U.S and Chinese media
Sponsor: School of Journalism and mass Communication, Dean’s Summer Research Stipend, FIU
Amount: $1,200
2012: Co-Principal Investigators: Sigal Segev, Weirui Wang, Rosanna Fiske
Title: Exploring the role of culture and acculturation in Hispanics’ usage of social media Sponsor: School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Dean’s Summer Research Stipend, FIU
Amount: $1,200
2011: Co-Principal Investigators: Sigal Segev, Juliana Fernandes, Weirui Wang
Title: The effect of ad-context congruence and product involvement on attitudes toward the
ad and brand
Sponsor: School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Dean’s Summer Research Stipend, FIU
Amount: $1,200
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Trang 10Undergraduate Courses
COM 4022 Health Communication (senior undergraduate course): Spring 2018 (online), Florida International University
PUR 3000 Principles of Public Relations (introductory undergraduate course): Spring 2012, Fall 2012 (online), Spring 2013 (online), Fall 2013 (online), Fall 2014 (online), Spring 2015 (online), Spring 2016 (online), Spring 2017 (online), Fall 2017 (online), Spring 2018 (online), Florida International University
MMC 4609 Communication Research Strategy (senior undergraduate course): Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012 (online), Spring 2013, Summer
2013 (online), Spring 2014, Spring 2018, Florida International University
MMC 4936 Special Topics – Science, Health and Environmental Communication (senior undergraduate course) Spring 2016 (online), Spring 2017 (online), Florida International University
COMM 413 Media and Public (senior undergraduate course): Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall
2009 and Spring 2010, Penn State University
Graduate Courses
MMC 5440 Applied Communication Research: Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Summer 2017 (online), Fall 2017, Florida International University
MMC 5932 Special Topics – Science, Health and Environmental Communication Spring
2016 (online), Florida International University
MMC 6402 Theories of Mass Communication: Spring 2013, Florida International University
PUR 5406 Multi-cultural Communication: Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013 (online), Spring 2014 (online), Florida International University
PUR 6935 Advanced Communication Seminar (Crisis Communication): Spring 2017,
Florida International University