About Me

I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Michigan. I completed Bachelor’s degree from the School of Journalism at Fudan University and my Master’s degree from the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

My research primarily centers around emerging technology and science communication. Specifically, I use survey and experimental studies to investigate how emerging technologies (AI, VR, live-streaming, etc.) open new opportunities for engaging the public with scientific topics and fostering a greater understanding of scientific concepts and behaviors.

🔥 News

📝 Publications

Journal Articles

  • (2024) Addressing whiteness in communication scholar composition and collaboration across seven decades of ICA journals (1951-2022).
    Haley R Hatfield, Hongtao Hao, Matthew Klein, Jing Zhang, Yijie Fu, Jaemin Kim, Jongmin Lee, and Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn
    Published in Journal of Communication.
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  • (2023) Why do Chinese people consume video game live streaming on the platform? An exploratory study connecting affordance-based gratifications, user identification, and user engagement.
    Jing (Kristen) Zhang, Riwei Liu
    Published in Telematics and Informatics.
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Research Reports

👩‍🏫 Teaching Experiences

Teaching Assistant

  • 2023FALL and 2024 SPRING Teaching Assistant for COMM2100: Introduction to Communication Theory at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [Slides]
  • 2023SPRING Teaching Assistant for COMM3100: Communication Research Methods at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
  • 2022FALL Teaching Assistant for COMM1101: Public Speaking at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
  • 2020SPRING Teaching Assistant for JOUR120008: Introduction to Journalism Studies at Fudan University.