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

• [Aug. 2024] I am joining the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Michiagn as a Ph.D. student.
• [Jun. 2024] I am presenting our research report about the media ownership and concentration in China from 2019 to 2021 on Global Media and Internet Concentration Project with Dr. Min Jiang and Xiaofei Han at the 74th ICA.
• [May. 2024] I graduated with my Master’s degree in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
• [Apr. 2024] Our paper titled Addressing Whiteness in communication scholar composition and collaboration across seven decades of ICA journals (1951–2022) has been accepted to be published in Journal of Communication. [doi]
• [Mar. 2024] Our research report titled Communications, media and internet concentration in China, 2019-2021 has been published. The dataset can also be accessed. [doi]
• [Nov. 2023] I am presenting my solo-work at the 109th NCA.
• [Nov. 2023] Our paper titled Why do Chinese people consume video game live streaming on the platform? An exploratory study linking affordance-based gratifications, user identification, and user engagement has been accepted to be publishd in Telematics and Informatics. [doi]
• [Jul. 2023] I am presenting our work on game live streaming consuming behaviors at the IAMCR2023.

📝 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.
  [doi]|[Data]|[Code]

• (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.
  [doi]

Research Reports

• (2024) Communications, media and internet concentration in China, 2019-2021.
  Min Jiang, Xiaofei Han, Jing (Kristen) Zhang
  China Team’s report on the project [Global Media and Internet Concentration Project]

👩‍🏫 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.