EDUCATION

• Beijing Normal University, Ph.D. of Journalism and Communication Studies
  Sept 2021 - June 2024
• MIT Media Lab, Visiting Scholar
  Sept 2022 - Aug 2023
• Beijing Normal University, Master of Communication Studies
  Sept 2019 - June 2021
• Central South University, Bachelor of Digital Publishing (Major) and English (Minor)
  Sept 2015 - June 2019

ENGLISH PUBLICATIONS

• Zhang, R., & Xu, J*. (2024). Subjective norm, self-efficacy, and policy acceptance for open communication science. International Journal of Communication, 18, 3964-3986
• Xu, J., & Zhang, R*. (2024). Attitudinal, normative, and resource factors affecting communication scholars’ intention to adopt an open science: A replication study. Media and Communication, 12, 1-17
• Zhu, Y., Xu, J.*, Zhang, R., Lan, D., & Jiang, Y. (2024). Prior attitude, individualism and perceived scientists expertise: Exploring motivated reasoning of scientific information about HIV risks of homosexuals in China. Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000437
• Jiang, H., Liu, N., Overney, C., Zhang, R., Kabbara, J., & Roy, D*. (2024). Lost in translation: Investigating systematic discrepancies between parallel English and Chinese names of American Chinese restaurants. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computational Social Science
• Zhang, R., Gong, J., Firdaus, A., Ma, S., & Xu, J*. (2023). Automatic coding mechanisms for open-ended questions in journalism surveys: An application guide. Digital Journalism, 11(2), 321-342
• Zhang, R., Gong, J., Hou, W., & Xu, J*. (2022). Is open communication scholarship a promise or peril? Preliminary interviews with qualitative communication scholars. International Journal of Communication, 16, 1-20
  

CHINESE PUBLICATIONS

• 徐敬宏,郭迪帆,张如坤.建设性新闻对受众风险感知与应对的影响研究——以健康传播为例[J].新闻与传播研究,2024,(4):81-95. (Research on the impact of constructive news on audience risk perception and response: Perspective of health communication)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤,郭婧玉,巩见坤.弹幕与规训：网络直播中的性别凝视——基于斗鱼大数据的分析[J].国际新闻界,2022,44(4):146-151+153-167. (Bullet screen and discipline: Gender gaze in webcast based on Douyu Big Data)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤.未来已来：开放科学与定性研究——对30位中国传播学者的深度访谈[J].现代传播(中国传媒大学学报),2022,44(4):11-18. (Communication stepping towards open science: Opportunities, challenges, and future)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤,张世文.建设性新闻的冷思考：中西语境、理论风险与实践误区[J].新闻大学,2020,(6):12-22+122. (Reflecting on constructive journalism: Chinese and western contexts, theoretical challenges and practical concerns)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤.大语言模型和新闻学实证研究：议程、理论与方法[J].当代传播,2024,(1):59-64. (Large language models and empirical research in journalism: Agenda, theory and methods)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤.大语言模型在学术出版应用中的失范风险与应对策略[J].中国编辑,2024,(2):36-42. (Risks and countermeasures in the application of large language models in academic publishing)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤.何以圈粉?“转文化传播”的效果研究——以“洋网红”郭杰瑞为例[J].西南民族大学学报(人文社会科学版),2023,44(7):147-153. (How influencer gain fans? Media effect of “transcultural communication”)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤.ChatGPT在编辑出版行业的应用：机遇、挑战与对策[J].中国编辑,2023,(5):116-122. (The application of ChatGPT in the editing and publishing industry: opportunities, challenges and countermeasures)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤.“新闻找到我”：助推高选择性媒体环境下受众的新闻接触[J].编辑之友,2023,(4):49-55. (“News Finds me”: Boosting readers’ news exposure in a high-choice media environment)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤,朱奕.新冠肺炎疫情报道中建设性新闻的传播效果——基于大学生群体的微信实验[J].当代传播,2022,(4):30-36+47. (Communication effect of constructive news during coronavirus pandemic: WeChat experiment on college students)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤.“介入性”与“客观性”共生:建设性新闻生产实践体系研究——兼与常江教授商榷[J].中国出版,2021,(2):20-26. (Replacing objectivity with intervention? A debate on constructive news production)
• 徐敬宏,张如坤.迈向开放科学的传播学:机遇、挑战与未来[J].编辑之友,2020,(12):76-84. (Communication stepping towards open science: Opportunities, challenges, and future)

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Beijing Normal University, Outstanding Graduate; First Class Academic Scholarship, “Academic Innovation Award” in Communication (Grand Prize), Qi Hao Award “Academic Newcomer Award” (5th Edition), “Graduate Academic Award” (Grand Prize)
  Academic Year: 2022–2023
• Ph.D. National Scholarship; Beijing Normal University “Graduate Academic Innovation Award”, First Prize
  Academic Year: 2021-2022
• Beijing Normal University, Second Class Academic Scholarship Academic Year: 2019-2020
• Undergraduate National Scholarship; Central South University Academic Scholarship; Hunan Province Outstanding Graduate
  Academic Year: 2017-2018
• Baosteel Outstanding Student Award; Central South University Academic Scholarship; Outstanding Student
  Academic Year: 2016-2017
• Undergraduate National Scholarship; Central South University Academic Scholarship; Outstanding Student
  Academic Year: 2015-2016

TEAM MEMBER

Yijia Zheng
郑忆佳

Education
• Shenzhen University – Master of Journalism and Communication
• Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics – Bachelor of Arts and Law (Dual Degree)
Research Interests
• Network and New Media, Media Effects, Large Language Models, Large Language Models
Academic Experiences
• 2023 “SFLEP Cup” National English Debate Contest – Third Prize
• 2022 “SFLEP Cup” National English Speaking Contest – Second Prize
• 2021 China International "Internet+" Innovation Competition – School-Level Project

Yiling Liu
刘奕伶

Education
• Shenzhen University – Master of Journalism and Communication
• Tianjin Foreign Studies University – Bachelor of Management
Research Interests
• Intercultural Communication, Media Effects, Social Media Use
Academic Experiences
• 4th SFLEP Cup National College Students’ Intercultural Competence contest, School First Prize
• University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, City-Level Project Approval

QingQing Xie
谢青青

Education
• Shenzhen University – Master of Journalism and Communication
• Ningxia University – Bachelor of Journalism
Research Interests
• New Media Communication, Media Effects, International Communication
Academic Experiences
• 2023 Ningxia University Students' Original Literature Competition
• 2021 Yinchuan New Media Contest-Third prize