Research Areas
Technology-Mediated Communication
Faculty members research relationships between technology and communication, including mediated workplace relationship communication, social capital via social media, dynamics and consequences of online vacation networks, social media communication, inter-organizational relationships and communication network, media affordances, and on the impact of technology on work routines and online gaming.
Faculty
Regina Chen
Associate Professor & Associate Head of Department of Communication Studies
Feng GuangChao
Associate Professor, Department of Interactive Media
Andrew Gambino
Assistant Professor, Department of Interactive Media
Vincent Huang
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Interactive Media
Angela Mak
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
Vivian Sheer
Professor & Head of Department of Communication Studies
Sai Wang
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Interactive Media
Dominic Yeo
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
Zhong Bu
Professor & Head of Department of Interactive Media
Zhu Yuner
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Interactive Media
Zou Sheng
Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism
Recent Publications
Gambino, A., & Liu, B. 2022. Considering the context to build theory in HCI, HRI, and HMC: Explicating differences in processes of communication and socialization with social technologies. Human-Machine Communication, 4, 111-130. https://doi.org/10.30658/hmc.4.6
Kim, K. J., & Wang, S. 2021. Understanding the acceptance of the Internet of Things: An integrative theoretical approach. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 73(5), 754-771. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-03-2021-0073
Chen, Yi-Ru Regina, and Xinyan Zhao. 2020. “Digital Dialogue in Online Brand Communities: Examining the Social Network Outcomes of Brands’ Dialogue with Facebook Users.” Telematics and Informatics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2020.101507
Chen, Y. R., Cheng, Y., Hung-Baesecke, C. J. F., & Jin, Y. 2019. Engaging International Publics via Mobile-Enhanced CSR (mCSR): A Cross-National Study on Stakeholder Reactions to Corporate Disaster Relief Efforts. American Behavioral Scientist, 63, 1603-1623.
Chu, T. H. & Yeo, T. E. D. 2019. Rethinking Mediated Political Engagement: Social Media Ambivalence and Disconnective Practices of Politically Active Youths in Hong Kong. Chinese Journal of Communication. Advance online publication.
Chen, Y. R. 2018. Strategic Donor Engagement on Mobile Social Networking Sites in China: A Study of Chinese Millennial WeChat Users. Chinese Journal of Communication, 11(1), 26-44. Doi: 10.1080/17544750.2017.1357642
Huang, L. V. & Yeo, T. E. D. 2018. Tweeting #Leaders: Social Media Communication and Retweetability of Fortune 1000 Chief Executive Officers on Twitter. Internet Research, 28(1), 123-142.
Yeo, T. E. D. & Fung, T. H. 2018. “Mr Right Now”: Temporality of Relationship Formation on Gay Mobile Dating Apps. Mobile Media & Communication, 6(1), 1372-1390.
Yeo, T. E. D. & Chu, T. H. 2017. Sharing “Sex Secrets” on Facebook: A Content Analysis of Youth Peer Communication and Advice Exchange on Social Media About Sexual Health and Intimate Relations. Journal of Health Communication, 22(9), 1255-1259.
Chen, Y. R., & Schulz, P. J. 2016. The Effect of Information Communication Technology on Reducing Social Isolation of the Elderly: A Systematic Review. Journal of Medical and Internet Research, 18(1), e18. Available at https://www.jmir.org/2016/1/e18/
Sheer, V. C., & Rice, R. E. 2016. Mobile Instant Messaging Use and Social Capital: Direct and Indirect Associations with Employee Outcomes, Information & Management http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2016.04.001
Yeo, T. E. D. & Ng, Y. L. 2016. Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Apps-Using Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in Hong Kong. AIDS Care, 28(3), 314-318.