Prof. WANG Yuan (王遠)

Dr. Yuan Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at City University of Hong Kong. His research interests focus on exploring the strategic roles of digital media (e.g., social media, mobile technology, and virtual reality) in public relations processes and outcomes, which include organization−public relationships, internal communication, and dialogic communication, through social scientific approaches. He has published dozens of articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Public Relations Review, New Media & Society, Mass Communication and Society, and Nonprofit Management and Leadership. His research has won multiple top paper awards from the International Communication Association (ICA) and the National Communication Association (NCA). He has received research grants from various organizations. He is currently an associate editor for the Journal of Creative Communications and the Frontiers in Political Science and an editorial board member for the Management Communication Quarterly and Journal of Communication Management. He has taken leadership roles in major academic associations such as AEJMC, NCA, and Chinese Communication Association. He has also been selected as a Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar by the Arthur W. Page Center (U.S.). Before joining City University of Hong Kong, Dr. Wang was a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Eastern Kentucky University, U.S.