Dr. Harwood Research Team Aug.
2013-present
Graduate Research Assistant, the University of Arizona
Shanghai Institute of Public Communication 2012
Undergraduate Research Assistant
National Philosophy and Social Sciences Innovation Base, China
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Graduate Research Assistant, the University of Arizona
- Worked on one intergroup communication project looking at how imagined contacts influence people’s attitude and stereotype, with specific interest on how this applies to young and old adults
- Participated in the whole process of designing the experiment and questionnaires, collecting data, analyzing data with SPSS and writing final papers for conferences and journals
Shanghai Institute of Public Communication 2012
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Worked on research projects and training programs on how local governments manage public crisis with new communication technologies
- Designed a press conference experiment for
officials solving a hurricane crisis, assisted in conducting the experiment,
writing reports, and making policy recommendations to local governments
National Philosophy and Social Sciences Innovation Base, China
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Helped to collect survey data to understand Chinese citizens’ attitude toward the 60 years of Communist Party’s governance, Chinese public opinion concerning the Diaoyu Islands dispute between China and Japan
- Collected
data through Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing System (CATI) for several
national public opinion studies