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Jonathan Gust
Director of Media Relations
(610) 519-6508
jonathan.gust@villanova.edu

Kathleen Scavello
Assistant Director of Media Relations
(610) 519-6733
kathleen.scavello@villanova.edu

Kate Johnston
Assistant Director of Media Relations (Villanova School of Law)
(610) 519-8333
kate.johnston@villanova.edu

Kiera Daly
Media Relations Specialist (610) 519-7357
kiera.daly@villanova.edu

Emily Walsh
Media Relations Coordinator
(610) 519-5152
emily.walsh@villanova.edu

Media Relations E-mail
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Faculty Experts - Qi Wang, Ph.D.

Qi Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Villanova University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Area of Expertise:

Intercultural Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Conflict Management
Computer-Mediated Communication

Summary

The consequences of interpersonal and cross-cultural conflict caused by poor communication can be enormous. They range from strained relationships to warring nations. An expert in the area of interpersonal/intercultural communication, Dr. Wang engages in ongoing research to develop strategies that avoid, manage, or defuse conflict. A cutting edge aspect of her research involves quantitative methodological issues in communication which create math models that examine the relationship between culture, self, and communication processes.

Education

Ph.D., University of Maryland
M.A., Kent State University
B.A., Beijing University

Selected Publications

Wang, Q., & Feeny, K., "Comparing the perceptions of success, attributions, and motivations between the Chinese and the U.S. cultures," China Media Research, Vol. 3, 2009.
Wang, Q., Fink, E.L., and Cai, D.A., "Loneliness, gender, and parasocial interaction: A uses and gratifications approach," Communication Quarterly, 56, 87-109, 2008.
Cai, D.A., Fink, E.L., and Wang, Q., "Methods for conflict communication research, with special reference to culture," In J.G. Oetzel and S. Ting-Toomey (Eds.), Handbook of Intercultural Conflict Research (pp. 33-64). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2006.
Ni, L., and Wang, Q., "Anxiety and uncertainty management in an intercultural setting: The impact on organization-public relationships," Communication Research, June 2009.

Selected Professional Experience

Guest Lecturer at the Institute for Global Chinese Affairs, University of Maryland
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kent State University
Certified Teacher, Beijing Shiyi High School

Selected Research

National Science Foundation 09-559, Beck, R., Gehlot, V., & Wang, Q., "Social computational systems (SoCS)," 2009.
Summer Research Fellowship, Villanova University, "Theorizing interpersonal conflict avoidance across cultures," 2009.
Villanova University Summer Communication Research Grant, Communication Department, Wang, Q., Das, S., Earle, D., & Feeny, K., "Trust, motivation, and uncertainty reduction in communication context: A cross-cultural and cross-generational approach," 2008.
U.S.-China Security Review commission research grant on media reports, Cai, D.A., Swartz, B.C., & Wang, Q., "Media Bias: Perspectives Toward the United States in Selected Newspapers of the People's Republic of China," 2002.

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