My Academic Path

Communication (B.A.)

My abundant academic experiences in different areas of Communication studies. incl. 

  • Mass Media communication
  • Interpersonal communication
    • Relational Communication
    • Communication and Conflict
    • Nonverbal Communication
    • Mental Health Communication
    • Deception Communication
  • Organizational communication (Global Perspective)
    • incl. Gig Economy in global context
  • Risk Communication

UCSB Lagoon

I am an active member of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities.

Research Experience

I was a research assistant in an interpersonal communication project examining the interpersonal power dynamics between humans and the AI chatbot agent. 

  • Designed descriptions and dialogues to build chatbot characters of different dominance/power level in accord with research direction.
  • Conducted pilot tests, analyzed and interpreted data collected.
  • Summarized the first-stage outcome and provided suggestions on future direction.

Chinese-High Proficiency Track (B.A.)

My multi-dimensional approach to Chinese language and culture studies, incl.

  • East Asian studies
    • Japanese, Chinese, and Korean culture and traditions in pre-modern and modern eras.
    • Contemporary nationalism, migration, diaspora, and globalization issues in global context.
  • Language
    • Ancient Chinese text and translation
  • Literature 
    • Women literature
    • Vernacular Chinese
    • Taiwan literature
    • Modern Chinese literature
  • Art 
    • Chinese arts and paintings from Han dynasty to modern China
    • Chinese global cinema
    • Taiwan New Cinema