Personal Profile

Xiuli Wang is currently an Associate Professor in the School of New Media and the School of Journalism and Communication, as well as the Director of the Center for Social Media Research at Peking University. Her research interests include human-machine communication, health communication, and international communication. She has published in both English and Chinese journals, including New Media & Society, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, and Computers in Human Behavior. Her recent books include Health Communication: Theory and Practice, China in the Eyes of the Japanese, Winning American Hearts and Minds: China’s Image Building Effects in the 21st Century, and Social Media for Social Good: Cases and Best Practices. She holds a doctoral degree in mass communication from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University, a master’s degree in communication, and dual bachelor’s degrees in economics and international relations, all from Peking University.

Courses Taught

Communication Theory, New Media and Online Communication, Research Methods Seminar (Content Analysis)

Academic Publications

1. Wang, X., Wang, W., & Liang Y. (2021). China in the eyes of the Japanese. London & New York: Routledge.

2. Wang, X. (2020). Winning American hearts and minds: China’s image building effort in the 21st century. Singapore: Springer Nature ltd.

3. Wang, X. (2022). Health Communication: Theory and Practice. Beijing: Renmin University of China Publishing House.

4. Wang, B., Luo, L., & Wang, X.* (2024). Are algorithms always fair? The study on public preferences towards algorithmic decision-making — A case study from the perspective s of decision scenarios and social roles. Politics and Economics, http://doi.org/10.1111/ecpo.12325

5. Zhang Y., Luo, L., & Wang, X.* (2024). Aging with robots: A brief review on eldercare automation. The Interdisciplinary Nursing Research, 3(1):49-56. DOI: 10.1097/NR9.0000000000000052

6. Wang, Y., Wang, X., Zhang, J., Shi, M., & Wanta, W. (2024). Tracking attention about COVID-19 vaccines on Twitter and newspapers: A dynamic agenda-setting approach. Telematics and Informatics Reports, 13, 100122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teler.2024.100122

7. Wang, X., Fan, Y., Wang, W. (2023). Investigation of non-National Immunization Program vaccination intentions in rural areas of China. BMC Public Health, 23-1485. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16390-4

8. Wang, B., Luo, L., & Wang, X.* (2023) “Back to the living room era”: Smart speaker usage and family democracy from the family dynamic perspective. New Media & Society 0 10.1177/14614448231155624

9. Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Wanta, W., Zheng, Q., & Wang, X.* (2022). Reactions to geographic data visualization of infectious disease outbreaks: an experiment on the effectiveness of data presentation format and past occurrence information. Public Health, 202(2022), 106-112.

10. Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Shi, M., & Wang, X.* (2021). Factors driving the popularity and virality of COVID-19 vaccine discourse on Twitter: Text mining and data visualization study, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 7(12).