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H.
Denis Wu |
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Associate
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Department
of Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relations |
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617-358-1305 |
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RESEARCH
Focus: international communication, political communication, and media
effects. Some of my publications are:
Wu, H. D., & Dahmen,
N. S. (2010). Web sponsorship and
campaign effects: Assessing the difference between positive and negative web
sites. Journal of Political Marketing,
9, 314-329.
Wu,
H. D., & Coleman, R. (2009). Advancing
agenda-setting theory: The comparative strength and new contingent conditions
of the two levels of agenda setting effect. Journalism and Mass Communication
Quarterly, 86(4), 775-789.
Wu, H. D., & Lee, T. (2009). Media,
politics, and Asian Americans.
Wu, H. D., & Izard, R. (2008). Representing the
total community: Relationships between Asian American staff and Asian American
coverage in nine US newspapers. Journalism & Mass Communication
Quarterly, 85(1), 99-112.
Wu, H. D. (2007). A brave new world
for international news? -- Exploring the determinants of the coverage of
foreign nations on U.S. web sites. International Communication Gazette,
69(5), 539-551.
Coleman, R., & Wu, H. D.
(2006). More than words alone:
Incorporating broadcasters’ nonverbal communication into the stages of crisis
coverage theory – evidence from September 11. Journal of Broadcasting
& Electronic Media, 50(1), 1-17.
Wu, H. D., & Lee, T. (2005). The submissive, the calculated,
and the American dream: Coverage of Asian-American political candidates in the
1990s. The Howard Journal of Communications, 16, 225-241.
Wu, H. D., McCracken, M., & Saito, S. (2004). Economic communication
in the “lost decade”: News coverage and the Japanese recession. Gazette:
The International Journal for Communication Studies, 66(2), 133-149.
Wu, H. D., & Bechtel, A. (2002). Web site
use and news topic and type. Journalism
& Mass Communication Quarterly, 79(1), 73-86.
Wu, H. D., Stevenson, R. L., Chen, H., & Güner, Z. N. (2002). The conditioned
impact of recession news: A time-series analysis of economic communication in
the United States, 1987-1996. International Journal of Public Opinion
Research, 14(1), 19-36.
Wu, H. D. (2000). Systemic
determinants of international news coverage: A comparison of 38 countries. Journal
of Communication, 50(2), 110-130.
TEACHING
Courses offered at BU include:
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CM321 Mass Communication Research
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CM380 Theory and Process of Communication
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CM409 Persuasion and Public Opinion
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CM722 Communication Research
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CM710 Communication Theory
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CM831 International Communication
SERVICE
Some highlights of my service:
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BU College of Communication appointment, promotion and tenure committee
(2008-9), curriculum committee (2007-8), academic affairs committee (2010-)
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BU International Relations/International Communication joint master’s
program coordinator
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Currently serve on five editorial boards of major communication journals
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Constantly review for major academic publications, conventions, and
grant proposals
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Involved in major professional associations such as AEJMC,
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Served as faculty senator, graduate student advisors, and
university-wide committees
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Associate
professor, Boston University (tenure track 2007-2010; tenured 2010)
Associate
professor with tenure, Louisiana State University (2004-2007)
Assistant
professor (tenure track), Louisiana State University (1998-2004)
Research and
teaching assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1994-1998)
Account
executive and editor, Evergreen International Corp (1993-1994)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Mass Communication Research,
M.A. Communication,
B.A. Sociology,
For complete c.v., please email me. Updated: 1/15/2011