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Qi Wang Schlupp Profile

Qi Wang Schlupp earned her bachelor’s degree in English at Beijing University (1997). Her master’s (Kent State University, 2001) and doctoral degrees (University of Maryland, 2006) were both in communication. She is currently Professor of Communication at Villanova University and Area Coordinator in the Interpersonal Communication specialization.

Her teaching and research interests include intercultural and interpersonal communication, with a focus on conflict management. Recently, she has also conducted and published studies in social media use and its influences on interpersonal communication. She has published research in various key communication journals and books (e.g., The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Communication, Human Communication Research, Journal of Public Relations Research, Communication Quarterly, China Media Research, etc.), and presented conference papers annually at the major scholarly communication organizations such as National Communication Association (NCA) and International Communication Associations (ICA). Her papers have won several Top Paper Awards at NCA. Her doctoral dissertation that theorized conflict avoidance strategies won the 2007 Outstanding Dissertation Award at the International Association for Conflict Management at Budapest, Hungary. She has conducted several funded research projects. Her most recent research that investigates the multinational mining industry in Peru has won the scholarship from the Arthur Page Legacy Center at PSU. She has been named as the 2013-2014 Page Legacy Scholar.

She was the 2013-2014 President of the Association for Chinese Communication Scholars (ACCS) affiliated with NCA. She also served as the Student Board Member at ICA in 2005-2006. She has launched the internship program in Shanghai for the Department of Communication at Villanova University in 2014, and also serves as the vice director of the Center for the Cross-Cultural Education and Communication for the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. And she served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Negotiation and Conflict Management Research from 2019 to 2022.

Key publications

Books

Ni, L., Schlupp, Q. W., & Sha, B.-L. (Eds.). (2022). Intercultural public relations: Realities and reflections in practical contexts. Routledge.
Ni, L., Wang, Q., & Sha, B.-L. (2018). Intercultural public relations: Theories for managing relationships and conflicts with strategic publics. Routledge.

Refereed Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Ni, L., De la Flor, M., Wang, Q., & Romero, V. (2021). Engagement in context: Making meaning of the Latino community health engagement process. Public Relations Review, 47(2).

Wang, Q. (2020). Soong Ching-ling and Soong Mei-ling: For the love of one motherland. In C. C. Chao & L. Ha (Eds.), Asian women entrepreneurship (pp. 93-106). Routledge.

Ni, L., Xiao, Z., Liu, W., & Wang, Q. (2019). Relationship management as antecedents to public communication behaviors: Examining empowerment and public health among Asian Americans. Public Relations Review, 45(5).

Ni, L., Wang, Q., & Gogate, A. (2018). Understanding immigrant internal publics of organizations: Immigrant professionals’ adaptation and identity development. Journal of Public Relations Research, 30(4), 146-163.

Ni, L., Wang, Q., De la Flor, M., & Peñaflor, R. (2015). Ethical community stakeholder engagement in the global environment: Strategies and assessment. Public Relations Journal, 9(1), 1-22.

Ni L., Wang, Q., & De la Flor, M. (2015). Intercultural communication competence and preferred public relations practices. Journal of Communication Management, 19(2), 167-183.

Wang, Q., Fink, E. L., & Cai, D. A. (2015, February). Parasocial Interaction. Comm365: Celebrating 100 years of research. NCA Centennial Special Edition.

Wang, Q., & Bowen, S. P. (2014). The limits of beauty: The impact of physician sex and attractiveness on patient communication perceptions. Communication Research Reports, 31(1), 72-81.

Wang, Q., Ni, L., & De la Flor, M. (2014). An intercultural competence model of strategic public relations management in the Peru mining industry context. Journal of Public Relations Research, 26(1), 1-22.

Wang, Q., & Bowen, S. P. (2014). The limits of beauty: The impact of physician sex and attractiveness on patient communication perceptions. Communication Research Reports, 31(1), 72-81.

Wang, Q., Ni, L., & De la Flor, M. (2013). An intercultural competence model of strategic public relations management in the Peru mining industry context. Journal of Public Relations Research, 0, 1-22. doi: 10.1080/1062726X.2013.795864

Fink, E. L., & Cai, D. A., with Wang, Q. (2013). Quantitative methods for conflict communication research. In J. Oetzel & S. Ting-Toomey. (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of conflict communication: Integrating theory, research, and practice (2nd ed., pp. 41-66). Thousands Oak, CA: Sage.

Wang, Q., Fink, E. L., & Cai, D. A. (2012). The effect of conflict goals on avoidance strategies: What does not communicating communicate? Human Communication Research, 38, 222-252. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2011.01421.x

Ni, L., & Wang, Q. (2011). Anxiety and uncertainty management in an intercultural setting: The impact on organization-public relationships. Journal of Public Relations Research, 23, 269-301. doi: 10.1080/ 1062726X.2011.582205

Cai, D. A., Fink, E. L., & Wang, Q. (2010). Methods for conflict communication research, with special reference to culture. In D. A. Cai (Ed.) Intercultural communication: Sage benchmarks in communication (Vol. 2, pp. 99-120). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage [Reprint from 2006].

Feeny, K., & Wang, Q. (2010). Comparing the perceptions of success, attributions, and motivations between the Chinese and the U.S. cultures. China Media Research, 6, 56-66.

Wang, Q. (2010). Cultural individualism-collectivism, self-construal, and multiple goal concerns in interpersonal influence situations: A cross-cultural investigation. In Y. Sun (Ed.), Intercultural studies: New frontiers (pp. 197-217). Beijing, China: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

Wang, Q., Fink, E. L., & Cai, D. A. (2008). Loneliness, gender, and parasocial interaction: A uses and gratifications approach. Communication Quarterly, 56, 87-109. doi: 10.1080/01463370701839057

Cai, D. A., Fink, E. L., & Wang, Q. (2006). Quantitative methods for conflict communication research, with special reference to culture. In J. G. Oetzel & S. Ting-Toomey (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of conflict communication: Integrating theory, research, and practice (pp. 33-64). Thousand Oak, CA: Sage.

Work for CID:

Qi Wang wrote KC53: Conflict Management and then translated it into Simplified Chinese. She also has served as a reviewer for Chinese.

Conflict Conference U Texas Austin

The Conflict Conference (TCC) will hold its first annual conference at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) on April 10-11, 2014. TCC is a multidisciplinary annual conference promoting the study of conflict and conflict resolution. We invite papers on any relevant topic, such as apologies, advocacy, dispute resolution, peace, negotiation, reconciliation, mediation, restorative justice, conflict management, and ethics.

The DEADLINE for submissions is 10 DECEMBER 2013. Notices of acceptance will be sent no later than 31 January 2014. Paper proposals must include the author’s name and institutional affiliation, the title of the paper, and an abstract of no more than 150 words for the program. In addition, proposals must include a 600 word extended abstract without personal information. (Be as specific as you can, even if your project is still gestating.) Documents must be attached to an email as a pdf or Word document. TCC welcomes submissions from students. Please indicate student status in all paper proposals. Please send all proposals to TCC.

Conference panels will be held on Thursday, April 10th, and Friday, April 11th on the UT-Austin campus. Keynote speakers will address the conference both Thursday and Friday. TCC will host a cocktail mixer the evening of Thursday, April 10th at a nearby off- campus location and host a closing party off campus Friday, April 11th. A detailed schedule will be sent to participants at a later date. A conference registration fee of USD $25.00 is required. Watch for updates on our webpage.

This conference is sponsored by the UT Project for Conflict Resolution.

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Building bridges through intergroup dialogue

The Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding is offering a practical one-week course for peacebuilding practitioners and educators. Building Bridges through Intergroup Dialogue will be held Feb 25-March 1, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

Many peacebuilders will find themselves engaging with groups who have strained relationships. Intergroup Dialogue is a creative tool practitioners can use to engage alienated groups in safe conversation about their identities with the goal of improving understanding, dismantling perceptions of the “other,” and creating alliances that can help pave the way to greater intergroup cooperation, peaceful coexistence, and equality.

In this course, participants will learn the principles and practice of Intergroup Dialogue through participation in a multiple-session, identity-based dialogue facilitated by the instructors. In addition, participants will learn the fundamentals of facilitating Intergroup Dialogue through presentations by expert dialogue practitioners, course readings, and exercises designed to build facilitation skills.

Course Requirements: Participants are expected to attend the full five days of the course and should be prepared to actively participate in six to seven two-hour dialogue sessions over the length of the course. The topic of the dialogue will depend on the make-up of the participants but will center on experiences of identity (race, ethnicity, nationality, profession, gender, political affiliation, etc.). Participants will be expected to share and reflect on their own experiences of identity in personal and/or professional life.

The Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding is the education and training arm of the United States Institute of Peace.

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Colorado State University job ad

The Department of Communication Studies at Colorado State University seeks an assistant professor who specializes in public deliberation and/or community engagement, with secondary research interests in related areas such as rhetoric and civic engagement, small group decision making, conflict management, dialogue, or environmental discourse. An entry-level, tenure-track, nine-month appointment starts August 15, 2012. Applicants should submit complete applications by April 1 for full consideration, although applications will be considered until the position is filled.

The Department of Communication Studies at Colorado State University currently numbers over 600 undergraduate majors and 22 Master’s candidates and houses the Colorado State University Center for Public Deliberation, which serves as an impartial resource for the northern Colorado area and is dedicated to building local capacity for improved public communication and community problem-solving. With the overall growth in the major and in the university, there has also been growth in diversity and multiculturalism. Candidates who can advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and multiculturalism through research, teaching, and outreach are encouraged to apply.

Duties include:
1. Teach and possibly expand course offerings in public deliberation and other areas of specialization such as rhetoric and civic engagement, small group decision making, conflict management, dialogue, or environmental discourse.
2. Work in affiliation with the Center for Public Deliberation, serving as the associate director. Duties include training students to be facilitators, working as a nonpartisan resource for local governments and community organizations, designing processes and public events, and analyzing and reporting on those events.
3. Conduct grant-funded research and publish in areas of specialty.
4. Work collegially with a faculty representing the broad scope of communication.
5. Advise undergraduate majors in Communication Studies and serve on MA thesis committees.
6. Assume other duties normally expected of full-time faculty members at a major research institution.

Required Qualifications
1. Credentials and experience in Communication Studies.
2. Specialty in public deliberation and/or community engagement, defined broadly.
3. ABD; PhD required for appointment as assistant professor.

Preferred Qualifications:
1. Demonstrated potential for teaching excellence.
2. Demonstrated potential for excellence in grant-funded research and publication.
3. Practitioner experience.
4. Ph.D. in hand.
5. Ability to function collegially on a faculty committed to the rhetorical basis of the discipline.
6. A commitment to the liberal arts.

Please note: Once the Search Committee has identified semi-finalists, Department faculty will have access to these candidates’ files, including letters of recommendation.

Application:
1. Submit a letter of application and detailed curriculum vita.
2. Provide for the submission of three letters of recommendation.
3. Provide for the submission of official M.A. and Ph.D. transcripts.
4. Provide a 1- to 2-page statement of your teaching philosophy and research program.
5. Additional items, such as copies of publications and evidence of teaching effectiveness, may be requested later.

Address:
Public Deliberation Committee Chair Telephone: 970-491-6858
Department of Communication Studies FAX: 970-491-2160
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1783

Colorado State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in 101 Student Services. Colorado State University is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, criminal history, national sex offender search and motor vehicle history.

Texas A & M University job ad

Texas A&M University, Department of Communication

The Department of Communication at TAMU invites applications for a tenured position at the Associate or Full Professor level in Civic Dialogue and Leadership starting September 1, 2012. All methodological and theoretical orientations are acceptable so long as the scholarship focuses on the interrelationships among civic discourse, leadership, and democratic practice. Possible areas of expertise include: political communication and the interrelationships of democratic government, elections, and new media; argumentation and advocacy in the public sphere; social movements; public dialogue, public deliberation, and participatory democracy; public discourse and conflict management; intergroup dialogues regarding diversity, ethnicity, race, and gender; difference, dialogue, and multiculturalism, organizational communication and workplace representation; formal and informal leadership practices and workplace democracy; corporate social responsibility; communication technologies, web 2.0, and political campaigns; the role of new media technologies in civic and/or political dialogues; and community dialogues around health.

To receive fullest consideration, applicants should apply by November 1, 2011, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Interested candidates should mail a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to J. Kevin Barge (kbarge@tamu.edu). Chair of Committee, Department of Communication, 4234 TAMU, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4234. Phone: (979) 845-5500; FAX: (979) 845-6594 (emailed applications will not be accepted).

The department offers the PhD, MA, and BA degrees. It has 21 tenure-track faculty members, 60 graduate students, and 1000 undergraduate majors. Texas A&M is the fourth largest university in the United States. The student body includes 23% African American, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaskan Native students and over 4300 international students from 126 countries. It ranks among the highest nationally in number of national merit scholars, total research expenditures, and total endowment funds. Texas A&M University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, is deeply committed to diversity, and responds to the needs of dual-career couples.

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