I currently have two lines of research interests. My first line of research examines the effects of communication factors on political participation and public opinions; my second line of study pertains to network and intermedia agenda-setting effects using big data and social network analysis.

Selected Publications:
Su, Y. (2019) Exploring the effect of Weibo opinion leaders on the dynamics of public opinion in China: A Revisit of the Two-step Flow of Communication. Global Media & China. https://doi.org/10.1177/2059436419866012

Su, Y., Borah, P. (2019). Who is the agenda setter? Examining the intermedia agenda-setting effects between Twitter and newspapers on climate change. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 16(3), 236–249. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2019.1641451

Su, Y., & Borah, P. (2019) Framing Overseas Chinese Students: A Comparative Analysis of Media Coverage in Mainland China, the United States, and Hong Kong. International Communication Gazette. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748048519853765

Su, Y., & Xiao, X. (2019). Beyond the Differential Gains Model: The Effects of Authoritarian Orientation, Social Media Use, and Political Discussion on Political Participation in Taiwan and South Korea. Atlantic Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15456870.2019.1618304

Su, Y. (2013). Examining the Accelerated Dissemination of Negative News on Weibo – A Case Study of 9·15 Event (in Chinese). Today’s Mass Media, (9), 57–60. Doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-8122.2013.09.028

Selected Conference Presentations
Su, Y.(2019, August). WeChat or We Set? Examining the Intermedia Agenda-Setting Effects between WeChat Public Accounts, Party Newspaper and Metropolitan Newspapers in China. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of Association of Educational Journalism and Mass Communication in Toronto, Canada. (Electronic News Division). *****3rdPlace, Top Student Paper Award *****

Su, Y., & Hu, J. (2019, August). A Territorial Dispute or An Agenda Battle? A Cross-National Examination of the Network and Intermedia Agenda-Setting Effects between Newspapers and Twitter on Diaoyu Islands Dispute. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of Association of Educational Journalism and Mass Communication in Toronto, Canada. (Communicating Theory and Methodology Division). *******2nd Place, Top Student Paper Award*******

Su, Y.& Xiao, X. (2019, August). Beyond the Differential Gains Model: The Effects of Authoritarian Orientation, Social Media Use, and Political Discussion on Political Participation in Taiwan and South Korea. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of Association of Educational Journalism and Mass Communication in Toronto, Canada. (Mass Communication and Society Division).

Su, Y. (2019, June).Visualizing the Network Agenda-Setting on Diaoyu Islands Dispute: A Cross-National Examination of the Intermedia Effects between Newspapers and Twitter. Paper to be presented at the Symposium on Social Media, Algorithms, and Journalism Innovations in Hangzhou, China.

Su, Y. (August, 2018). Rehash or Reset? Examining the intermedia agenda-setting effect between Twitter and newspapers on climate change. Paper presented at the annual convention of Association of Educational Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. (Electronic News Division) *****1st Place, Top Student Paper Award*****

Su, Y. & Lee, A. M. (May, 2018). Do Weibo opinion leaders influence public opinion? Case study of Tianjin Explosion in China. Paper presented at the American Association of Public Opinion Research’s 73rd annual conference in Denver, CO.

Su, Y. (May, 2018). Framing overseas Chinese students: A comparative analysis of media coverage in mainland China, the United States, and Hong Kong. Paper presented at the International Communication Association annual conference in Prague, Czech Republic (Journalism Studies division)

Teaching Experience

Lab Instructor

  • COM 102 Public Speaking in the Digital Age
  • COM 210 Multimedia Content Creation

Guest Lecturer

  • Listening. The class of Public Speaking in Digital Age. Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, October 28, 2018
  • Scholarly Reading and Literature Review The class of General Reading. School of Journalism and Communication, Xi’an International Studies University, June 12, 2019

Teaching Assistant

  • COM 101 Media and Society
  • COM 105 Communication in the Global Context
  • COM 471 Stereotypes in Communication