Overview
biography
- Weirui Wang (Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Florida International University. Dr. Wang’s research focuses on information processing and persuasion, with a special emphasis on understanding narrative persuasion, stigmatization/destigmatization and misinformation correction in communicating health, science and risk. Her work has been published in Public Understanding of Science, Science Communication, Information, Communication and Society, Computers in Human Behavior, Media Psychology, and Health Communication, among others. Dr. Wang currently serves as an Associate Editor for Asian Journal of Communication.
research interests
- Health Communication and New Media
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2022Effects of health misinformation on misbeliefs: understanding the moderating roles of different types of knowledgeFull Text via DOI: 10.1108/JICES-02-2022-0015 Web of Science: 000869085100001
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2022Examining the Effects of Celebrity (Vs. Noncelebrity) Narratives on Opioid Addiction Prevention: Identification, Transportation, and the Moderating Role of Personal Relevance. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION. 27:271-280.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2022.2097752 Web of Science: 000825456400001
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2021The influence of sensitive health disclosure on liking and likelihood of response in a non-health-related context, Facebook. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 120.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2021.106752 Web of Science: 000641330900008
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2020When a story contradicts: correcting health misinformation on social media through different message formats and mechanisms. INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY. 25:1192-1209.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2020.1851390 Web of Science: 000594036100001
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2020Countering the "Harmless E-Cigarette" Myth: The Interplay of Message Format, Message Sidedness, and Prior Experience With E-Cigarette Use in Misinformation Correction. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION. 43:170-198.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1075547020974384 Web of Science: 000599261100001
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2020The use of legal and social sanctions as a norming influence on texting while driving. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION. 60:133-148.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/14635240.2020.1819855 Web of Science: 000567959400001
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2020Benefits and risks of genetically modified mosquitoes: news and Twitter framing across issue-attention cycleFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2020.1801808 Web of Science: 000555221400001
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2020Exemplification and Stigmatization of the Depressed: Depression as the Main Topic versus an Incidental Topic in National US News Coverage. HEALTH COMMUNICATION. 35:1033-1041.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1606874
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2019Exemplification and Stigmatization of the Depressed: Depression as the Main Topic versus an Incidental Topic in National US News Coverage. HEALTH COMMUNICATION. 35:1033-1041.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1606874 Web of Science: 000469663100001
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2019Stigma and Counter-Stigma Frames, Cues, and Exemplification: Comparing News Coverage of Depression in the English- and Spanish-Language Media in the US. HEALTH COMMUNICATION. 34:172-179.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2017.1399505 Web of Science: 000452856100005
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2018Framing genetically modified mosquitoes in the online news and Twitter: Intermedia frame setting in the issue-attention cycleFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0963662518799564 Web of Science: 000448262400003
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2017Reciprocal Communication in Online Health Support Groups: Effects of Message Format and Social Support on Individual Responses to Health Issues. MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY. 20:240-266.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2016.1142381 Web of Science: 000402972200004
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2016Beyond Disaster and Risk: Post-Fukushima Nuclear News in US and German Press. COMMUNICATION CULTURE & CRITIQUE. 9:417-437.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/cccr.12119 Web of Science: 000383385400006
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2016Discussing mental illness in Chinese social media: the impact of influential sources on stigmatization and support among their followers. HEALTH COMMUNICATION. 31:355-363.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.957376 Web of Science: 000364556000011
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2015Coping with a New Health Culture: Acculturation and Online Health Information Seeking Among Chinese Immigrants in the United States. JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH. 17:1427-1435.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-0106-8 Web of Science: 000360911300017
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2015Use of social networking sites for product communication: A comparative study of Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 49:86-93.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.02.051 Web of Science: 000355351800012
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2015Acting on surprise: emotional response, multiple-channel information seeking and vaccination in the H1N1 flu epidemic. SOCIAL INFLUENCE. 10:137-148.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2015.1011227 Web of Science: 000353508400002
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2015Communication message cues and opinions about people with depression: an investigation of discussion on Weibo. ASIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION. 25:33-47.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/01292986.2014.989238 Web of Science: 000349670400003
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2014The effects of ad-context congruency on responses to advertising in blogs Exploring the role of issue involvement. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING. 33:17-36.Full Text via DOI: 10.2501/IJA-33-1-017-036 Web of Science: 000332048100002
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Book Chapter
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2023Correcting anti-vaccine misinformation with storytelling: The effects of narratives and correction placement. 10-30.Full Text via DOI: 10.4324/9781003375760-2
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2023Correcting Anti-Vaccine Misinformation with Storytelling. 10-30.Full Text via DOI: 10.4324/9781003375760-2
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Research
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Grant
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- Communicating Conservation: Students and audiences and advocates awarded by National Geographic Society 2019 - 2020
Contact
full name
- Weirui Wang
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4040-737X (confirmed)
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