Wei Sun (0000-0001-7495-3558)

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Dr. Wei Sun is a Fulbright Specialist in Communications/Journalism. She is immediate past chair of the International and Intercultural Communication Division (IICD) of the National Communication Association (NCA) and served 3-year term at NCA's Legislative Assembly. She was the Chair of NCA's Doctoral Education Committee in 2022 and chaired NCA's Miller Dissertation Committee in 2021. Currently, Dr. Sun is the Editor-in-Chief of the Communication Reports, an official journal of the Western States Communication Association. Dr. Sun's research interests include intercultural communication, new media studies, international communication, and health communication.

Dr. Sun is a professor in the Department of Communication, Culture, and Media Studies, at Howard University. She has taught various doctoral seminars in International/intercultural Communication, Health Communication, Race, Culture and Social Justice, and New Media Studies.

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Howard University: Washington, DC, US

2024-08-16 to present | Professor (Communication, Culture and Media Studies)

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Wei Sun

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Howard University: Washington, DC, US

Professional activities (5)

Western States Communication Association: Missoula, MT, US

National Communication Association: Washington, DC, US

International Communication Association: D.C., D.C., US

Eastern Communication Association: PA, PA, US

National Communication Association: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

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Bridging Gaps: Recruiting African and Asian American Participants in Clinical Trials and Creating Culturally Competent Messages

The Shades of Beauty: Understanding African and Asian American Women's Perceptions of Using Skin Lightening Products and Creating Innovative and Educational Messages

Works (14)

Intersection of Sports Communication Scholarship, Mentorship, Leadership, and Advocacy

Preventive Health Practices and Stress Management Among Bangladeshi Immigrants During COVID-19: A Culture-Centered Approach

The Impact of Stigma on Sexual and Gender Minority Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Undocumented Latinx/Hispanic immigrants’ perceived stigma, social barriers, coping and adapting during COVID-19

“Just One More Thing on Our Plate that Makes it Undesirable to be around”: African Americans’ Experiences during COVID-19

Asian Americans’ Lived Experiences with and Perceptions of Social Stigma during COVID-19

Perceptions of COVID-19 and BLM Protesting on Twitter

Teaching Social Justice and Engaging Gen Z Students in Digital Classrooms During COVID-19

Introduction to the Special Issue: “Media and Communication during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic”

HBCU undergraduate students’ perceived stress management and coping skills

Asian Americans’ perceived work-related stress: Impacts on job satisfaction and retention

The Business of Pandemics

Rice Bunny and #WoYeShi: Online Reactions of Overseas Chinese to the #MeToo Movements in China and the West

Perceptions of Minority Invisibility Among Asian American Professionals