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Dr. Qihao Ji
Associate Professor
Bio
Qihao Ji is Associate Professor of Communication at Marist College, USA. He teaches and conducts research on topics related to social media, media psychology, and entertainment media. His work on these subjects has appeared in various journals, including New Media & Society, International Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, International Journal of Press/Politics, and Media Psychology, among others. He is the author of the book Social Media and Society (Routledge, 2024).
Education
PhD, Mass Communication, Florida State University
MA,Communication Studies, Bowling Green State University
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Media Psychology, Emerging Media Technologies, Entertainment Media
Selected Publications
Ji, Q., Raney, A. A., Janicke-Bowles, S. H., Dale, K. R., Oliver, M. B., Reed, A., Seibert, J., & Raney II, A. A. (In press). Spreading the good news: Analyzing socially shared inspirational news content. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.
Ji, Q. Harlow, S. Cui, D., & Wang, Z. (2018). Emotional Appeals and the Environment: A Content Analysis of Greenpeace China’s Weibo Posts and Audience Responses. The Journal of Social Media in Society. 7 (1), 37-60.
Cui, D., & Ji, Q. (2017). What Makes Social Q&A Site Use Enjoyable? The Role of Using Modes and Intrinsic Needs Satisfaction. Psychology of Popular Media Culture. Online first, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000177
Raney, A., & Ji, Q. (2017). Entertaining Each Other?: Modeling the Socially Shared Television Viewing Experience. Human Communication Research, 43 (4). 423-435.
Ji, Q., & Raney, A. (2015). Morally Judging Entertainment: A Case Study of Live Tweeting During Downton Abbey. Media Psychology. 18(2). doi: 10.1080/15213269.2014.956939.
Selected Presentations
Ji, Q., & Raney, A. (2018). The Development and Validation of the Self-Transcendent Emotion Dictionary. Paper presented at the annual meeting of International Communication Association, Computational Methods Division. Prague, Czech Republic.
Ji, Q., Raney, A. A., Seibert, J., Sorensen, A., Janicke, S. H., & Raney, II, A. A. (2017, Nov). Exploring what makes news stories inspirational and why they might go viral. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of National Communication Association, Mass Communication Division, Dallas, TX.
Ji, Q., & Raney, A. (2016, Nov) Watching with Virtual Crowds: The Effects of Live Tweeting on Viewers’ Entertainment Experiences. Paper presented at the Mass Communication Division, NCA, Philadelphia.