{"id":6291,"date":"2019-08-23T08:20:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T12:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/?p=6291"},"modified":"2019-08-23T08:20:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T12:20:06","slug":"the-college-of-arts-and-sciences-welcomes-dr-ying-xiong-as-assistant-professor-of-public-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/the-college-of-arts-and-sciences-welcomes-dr-ying-xiong-as-assistant-professor-of-public-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"The College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes Dr. Ying Xiong as Assistant Professor of Public Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name: Ying Xiong                                          <\/strong>
\nURI Position: Assistant Professor of Public Relations<\/strong>
\nEmail: <\/span>ying-xiong@live.com<\/a><\/strong>
\nPronouns: she\/her<\/strong><\/p>\n

The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to welcome several new professors on the tenure-track beginning in the fall 2019 semester. Assistant Professor Ying Xiong, Ph.D., joins the Harrington School of Communication and Media\u2019s Public Relations Program. Dr. Xiong brings a range of experience to her new role, having previously held positions at the University of Tennessee and University of Oklahoma. As a Masters student at the University of Oklahoma, she researched health communication and worked in the Media Effect Lab. At the University of Tennessee, as a Ph.D. student, she not only taught courses on research methods and public relations campaigns, but also worked in the University\u2019s Adam Brown Social Media Command Center where she trained students, faculty, and staff. Dr. Xiong\u2019s dissertation focused on how individuals facilitate social movement engagement in the networked environment. \u201cI explored how people form networks both online and offline for social movements with mixed research methods,\u201d she describes.<\/p>\n

Reflective of her experience and research interests, Xiong will teach such courses as Research Methods in Communication Studie<\/em>s and Introduction to Event Management in Public Relations<\/em> during the upcoming academic year. She also looks forward to pursuing several research projects. \u201cMy public relations research,\u201d she says, \u201chas focused on social movement engagement, social media analytics, networked community, and crisis communication. I have explored how public relations contributes to society and facilitates social movement engagement. \u201c<\/p>\n

As she begins her new appointment at URI, Xiong looks forward to being a part of the community of students and faculty here. \u201cThe Harrington School has many excellent faculty who are experts in their fields,\u201d she notes. \u201cI am impressed by the school\u2019s vision in digital media and Communication Studies.\u201d She encourages current URI students, regardless of discipline, to stay conscious of new technologies and forms of media, which continue to shape how we interact with our world. But, she emphasizes: \u201cStaying close to new technology or simply knowing how to post information on social media is not enough. It is better to build your unique skills\u2026such as social media analytics,digital storytelling, digital production, visual persuasion, to separate you and other competitors in the job market.\u201d<\/p>\n

~Written by Aria Mia Loberti<\/em><\/p>\n

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