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Known as Biying Wu-Ouyang, Biying Wu is a tenure-track assistant professor within New Media and Social Media Domain - Academy for Educational Development and Innovation (AEDI), at Education University of Hong Kong since fall 2024. Prior to that, Dr Wu-Ouyang got her PhD in communication from Chinese University of Hong Kong. She was also a visiting scholar from Pennsylvania State University at Media Effects Research Lab. Dr Wu-Ouyang's research expertise lies in the interaction among new media technologies, media psychology, digital journalism, and comparative politics. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Communication theory, Digital Journalism, New Media Society, Journalism Mass Communication Quarterly, Mobile Media Communication, Telematics& Informatics. Journal of Media Psychology.
Dr Wu-Ouyang actively presented, chaired, and awarded in major international conferences including ICA (International Communication Association) and AEJMC (The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication). She has awarded Diversity and Inclusion Career Development Fellowship from AEJMC. Her first-author work has awarded multiple-times in international conferences including Top paper award in Communication Theory & Methodology Division (AEJMC24), Mass Communication and Society Division (AEJ23), Newspaper and Online News Division (AEJMC23, 25), Best dissertation award (AEJMC25), CIRC and others. Dr Wu-Ouyang actively serves as reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals in the field, including Communication Theory, Human Communication Research, Communication Methods and Measures, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, New Media Society, Mobile Media Communication, Telematics&Informatics, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction etc.
Research interests
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Teaching Interests
Psychology of emerging media technologies
Digital journalism
Communication research method
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Curation as a communicative act: Conceptualizing personal curation within curated flows on social media
WU, B., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Communication Theory.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Dare to miss out? Explicating the affective process in social media news personalization
WU, B., LU, S. & CHEN, H.-T., Jul 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Exploring the impact of work from home on the effects of social media: A moderated mediation analysis of psychological well-being
WU, B., Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology of Popular Media.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Internet freedom and social media’s political consequences: Political nationalism and authoritarian orientation among six Asian societies
WU, B. & HU, Y., Jun 2025, In: Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 102, 2, p. 476-499Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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News avoidance or curation? Explicating the psychological process in news consumption on Facebook
WU, B., LU, S. & CHEN, H.-T., Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: New Media & Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Prizes
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Diversity and Inclusion Career Development Fellowship
WU, B. (Recipient), 08 Aug 2024
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