Chunyang Hu

Chunyang Hu (Chinese: 胡春阳; born 15 April 1970) is a Chinese communication scholar and a professor at Fudan University^[1]. Her research focuses on interpersonal communication, discourse analysis, mobile communication, international communication, health communication, and cultural studies.

Hu has been the subject of media coverage, including an exclusive profile in Chinese Social Sciences Today, which discusses her research on interpersonal communication.^[2]

Hu has contributed to the Chinese translation of major works in international communication, including International Communication: Continuity and Change, which has been discussed in Chinese media.^[3]

She has authored and edited numerous books and textbooks on communication studies, interpersonal communication, and discourse analysis. She has also developed and taught courses in interpersonal communication on national online education platforms.^[4] She has also translated academic works into Chinese, including the Sage Handbook of Interpersonal Communication.

Hu has also been a visiting scholar and research fellow at several international institutions, including the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University.^[5] Hu has also been recognized for her contributions to academic peer review in China.^[6]

Chunyang Hu received her bachelor's degree (1990) from Sichuan University and her master's degree (2000) and PhD (2005) from Fudan University. After receiving her PhD, she was employed at Fudan University and worked with the School of Journalism and the Information and Communication Study Center of Fudan University. In December 2015, Chunyang Hu was promoted to full professorship of Communication Studies. Hu has served as a reviewer for academic journals and publishing houses, including Routledge. She has also participated in national research and thesis evaluation programs in China, including thesis quality monitoring organized by the Ministry of Education and social science research assessment projects.

Hu was a research fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University in 2013–2014. She was also a visiting scholar at the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University in 2013. She served as exchange faculty at Chu Hai College of Higher Education in Hong Kong in 2011 and visited California State University, Fullerton as a scholar. From January 2023 to January 2024, she was a visiting professor at Queen's University in Canada, where she conducted a research project in cultural studies.