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First Name
Jin
Last Name
Chen
Email
chenjin@gvsu.edu
Title
Assistant Professor
Website
Office
162 LSH
Phone
616-331-2541
Field of Study
Advertising & Public Relations
About
Dr. Jin Chen is an assistant professor in the Advertising and Public Relations major program. Her research primarily focuses on media effects, strategic health communication, particularly in the context of interactive communication technologies. Her work has been recognized in the form of the Top Student Paper Award and Professional Relevance Award at the Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC). She published research papers in peer-reviewed journals such as Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, and Journal of Information Technology & Politics. Before her academic career, she held marketing and retail management positions in multicultural organizations and worked as a freelance translator specializing in business. She published six solo translated books in marketing, communication, psychology, and philosophy.
Teaches
CAP 105: Technology in Public Relations and Advertising
COM 275:
Foundations of Communication Research
CAP 210: Fundamentals of
Advertising
CAP 220: Fundamentals of Public Relations
Degrees
Ph.D., Mass Communications, Penn State University
M.A.,
Communication Studies, Northern Illinois University
M.A.,
Translation, Beijing Technology and Business University
Dual B.A.,
Marketing and International Finance, Tianjin University of Finance
& Economics
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