Dr. Yuan Wang is an associate professor at the Academy for Educational Development and Innovation at The Education University of Hong Kong. His research interests focus on exploring the role of new media (e.g., artificial intelligence, social media, virtual reality, and mobile media) in public relations processes and outcomes through social scientific approaches. His research has been published in dozens of peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, New Media & Society, Journal of Public Relations Research, Public Relations Review, and Mass Communication and Society. He has secured over HKD $3.2 million's research grants from various organizations. His research has won multiple top paper awards from the International Communication Association (ICA), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), and National Communication Association (NCA). He is currently an associate editor for the Management Communication Quarterly, Journal of Creative Communications, and Frontiers in Political Science and editorial board member for the Management Communication Quarterly and Journal of Communication Management. He has taken leadership roles in major academic associations such as ICA, AEJMC, NCA, and International Chinese Communication Association (ICCA). He has been recognized as a Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar at the Pennsylvania State University (U.S.) and a thought leader in the Internal Communication Research Hub at the University of Florida (U.S.). In Hong Kong, he has served as a panel member for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) and an external advisor at the Hong Kong College of Technology. Previously, he was the founding program leader for the Master of Arts in New Media and Social Media at The Education University of Hong Kong, a program leader in the Department of Media and Communication at City University of Hong Kong, and an assistant professor at Eastern Kentucky University (U.S.). Prior to entering academia, he gained professional experience in digital media, strategic communication, and marketing at some leading corporations. In addition, he has been interviewed, covered, and consulted by various prestigious media, such as The Economist, Xinhua News Agency, China Global Television Network, Radio Television Hong Kong, and Ming Pao. He obtained his Ph.D. and master's degree at The University of Alabama (U.S.) and a bachelor's degree at Tongji University. 

Professional Services

• Associate Editor, Management Communication Quarterly (SSCI Q1 journal) (2026−present)
• External Examiner for Ph.D. Degree Examination, Hong Kong Baptist University (2026−present)
• External Qualifying Panel Member for Ph.D. Students, City University of Hong Kong (2025−present)
• External Advisor, Hong Kong College of Technology (2025−2027)
• External Reviewer for Promotion and Tenure, The University of Rhode Island (U.S.) (2025)
• Panel Member, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (2025)
• Article Award Committee, Management Communication Quarterly (2025)
• International Liaison, Public Relations Division, International Communication Association (2024−2026)
• Thought Leader, Internal Communication Research Hub, University of Florida (U.S.) (2023−Present)
• AEJMC Research & Conference Co-chair and Steering Committee Member, International Chinese Communication Association (2023−Present)
• Editorial Board Member, Management Communication Quarterly (SSCI Q1 journal) (2023−Present)
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Communication Management (Scopus and ESCI journal) (2023−Present)
• Member, Outstanding Book Award Committee, International Communication Association (2023−2026)
• Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar, The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication, Pennsylvania State University (U.S.) (2023−2024)
• Board Member, Chinese Cognitive Communication Association, The Global Rhetoric Society (2022−Present)
• External Examiner, Hong Kong College of Technology (2022−2024)
• Associate Editor (2021−Present) and Editorial Board Member (2019−Present), Frontiers in Political Science (Scopus and ESCI journal)
• Associate Editor, Journal of Creative Communications (a SAGE journal indexed in Scopus and ESCI) (2020−Present)
• Member, Research Committee, Public Relations Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) (2020−2021)
• Mentor, Mentoring Program, AEJMC Public Relations Division (2019−2020)
• Member, Teaching Committee, AEJMC Public Relations Division (2018−2020)
• Member, Academic Committee, 12th International Forum on Public Relations and Advertising & 4th Annual Conference of Public Relations Society of China (2019)
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Crisis Communication (2017−2020)
• Associate Editor, PR UPDATE (2017−2018)
• Member, PRIDE Committee, Public Relations Division of the National Communication Association (NCA) (2017−2018)
• Co-chair, Graduate Student Liaison Committee, AEJMC Public Relations Division (2016−2017)
• Member, Selection Committee, NCA Public Relations Division (2015−2016)
• Graduate Student Representative, NCA Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division and Caucus (2015−2016)