Hairong Feng

Education:
Ph. D: Purdue University, Interpersonal Communication, expecting May 2007
M. A.: University of Illinois, Chicago, Intercultural Communication, 2002
M. A.: Beijing Normal University, China, Linguistics, 1996
B. A.: Capital Normal University, China, English Education, 1993

Personal Statement:
Hairong Feng joined the Communication Faculty at UMD in the fall of 2006. Feng’s research interests include supportive communication, interpersonal influence, and health communication. All of them are situated in cross-cultural contexts. Feng is also interested in research methods, with a particular interest in quantitative research methods. Her work has appeared in journals such as Health Communication and China Media Research. Feng teaches courses on interpersonal communication, relationship communication, and group communication.

Beyond professional work, Hairong enjoys watching movies, listening to English and Chinese music, traveling, and communicating with her family and friends in Beijing China through the Internet. She loves Lake Superior and Duluth.

Representative Research:
Dutta-Bergman, M. J., & Feng, H. (in press). Health orientation and disease state as predictors of online health support group use. Health Communication.

Feng, H. (2006). Theory and practice integration in health communication. China Media Research, 2, 1-8.

Courses Taught:
Relationship Communication
Group Communication

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