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H. Denis Wu

Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relations

About H. Denis Wu

Denis Wu is a professor of communication specialized in international communication, media effects, and political communication. He has won research prizes, grants, and published widely in respected journals, including Communication Research, Journal of Communication, and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. He co-authored three books on the interplay between media and politics, including Media, Politics, and Asian Americans (Hampton Press, 2009) and Image and Emotion in Voter Decisions: The Affect Agenda (Lexington Books, 2015). He served as the head of the Mass Communication and Society division and Research Committee of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC); also, he currently sits on the editorial boards of Communication Monographs; Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly; and Journal of Political Marketing. At Boston University, he offers classes in media theory, international communication, and research methods. He enjoys tremendously working with students on their projects and is profoundly proud of their achievements.

Education

  • PhD, Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • MA, Communication, University of Pennsylvania
  • BA, Sociology, National Taiwan University