Shuming Lu
Professor
Communication Arts, Sciences and Disorders
Location: 3439 Boylan Hall
Phone: 718.951.5225
Fax: 718.951.4167
Email:
Shuming Lu did his postgraduate work (1984-86) at East China Normal University, Shanghai. He taught at Yangzhou University for six years before pursuing his doctoral studies. Lu has been working as professor of intercultural communication (since 1997) and as director of the City University of New York-Brooklyn College China programs (since 2002).
Education:
Ph.D., University of Maryland - College Park - 1997 (Communication)
B.A., Yangzhou University - 1982 (English)
Areas of Expertise:
Lu's research interests are ethnography of communication, communication theory, intercultural communication, international communication, and Chinese culture and communication, with a particular focus on interactions between Chinese and Americans.
Books and Publications
Lu, S. and Y. Huang. America Encounters Classical Chinese Culture: A Pedagogy for Philosophy and Literature. Guangzhou, China: Sun Yat-sen University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2015
Linguistics. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2014
Lu, S. and C. Chang. "Freedom of Speech and China's Democratization." Evolution of Power: China's Struggle, Survival, and Success. Eds. X. Li and X. Tian. Lexington Books. 147-74. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2014
Lu, S. and Y. Huang. "A Gradualist Approach to Teaching Daoist Philosophy." Journal of Chinese Teaching and Research in the U.S. 2013: 53-57. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
China Studies. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2012
Lu, S. and Y. Huang. "Cases of English Mistranslation of Classical Chinese Poetry." Journal of Chinese Teaching and Research in the U.S. 2012: 101-14. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2012
The Volume of Finance. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2011
The Volume of Women Studies. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2011
Lu, S. and Y. Huang. "Effective Teaching of Chinese: A Performance and Task-oriented Approach." Journal of Chinese Teaching and Research in the U.S. 2011: 55-63. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2011
"The Book of Changes in the Teaching of Classical Chinese Culture." Journal of Chinese Teaching and Research in the U.S. 2010 issue: 75-87. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2010
The Volume of Public Health Sciences. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2010
The Volume of Business Administration. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2010
The Volume of International Relations. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2010
The Volume of Psychology. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2009
Frontiers of Communication Studies Research in the West series. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2008
The Volume of Anthropology. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2008
The Volume of Criminal Justice. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2008
The Volume of Economics. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2008
The Volume of Philosophy. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2008
The Volume of Applied Linguistics. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2007
The Volume of Education. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2007
The Volume of Library Information Science. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2007
The Volume of Literature. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2007
The Volume of Mass Communication. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2007
The Volume of Political Science. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2007
The Volume of Sociology. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2007
Lu, Shuming and Junhao Hong. The Volume of Mass Communication. Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Beijing: China Renmin University Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2007
"Voices of Citizenship in Chinese Political Communication." American Review of China Studies 6.2: 1-8. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2005
"Buddhism in the Views of Taiwan People." Critical Analysis of the 21st-Century Taiwanese Society. Eds. S. Lu and X. Tian. Taipei, Taiwan: Showe Publishing House. 375-94. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2004
Lu. S. and X. Tian. Taiwan in the Eyes of Chinese-American Scholars: A Critical Analysis of the 21st-Century Taiwanese Society. Taipei, Taiwan: Showe Publishing House. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2004
"Buddhism as Spiritual Communication in Contemporary Taiwanese Society." Taiwan in the Twenty-First Century. Eds. Xiaobing Li & Zuohong Pan. Lanhan, Md.: University Press of America. 29-48. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2003
Lu, S. and C. Chang. "Freedom of Speech and China's Democratization." American Review of China Studies 3.1: 45-65. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2003
"Chinese Perspectives on Communication." Chinese Perspectives in Rhetoric and Communication. Ed. Ray Heisey. Stamford, Conn.: Ablex. 57-66. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2000
"Kan Dashan as Civic Discourse in a Chinese Community." Civic Discourse, Civil Society, and Chinese Communities. Eds. Randy Kluver and John Powers. Stamford, Conn.: Ablex. 181-94. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 1999
"Culture and Compliance-Gaining: A Preliminary Investigation of Chinese Teachers' Use of Behavior Alteration Techniques in the College Classroom." Communication Education 46: 10-28. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 1997
Creative Work
Lu, Shuming and Changfu Chang, co-writers and co-directors. Embracing World Culture--Legacy of Pearl Buck. This documentary will be shown on educational channels on several TV stations in Pennsylvania and the Greater New York area. 2006
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Diversity Grant, in support of the Asian studies minor at Brooklyn College, December. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008
PSC-CUNY Research Foundation award, for "China's Public Discourse on AIDS." $5,900. (Awards and Honors) 2008
PSC-CUNY Research Foundation award, for "AIDS Public Education Campaigns in China." $3,800. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
PSC-CUNY Research Foundation award, for "Chinese Civic Discourse." $3,500. (Grants and Fellowships) 2005
PSC-CUNY Research Foundation award, for "Chinese Freedom of Speech." $3,900. (Grants and Fellowships) 2004
PSC-CUNY Research Foundation award, for ethnographic research on "Chinese Courtship Communication." $4,500. (Grants and Fellowships) 2003
PSC-CUNY Research Foundation award, for ethnographic research on "Chinese Courtship Communication." $3,800. (Grants and Fellowships) 2002
PSC-CUNY Research Foundation award, for ethnographic research on "Chinese-American Business Negotiation." $4,500. (Grants and Fellowships) 2001
PSC-CUNY Research Foundation award, for ethnographic research on "Chinese-American Business Negotiation." $4,250. (Grants and Fellowships) 2000
PSC-CUNY Research Foundation award, for "Chinese-American Small Talk." $5,600. (Grants and Fellowships) 1999
PSC-CUNY Research Foundation award, for "Chinese-American Small Talk." $4,250. (Grants and Fellowships) 1998
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Intercultural Communication for ESL Students in China. Talk on the ZOOM. June 17, 2021. China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2021
Roles of (Social) Media in China's International Communication, Presentation at Annual International Conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the U.S. at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, Oct 29-31, 2021. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021
Silk Road Ancient & Modern: Chinese Culture in Intercultural Exchanges. Annual Conference of ACPSS (Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States), Jacksonville, University of North Florida, October 23-25, 2015. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015
"Chinese Scholars in the U.S.: Intercultural Communication for Technological Innovation." Symposium of the HOME Program of the China Association for Science and Technology. Ningbo, China, Sept. 23-26. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2014
"Ethnography and Intercultural Communication Study." Beifang Minzu University. Yinchuan, Ningxia, China. May 23-25. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014
"Intercultural Communication & Common Development: From Guangxi to Southeast Asia." Guangxi University. Nanning, China, June 26-27. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2014
"Intercultural Communication in the United States." Business School, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology. Jan. 2. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014
"Research Methods for Social Sciences." Guangxi Arts College. Nanning, China, June 28. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014
"Small Talk and Intercultural Communication Between Chinese and Americans." North China University of Technology. Beijing, May 26. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014
"Teaching Chinese Culture to American College Students." 20th International Annual Conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. SUNY Buffalo State. Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 17-19. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2014
"Understanding Media in the United States." School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-sen University. Guangdong, China, July 5. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014
"Communication and Community Building in China." China Renmin University Suzhou Institute. March 22. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
"Challenges and Opportunities of China's Humanities and Social Sciences." 14th International Conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. Cornell University. Ithaca, N.Y., Nov. 7-9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
"CLTA-GNY & Resources of Chinese Language Teaching." 14th International Conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. Cornell University. Ithaca, N.Y., Nov. 7-9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
"Development of the Humanities and Social Sciences and Contruction of an Innovative Nation." Fujian Institute of Technology. Fuzhou, China, Sept. 25. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"English Teaching and Sino-U.S. Communication" keynote address. U.S.-China Forum on English Teaching and Learning. Northeast China Forestry University. Harbin, China, May 25. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"Intercultural Sensitivity and Chinese Teaching in the U.S." 14th International Conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. Cornell University. Ithaca, N.Y., Nov. 7-9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
"AIDS Communication Education in China." Ohio University. May 11. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Buddhism and Communication for Harmonious Society." Jinan Municipal Association of Science and Technology. Shandong, China, June 29. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Buddhism and Communication for Harmonious Society." Shandong Architecture University. Jinan, China, June 28. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Buddhism and Communication for Social Harmony?" Annual Conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the U.S.. Ohio University. Athens, Ohio, Oct. 26-28. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
"Communication Research by Chinese Scholars in the United States." Sichuan University. Chengdu, Sichuan, China, June 1. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Intercultural Communication Teaching and Research in the United States." Central China University of Science and Technology. June 12. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Intercultural Communication Teaching and Research in the United States." Hubei University of Technology, China. June 13. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Intercultural Communication Teaching and Research in the United States." Hubei University, China. June 11. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Intercultural Communication Teaching and Research in the United States." Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China. June 14. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Spiritual Communication for Social Harmony in Taiwan--Lessons for Mainland China." College of Communication & Cultural Studies, China Central University of Economics and Finance. Beijing, Dec. 26. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Teaching about China." Faculty Day. Brooklyn College, May 23. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2007
"American Media, Culture and Society." China Central University of Finance and Economics. Beijing, September 23. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
"China AIDS Prevention and Ethics: Communication Perspectives." 12th Annual Conference of The Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. Buffalo, N.Y., October 12-15. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
"Culture and Intercultural Communication Research." Zhanjiang Normal University. Guangdong Province, China, June 6. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
"Culture and Intercultural Communication Research." Zhejiang Gongshang University. Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, May 30. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
"Culture and Intercultural Communication Research." Zhejiang Normal University. Zhejiang Province, China, May 28. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
"Media and Culture in Chinese AIDS Communication Campaigns: Perceived Strategies and Effectiveness." National Communication Association. San Antonio, November 15-18. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
"The U.S. Media, Culture and Society." China Central University of Finance and Economics. Beijing, September 23. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006
"Communication Research by Chinese Scholars in the United States." Chinese Communication Conference. Xiamen University, China. December 28-30. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005
"From Stereotypes to 'Truths': Issues of (Mis)perception in U.S.-China Communication." National Communication Association. Boston, November 13-16. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005
"Social Sciences Research in the West." East China Normal University (Shanghai) and Sichuan University (Chengdu, China). May 26-June 5. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2005
"Communication Studies in the United States: History, Development, and Current Status." Fujian Normal University, China. June 1. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
"Culture and Intercultural Communication: Implications for China's English Teaching and Learning China Central University of Finance and Economics." Beijing, June 7. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
"Experiencing China and Chinese Culture: CUNY Study Abroad in China." Asian/Asian American Research Institute, City University of New York. October 15. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
"Research Methods in Communication Studies." Xiamen University, China. May 28. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
"Social Sciences and Research Methods in the United States." Shanghai University, China. May 20. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
"Teaching Management and Administrative Management in United States Higher Education." Zhejiang University. Hangzhou, China, May 23. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
"Voices of Citizenship: New Forms of Chinese Political Participation." National Communication Association. Chicago, November 11-13. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004
Lu, S. and C. Chang. "Chinese Discontent Rhetoric." 10th Annual Conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. Baltimore, October 29-31. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004
"Cultural Changes on Chinese Campuses and Romantic Communication." Annual conference of Asian Studies Association. New York, March. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003
"Influence of Buddhism on Interpersonal Communication in Contemporary Taiwan." National Communication Association. Miami, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003
"U.S. and China Communicating on Anti-Terrorism: Strategies for Win-Win." National Communication Association. Miami, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003
Lu, S. and H. Xu. "Cultural Changes and Communication of Power in Chinese College Classrooms." Annual conference of the National Communication Association. New Orleans, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2002
"Chinese Courtship Communication in a Changing Culture." Annual conference of the National Communication Association. Atlanta, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2001
"Negotiating China into WTO." Annual conference of the National Communication Association. Atlanta, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2001
"Social Science Research in the United States and China." Live television and radio broadcast to Asia, Voice of America. April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2001
"Chinese Rhetoric on Human Rights: Engagement through Moral Defense." Annual conference of the National Communication Association. Seattle, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2000
"Ethnography and Chinese Communication Studies." Annual conference of the National Communication Association. Seattle, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2000
"Intercultural Communication in Taiwan-Mainland Relations." Annual conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the U.S. Atlanta, October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2000
Organizer, Brooklyn College "Multicultural Perspectives on China's Three Gorges Project" seminar (in collaboration the Wolfe Institute and the People's Republic of China Consulate General in New York). March 21. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2000
"Culture and Conversation: Analysis of Chinese and American Cultures." Faculty Day. Brooklyn College, May 25. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 1999
"Media Coverage and Cultural Misperceptions: Chinese and Americans at the Centennial Olympic Games." National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1999
"Native Terms for Chinese Small Talk and Implications for Communication Theory." National Communication Association Convention. Chicago, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1999
"Intercultural Challenges for the Chinese Professor in U.S. Classrooms: The Issue of Establishing Credibility." Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States (ACPSS) Workshop on Teaching, Technology, and Career Advancement. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Indiana, Pa., April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1998
"Modes of Topic Shift in Chinese Liao Talk." National Communication Association Convention. Chicago, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1997
"Openings of Chinese Small Talk: Implications for Chinese-American Interactions." National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1997
"Personhood and Chinese-American Small Talk Interactions: Asymmetries and Asynchronies." 4th International Conference on Intercultural Communication: East and West. Tempe, Ariz. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1997
"Within-Culture Variations and the Concept of Chinese Speech Community." National Communication Association Convention. Chicago, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1997
Professional Leadership
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter intersession, Jan. 1-21. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2020
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter intersession, May 27 - June 18. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2019
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter intersession, Jan. 6-27. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2016
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer-I, May 27-June 17. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2015
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter intersession, Jan. 1-24. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2015
President, Chinese Language Teachers' Association of Greater New York (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2015
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer Session, May 26-June 20. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2014
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter intersession, Jan. 1-24. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2014
President, Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York, starting May. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2014
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer session, May 30 - June 28. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2013
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter Intersession, Jan. 1-23. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2013
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer, May 30 - June 28. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2012
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter Intersession, Jan.1- 25. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2012
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer Session I, May 29-June 24. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2011
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter Intersession I, Dec. 29, 2010-Jan. 24, 2011. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2011
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer Session I, May 28-June 24. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2010
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter intersession (Dec. 28, 2008-Jan. 21, 2009). (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2009
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter intersession (Dec. 27, 2007-Jan. 23, 2008). (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2008
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter intersession (Dec. 30, 2007-Jan. 24, 2008). (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2008
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Summer Program (May 28-June 23). (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2008
President, The Association of the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2008
Delegate of Humanities to Brooklyn College Faculty Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007
Deputy chairman, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer I session (May 30-June 27). (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2007
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Winter intersession (Dec. 28, 2006-Jan. 26, 2007). (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2007
Invited by China Central TV to serve as leading judge for debates in Chinese between teams from Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Columbia universities. Boston, Oct. 4-5. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2007
President, The Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
President, The Association of the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
Chairman, Committee of Promotion to Associate Professor in Humanities, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2006
Delegate of Humanities to Brooklyn College Faculty Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2006
Deputy chairman, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2006
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer session I and winter intersession. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2006
President, Chinese Language Teachers Association of Great New York. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2006
President, The Association for Chinese Communication Studies in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2006
President, The Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2006
Appointments Committee, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2005
Delegate of Humanities to Brooklyn College Faculty Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2005
Deputy chairman, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2005
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer session I and winter intersession. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2005
President, The Association for Chinese Communication Studies in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2005
President, The Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2005
Vice president, Chinese Language Teachers Association of Great New York. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2005
Appointments Committee, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2004
Chairman, board of trustees, EverBright Chinese School, Edison, N.J. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2004
Delegate of Humanities to Brooklyn College Faculty Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2004
Deputy chairman, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2004
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer session I and winter intersession. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2004
Member, board of directors, and treasurer, Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2004
President, The Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2004
Vice president, The Association for Chinese Communication Studies in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2004
Appointments Committee, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2003
Chairman, board of trustees, EverBright Chinese School, Edison, N.J. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2003
Delegate of Humanities to Brooklyn College Faculty Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2003
Deputy chairman, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2003
Director, City University of New York-Brooklyn College Study Abroad in China Program. Summer Session I and Winter Intersession. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2003
Member, board of directors, and newsletter editor, Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2003
Member, board of directors, and treasurer, Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2003
President, Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2003
Vice president, Association for Chinese Communication Studies in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2003
Appointments Committee, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2002
Chairman, board of trustees, EverBright Chinese School, Edison, N.J. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2002
Delegate of Humanities to Brooklyn College Faculty Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2002
Deputy chairman, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2002
Member, board of directors, and newsletter editor, Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2002
Member, board of directors, and treasurer, Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2002
Organizational Graduate Program Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2002
Appointments Committee, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2001
Chairman, board of trustees, EverBright Chinese School, Edison, NJ. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2001
Delegate of Humanities to Brooklyn College Faculty Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2001
Deputy chairman, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2001
Member, board of directors, and newsletter editor, Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2001
Member, board of directors, and treasurer, Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2001
Member, board of directors, Chinese Schools Association in the U.S. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2001
Organizational Graduate Program Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2001
Principal, Huaxia Chinese School (teaching the Chinese language and culture on weekends), Edison, N.J. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2001
Appointments Committee, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2000
Delegate of Humanities to Brooklyn College Faculty Council. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2000
Deputy chairman, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2000
Member, board of directors, Chinese Schools Association in the U.S. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2000
Organizational Graduate Program Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2000
Principal, Huaxia Chinese School (teaching the Chinese language and culture on weekends), Edison, N.J. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2000
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2000
Appointments Committee, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1999
Chairman, Communications Major Work Group, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1999
Deputy chairman, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 1999
Member, board of directors, Chinese Schools Association in the U.S. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 1999
Organizational Graduate Program Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1999
Principal, Huaxia Chinese School (teaching the Chinese language and culture on weekends), Edison, N.J. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 1999
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1999
Chairman, Communications Major Work Group, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1998
Organizational Graduate Program Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1998
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1998
Communications Major Work Group, Brooklyn College, September. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1997
Organizational Graduate Program Committee, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1997
Other Professional Activities
Reviewer, intercultural communication textbook proposal, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Company, February. 2009
Organizer, International Communication Conference, with the theme of "Chinese Communication Studies: West China and Globalization," Sichuan Univerisity, Chengdu, China, May 30-June 3. Joint sponsorship of the Association for Chinese Communication Studies in the United States, Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States, National Communication Association and Sichuan University. NCA Immediate Past President Dan O'Hair was keynote speaker. 2007
Organizer, International Communication Conference, with the theme of "Chinese Communication Studies: Reaching Out and Bringing in." Xiamen Univerisity, China, December 28-30. Joint sponsorship of the Association for Chinese Communication Studies in the United States, National Communication Association and Xiamen University. NCA President Martha Watson was keynote speaker. 2005
