Professional Title
Associate Professor of Business Communications
Education
- Ph.D Technical Communication and Rhetoric - Texas Tech University
Research Interests
- Cross-cultural business and technical communication, genre analysis, intercultural rhetoric, diversity communication, cultural change, and cultural transmission.
- Technical advancement and other social contextual factors’ impact on genre, culture, and communication.
- Published research appears in Journal of Technical Writing and Communication and Journal of Business and Technical Communication.
This faculty member is interested in working with students on research.
Publications
- Wang, J. (2024-Forthcoming). Diversity and Inclusion Report: The Rise of a New Corporate Public Reporting Genre. Journal of Business and Technical Communication. April Issue.
- Wang, J. (2024-Forthcoming). Responding to Negative Online Reviews on Chinese E-Commerce Platforms: Culture’s Impact and A Comparison of Rhetorical Moves. Submitted to Journal of Technical Writing and Communication.
- Wang, J. (2023-Proposal Accepted). Improve ChatGPT's Competency in Generating Effective Business Communication Messages: An Integrated Prompting Approach. Special Issue of Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 2024 on Professional and Pedagogical Approaches to Generative AI.
- Wang, J. (2021). Genre Change in the Online Context: Responding to Negative Online Reviews and Redefining an Effective Genre Construct on Amazon.Com. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 35(3), 297–332. https://doi.org/10.1177/10506519211001113
- Wang, J. (2019). Simulation rhetoric and Activity Theory: Experiential learning in intercultural simulations. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Vol. 49 (2), 213–23.
- Wang, J. (2018). Strategies for managing cultural conflict: Models review and their applications in business and technical communication. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 48 (3): 281–294.
- Zhu, P., Wang, J. (2011). Cultural values carried in international business homepages that fail to accommodate the needs of cross-cultural audiences. Journal for Global Business Education, 11, 45-60.
- Wang, J., Zhu, P. (2011). Linking contextual factors with rhetorical pattern shift: Direct and indirect strategies recommended in English business communication textbooks in China. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 41(1), 83-107.
- Wang, J. (2010). Directness and indirectness in Chinese and American business letters: Moving toward convergence? Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 24(1), pp. 91-120.
- Wang, J. (2008). Toward a critical perspective of culture: Contrast or compare rhetorics? Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 38(2), 133-148.
- Wang, J., Baake, K. (2006). Offshoring and serving the needs of Indian technical communicators with online technical communication programs: A feasibility study. Technical Communication, 53(4), 427-438. http://www.stc.com
Courses Taught
- Business Communication (onsite and online)