Deya Xu

08/2014 – 11/2018:      Ph.D. in Communication, School of Journalism and Communication
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

09/2012 – 06/2014:      M.A. in Journalism, Nankai University, China

09/2008 – 06/2012:      B.A. in Broadcasting and Video Mass Medium，Nankai University, China

11/2022 to present:      Associate Professor
School of Communication, East China Normal University

12/2018 – 10/2022:      Assistant Professor
China Institute for Urban Governance, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Q5CHLJQAAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deya-Xu

Editorial Positions

1.    Editorial Board, Journal of Emergency Management and Disaster Communications, 09/2021 to present.

2.    Associate Editor, SN Social Sciences, 03/2020 to present.

Refereeing Activities

New Media & Society [SSCI/Communication]

Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace [SSCI/Communication]

Chinese Journal of Communication [SSCI/Communication]

International Journal of Business Communication [SSCI/Communication]

Communication and The Public [ESCI/Communication]

Global Media and China [ESCI/Communication]

Communication & Society [TSSCI/Communication]

Journal of Consumer Culture [SSCI/Cultural Studies]

Journal of Urban Technology [SSCI/Urban Studies]

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening [SSCI/ Urban Studies]

Frontiers in Psychology [SSCI/Psychology]

Information Development [SSCI/ Information Science & Library Science]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [SSCI/ Public, Environmental & Occupational Health]

Digital and mobile communication, entertainment and cultural studies, urban governance and public policy

Project Leader

1.    2021 Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Foundation, Study on International Promotion of Shanghai City Image from the Perspective of Urban Soft Power Enhancement.

2.    2021 International Association of Cultural and Creative Industry Research (IACCIR), Living the Fantasy on Little Red Book: Embodied Spatial Practices of Urban Lifestyles.

3.    2020 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Liberal Arts Research and Innovation Program, Representation of City Image on Digital Platforms in the New Media Era and its Communication Effects.

4.    2020 The Development Research Center of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government Funding, Case Study of Shanghai Urban Governance.

Main Participant

1.    2022 The General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, The Mechanism and Coping Strategies for Enhancing Trust During Emergencies: From the Perspective of Crisis Communication.

2.    2021 Arts Science ofShanghai Project,Research on the Online Communication of the Shanghai Cultural Symbol System under the Perspective of Integration of Culture and Tourism.

3.    2020 The General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Rural Multi-functional Transformation Model, Dynamic Mechanism and Land Governance Strategies in the Yangtze River Delta: A “Town-Village” Scale Study.

4.    2020 Ningbo Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning Funding, Research on Rural Residents and Rural Revitalization Strategies in Ningbo under Urban-Rural Integration.

5.    2018 Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Youth Foundation, Publics’ Information Processing Behaviors in Crises.

6.    2018 The Soft Science Foundation of Shanghai Project, Research on Science and Technology Innovation to Support Shanghai’s “Four Brands” Strategy.

7.    2017 Major Arts Project of National Social Science Fund, The Research of Sharing Mechanism for Big Cultural Data.

8.    2016 The General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Modes of Rural Residential Land Consolidation Based on Village Renovation and the Willingness of Rural Households in Yangtze River Delta Region.

9.    2015 National Natural Science Fund, Research on the Construction and Dissemination of China’s Mainstream Ideological Discourse System Based on Documentaries.

10. 2013 Social Science Foundation of Ministry of Education of China,The Image of China in Japanese Documentary: The example of NHK.

11.  2012 Arts Project of Tianjin Social Science Foundation, A Study on the Aesthetic Orientation, Cultural Value and Visual Communication of Urban Culture in Documentaries Featured Tianjin.

1.    Gu, X., Xu, D.*, Xu, M., & Zhang, Z. (2022). Measuring residents’ perceptions of multifunctional land use in peri-urban areas of three Chinese megacities: Suggestions for governance from a demand perspective. Cities, 126.doi:10.1016/j.cities.2022.103703. [SSCI/Q1]

2.    Xu, D., Shen, J.,& Xu, J. (2021). Branding a City Through Journalism in China: The Example of Shenzhen.Journalism,Advance Online Publication.doi:10.1177/14648849211004022. [SSCI/Q1]

3.    Xu, D. & Liu, T.* (2021) Strong Weak Ties and Acquainted Strangers: Social Interactions on Mobile Applications. Journalism Bimonthly, 3, 49-61. [CSSCI] (In Chinese)

4.    Wu, F., & Xu, D.* (2020). Making the Most Effective Strategy More Effective: Examining the Situational and Interaction Effects of Accommodative CCSs in Corporate Crises. International Journal of Business Communication, Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/2329488420929748. [SSCI/Q3]

5.    Xu, D., & Wu, F.* (2019). Exploring the Cosmopolitanism in China: Examining Mosheng Ren (“The Stranger”) Communication Through Momo. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 36(2), 122-139. [SSCI/Q2]

6.    Xu, D.*, & Guo, L. (2017). Use and Gratifications of Singing-Competition Reality Shows: Linking Narcissism and Gratifications Sought with Multi-Media Viewing of Chinese Audiences. Mass Communication and Society, 21(2), 198-224. [SSCI/Q2]

7.    Chen, N. & Xu, D. (2013). Awareness of Male Caring in Chinese and American TV Programs: A Case Study of Marriage Reality Shows. China Television, 2, 86-90. [CSSCI] (In Chinese)