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BO FENG

Department of Communication, University of California, Davis

Phone: 530-754-0978; Email: bfeng@ucdavis.edu

Webpage: http://communication.ucdavis.edu/people/bfeng

Google Scholar Webpage: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=k8agezsAAAAJ&hl=en

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

2018-present Professor, Department of Communication, University of California, Davis

2017-present Faculty Member, East Asian Studies, University of California, Davis

2015-present Affiliate Member, Feminist Research Institute, University of California, Davis

2007-present Faculty Member, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California, Davis

2013-2018 Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of California, Davis

2006- 2013 Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of California, Davis

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (2006) Communication, Purdue University

M.A. (2001) Applied Linguistics, Beihang University

B.A. (1998) English Language and Literature, Beihang University

RESEARCH

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (*graduate students at the time of research or writing)

44. Li, S., Feng, B., Liao, W., & Pan, W. (2020). Internet use, risk awareness, and demographic

characteristics associated with preventive behaviors and testing: A cross-sectional survey of COVID-

19 in the U.S. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(6): e19782. doi: 10.2196/19782

43. Pan, W.,* Feng, B., & Shen, C. (2020). Social capital, social support, and language use in online support

forums. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(6):e17365. doi: 10.2196/17365

42. Shen, C., Chen, A. F., Luo, C., Zhang, J. W., Feng, B., & Liao, W. (2020). Reports of own and others’

symptoms and diagnosis on social media predict COVID-19 case counts in mainland China. Journal

of Medical Internet Research, 22(5):e19421. doi: 10.2196/19421

41. Pan, W.,* Feng, B., Wingate, V. S.,* & Li, S.* (2020). What to say when seeking support online: A

comparison among different levels of self-disclosure. Frontiers in Psychology, 11.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00978

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40. Malloch, Z. Y.,* Feng, B., Wang, B.,* Kim, C.* (2020). Advice padded with encouragement: A

preliminary assessment of an Extended Integrated Model of Advice-Giving in supportive interactions.

Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 39, 334-348. doi: 10.1177/0261927X20911991

39. Wingate, V. S.,* Feng, B., Kim, C.,* Pan, W.,* & Jang, J.* (2020). The influence of self-disclosure on

online support seeking on quality of received advice. Journal of Language and Social Psychology,

39, 397-413. doi: 0.1177/0261927X20911989

38. Shah, Z.,* Chu, J., Feng, B., Qaisar, S.,* Ghani, U.,* Hassan, Z.* (2019). If you care, I care: Perceived

social support and public engagement via SNS during crises. Technology in Society. Advance online

publication. doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.101195

37. DeAngelo, T. I.,* & Feng, B. (2019). From inbox reception to compliance: A field experiment

examining the effects of email address and subject line on response and compliance rates in initial

email encounters. Social Science Computer Review. Advance online publication. doi:

10.1177/0894439319839924

36. Kim, I.,* Feng, B., Jang, J.,* & Wang, B.* (2019). Reassessing the integrated model of advice-giving in

supportive interactions: The moderating roles of need for cognition and communication style. Social

Influence, 14, 14-24. doi: 10.1080/15534510.2019.1581083

35. Feng, B., Jang, J.,* Pan, W.,* Li, S.,* & Wang, Q. (2019). Comparing the effects of argumentation and

facework on Americans and Chinese’ responses to advice in supportive interactions. Asian Journal

of Communication, 29, 1-17.

34. Henry, S. G., Paternitti, D. A., Feng, B., Iosif, A., Kravitz1, R. L., Weinberg, G., Cowan, P., Verba, S.

(2019). Patients’ experience with opioid tapering: A conceptual model with recommendations for

clinicians. The Journal of Pain, 20, 181-191. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.09.001

33. Kim, I.,* Feng, B., Wang, B.,* & Jang, J.* (2018). Examining cultural and gender similarities and

differences in value of communication skills in romantic relationships. Chinese Journal of

Communication, 11, 437-454. doi: 10.1080/17544750.2018.1470544

32. Li, S.,* Feng, B., & Wingate, V. S.* (2018). Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot: The role of a

support seeker’s reply in online support provision. Communication Monographs, 86, 251-270. doi:

10.1080/03637751.2018.1539237

31. Pan, W.,* Feng, B., & Wingate, S.* (2018). What you say is what you get: How self-disclosure in

support-seeking affects language use in support provision in online support forums. Journal of

Language and Social Psychology, 37, 3-27. doi: 0261927X17706983

30. Jang, J.,* & Feng, B. (2018). The effects of gain- and loss-framed advice messages on recipients’

responses to advice: The mediating roles of politeness and efficacy. Journal of Language and Social

Psychology, 37, 181-202. doi: 10.1177/0261927X17706961

29. Feng, B., Jang, J.,* Kim, I.,* & Wang, B.* (2017). Explaining the effectiveness of the Integrated Model

of Advice-giving in supportive interactions: The mediating roles of politeness and normativeness.

Communication Quarterly, 65, 402-418. doi: 10.1080/01463373.2017.1279676

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28. Pan, W.,* Shen, C., & Feng B. (2017). You get what you give: Understanding reply reciprocity and

social capital in online health support forums. Journal of Health Communication, 22, 45-52. doi:

10.1080/10810730.2016.1250845

27. MacGeorge, E., Feng, B., & Guntzviller, L. (2016). Advice: Expanding the communication paradigm. In

E. L. Cohen (Ed.), Communication Yearbook, 40, 213-244. New York, NY: Routledge.

26. Feng, B., Li, S.,* & Li, N.* (2016). Is a profile worth a thousand words?: How online support-seeker’s

profile features may influence the quality of received support messages. Communication Research,

43, 253-276. doi: 10.1177/0093650213510942

25. MacGeorge, E., Guntzviller, L. M., Hanasono, L. K., & Feng, B. (2016). Testing Advice Response

Theory in interactions with friends. Communication Research, 43, 211-231. doi:

10.1177/0093650213510938

24. Feng, B., & Magen, E. (2016). Relationship closeness predicts unsolicited advice-giving in supportive

interactions. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 33, 751-767. doi:

10.1177/0265407515592262

23. Li, S.,* Feng, B., Li, N.,* Tan, X.* (2015). How social context cues in support seeker profile influence

support provider’s self-disclosure in online support forums. Communication Quarterly, 63, 586-602.

doi: 10.1080/01463373.2015.107838

22. Li, S.,* Feng, B., Chen, M.,* & Bell, R. A. (2015). Physician review websites: Effects of the proportion

and position of negative reviews on readers’ evaluations of the doctor. Journal of Health

Communication, 4, 453-461. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2014.977467.

21. Li, S.,* & Feng, B. (2015). What to say to an online support-seeker? The influence of others’ responses

and support seekers’ replies. Human Communication Research, 41, 303-326. doi:10.1111/hcre.12055

20. Henry, S. G., Feng, B., Franks, P., Bell, R. A., Tancredi, D. J., Gottfeld, D., & Kravitz, R. L. (2014).

Methods for assessing patient-clinician communication about depression in primary care: What you

see depends on how you look. Health Services Research, 49, 1684-1700. doi: 10.1111/1475-

6773.12187.

19. Feng, B. (2014). When should advice be given?: Assessing the role of sequential placement of advice in

supportive interactions in two cultures. Communication Research, 41, 913-934. doi:

10.1177/0093650212456203

18. Feng, B., Srinivasan, M., Hoffman, J., Rainwater, J., Griffin, E., Dragojevic, M.,* Day, F., & Wilkes, M.

(2013). Physician communication regarding prostate cancer screening: Analysis of unannounced

standardized patient visits. Annals of Family Medicine, 11, 315-323. doi: 10.1370/afm.1509.

17. Feng, B., & Feng, H. (2013). Examining cultural similarities and differences in responses to advice: A

comparison of American and Chinese college students. Communication Research, 40, 623-644. doi:

10.1177/0093650211433826

16. Feng, B., & Hyun, M. J.* (2012). The influence of friends’ Instant Messenger status on individuals’

coping and support-seeking. Communication Studies, 63, 536-553. doi:

10.1080/10510974.2011.649443

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15. Feng, B., Bell, R., Jerant, T., & Kravitz, R. (2011). What do doctors say when prescribing medications?:

An examination of medical recommendations from a communication perspective. Health

Communication, 26, 286-296. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2010.550020.

14. Feng, B., & Lee, K. J.* (2010). The influence of thinking styles on responses to supportive messages.

Communication Studies, 61, 224-238. doi: 10.1080/10510971003604000

13. Feng, B., & MacGeorge, E. L. (2010). The influences of message and source factors on advice outcomes.

Communication Research, 37, 553-575. doi: 10.1177/0093650210368258

12. Feng, B. (2009). Testing an integrated model of advice-giving in supportive interactions. Human

Communication Research, 35, 115-129. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2008.01340.x

11. Mortenson, S., Burleson, B., Feng, B., & Liu, M. (2009). Cultural similarities and differences in seeking

social support as a means of coping: A comparison of Americans and Chinese and an evaluation of

the mediating effects of self-construal. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 2,

208-239. doi: 10.1080/17513050902985331

10. Feng, B., & Burleson, B. R. (2008). The effects of argument explicitness on responses to advice in

supportive interactions. Communication Research, 35, 849-874. doi: 10.1177/0093650208324274

9. MacGeorge, E. L., Homan, S., Dunning, J., Elmore, D., Bodie, G., Evans, E., Khichadia, S., Lichti, S.,

Feng, B., & Geddes, B. (2008). Student evaluation of audience response technology in large lecture

classes. Educational Technology, Research, and Development, 56, 125-145.

8. MacGeorge, E. L., Samter, W., Feng, B., Gillihan, S. J., & Graves, A. R. (2007). After 9/11: Goal

disruption, emotional support, and psychological health in a lower exposure sample. Health

Communication, 21, 11-22.

7. Feng, B., & Burleson, B. R. (2006). Exploring the support-seeking process across cultures: Toward an

integrated analysis of similarities and differences. In M. P. Orbe, B. J. Allen, & L. A. Flores (Eds.),

The same and different: Acknowledging the diversity within and between cultural groups

(International and Intercultural Communication Annual, Vol. 29, pp. 243-266). Washington, DC:

National Communication Association.

6. Feng, B., & MacGeorge, E. L. (2006). Predicting receptiveness to advice: Characteristics of the problem,

the advice-giver, and the recipient. Southern Communication Journal, 71, 67-85. doi:

10.1080/10417940500503548

5. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., Butler, G. L., Dane, J. L., & Passalacqua, S. A. (2005). Sex differences in

goals for supportive interactions. Communication Studies, 56, 23-46. doi:

10.1080/0008957042000332232

4. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., Butler, G. L., & Budarz, S. K. (2004). Understanding advice in supportive

interactions: Beyond the facework and message evaluation paradigm. Human Communication

Research, 30, 42-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2004.tb00724.x

3. MacGeorge, E. L., Graves, A. R., Feng, B., Gillihan, S. J., & Burleson, B. (2004). The myth of gender

cultures: Similarities outweigh differences in men’s and women’s provision of and responses to

supportive communication. Sex Roles, 50, 143-175. doi: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000015549.88984.8d

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2. MacGeorge, E. L., Samter, W., Feng, B., Gillihan, S. J., & Graves, A. R. (2004). Stress, social support and

health among college students after September 11, 2001. Journal of College Student Development,

45, 655-670. doi: 10.1353/csd.2004.0069

1. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., & Butler, G. L. (2003). Gender differences in the communication values of

mature adults. Communication Research Reports, 20, 191-199. doi: 10.1080/08824090309388817

BOOK CHAPTERS

9. Pan. W.,* Feng, B., & Li, S.* (2020). Online support groups dedicated to specific health problems. In N.

Egbert & K. Wright (Eds.) Social support and health in the digital age (pp. 109-128). Lanham:

Lexington Books.

8. Jang, K.,* Barnett, G. A., Taylor, L. D., & Feng, B. (2018). Dynamic co-evolutions of peace frames in the

United States, Mainland China, and Hong Kong: A semantic network analysis. In B. Cook (Ed.),

Examining Global Peacemaking in the Digital Age (pp. 145-168). Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI

Global.

7. Feng, B., Zhu, X.,* & Zhou, Y. N.* (2018). Advice in cyberspace. In E. MacGeorge & L. M. V. Swol

(Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Advice (pp. 363-380). New York: Oxford University Press.

6. Feng, B., & Feng, H. (2018). Advice across cultures. In E. MacGeorge & L. M. V. Swol (Eds.), The

Oxford Handbook of Advice (pp. 381-400). New York: Oxford University Press.

5. Feng, B. (2014). Prescribing medications. In T. Thompson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of health communication.

(Vol. 15, pp. 1097-1100). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi:

http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346427.n428

4. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., Wilkum, K., & Doherty, E. (2012): Supportive communication: A positive

response to negative life events. In T. J. Socha & M. Pitts (Ed.), The positive side of interpersonal

communication (pp. 211-288). New York: Peter Lang.

3. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., & Burleson, B. (2011). Supportive communication. In M. L. Knapp & J. A.

Daly (Eds.). Handbook of interpersonal communication (pp. 317-354). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

2. Feng, B. (2010). Understanding advice in social interactions. In M. B. Hinner (Ed.), The interrelationship

of business and communication (pp. 113-131). Frankfurt, Germany: Peter Lang.

1. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., & Thompson, E. (2008). “Good” and “bad” advice: How to advise more

effectively. In Motley, M. (Ed.), Applied interpersonal communication: Behaviors that affect

outcomes (pp. 145-164). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Buzzanell, P. M., MacGeorge, E., Feng, B., Turner, L., Wang, Q., Karmark, E., Remke, R., Connaughton,

S., & Sriramesh, K. (2013, November). Well-being and social transformation: Micro, meso, and

macro level change in different communication contexts. Proceedings of the ICA Regional

Conference in China. Shanghai, PRC: Shanghai Jiaotong University.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (*Current and former graduate students, §Current and former undergraduate

students)

58. Malloch, Y. Z.,* Feng, B., Kravitz, R., Verba, S., Iosif, A., Slavik, G., & Henry, S. (2019). Assessing the

effectiveness of a narrative-based patient education video for promoting opioid tapering. Paper

presented at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH), San Diego.

57. Henry, S., Feng, B., Verba, S., Kravitz, R., & Iosif, A. (2019). Story versus the storyteller: Factors

associated with the effectiveness of brief video-recorded patient stories for promoting opioid

tapering. Paper presented at the ICCH Conference, San Diego.

56. Pan, W.,* Feng, B., & Shen, C. (2019). Social capital, social support, and language use in online

depression forum. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention,

Washington.

55. Kim, C.,* Feng, B., & Kim, T.* (2019). Towards reducing online social capital divide: Factors affecting

individuals’ reciprocity in social media. Paper presented at the International Communication

Association Convention, Washington.

54. Malloch, Y. Z.,* & Feng, B. (2018). “I say it when I appreciate it”: Effects of Facebook message

publicity on social support evaluation and responses. Paper presented at the National

Communication Association Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah.

53. Henry, S., Verba, S., Feng, B., Kravitz, R. L., Losif, A., & Paterniti, D. (2018, September). Patient’s

experience with opioid tapering. Paper presented at the International Conference on Communication

in Healthcare, Porto, Portugal.

52. Pan, W.,* Feng, B., Wingate, V. S.,* Pollock, P. S.,§ & Li, S. (2018, May). Out of sight, out of mind?:

The effect of perceived anonymity and self-disclosure depth in support-seeking posts on quality of

received support. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention,

Prague, Czech Republic.

51. Wingate, V. S.,* Feng, B., Jang, J.,* Pan, W.,* & Kim, C.* (2017, November). The influence of self-

disclosure in online support seeking on quality of received advice. Paper presented at the National

Communication Association Convention, Dallas, TX.

50. Zhou, Y.,* Wang, B.,* & Feng, B. (2017, November). Advice padded with comfort and encouragement:

Testing an extended Integrated Model of Advice-giving in supportive interactions. Paper presented at

the National Communication Association Convention, Dallas, TX.

49. Qiu, Y.,§ & Feng, B. (2017, May). Understanding academic advising communication. Poster presented at

the Stanford Research Conference.

48. Alexopoulos, C.,* Khan, S.,* DeAngelo, T.,* Gil-Lopez, T.,* Wingate, V. S.,* & Feng, B. (2017, May).

Reducing stigma of depression through linguistic agency: A multi-national study. Paper presented at

the International Communication Association Convention, San Diego.

47. Khan, S.,* DeAngelo, T. I.,* & Feng, B. (2017, May). Depression gets you or you get depression?: The

influence of linguistic agency and causality attribution on stigma about depression. Paper presented

at the International Communication Association Convention, San Diego.

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46. DeAngelo, T. I.,* Pollock, S. P.,§ Feng, B., & Qiu, Y. § (2017, May). Small cues make a big difference:

How email address, subject line, and time impact effectiveness of initial email communication. Paper

presented at the International Communication Association Convention, San Diego.

45. Pollock, S.,§ & Feng, B. (2016, November). Small cues make a big difference: Strategic email

communication in professional contexts. Paper presented at the National Communication Association

Convention, Philadelphia.

44. Pan, W.,* Feng, B., & Wingate, S.* (2016, November). What you say is what you get: How self-

disclosure in support-seeking affects language use in support provision in online support forums.

Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia.

43. Jang, J. J.,* Feng, B., Kim, I.,* & Wang, B.* (2016). Reassessing the integrated model of advice-giving

in supportive interactions: The mediating role of face and normativeness. Paper presented at the

National Communication Association Convention, Philadelphia.

42. Kim, I.,* Wang, B.,* Jang, J.,* & Feng, B. (2016, June). Examining cultural and gender similarities and

differences in value of communication skills in romantic relationships. Paper presented at the

International Communication Association Convention, Fukuoka, Japan.

41. Jang, J.,* Feng, B. (2016, June). The effects of gain- and loss-framing on responses to advice: The

mediating role of efficacy. Paper presented at the International Communication Association

Convention, Fukuoka, Japan.

40. Kim, I.,* Feng, B., Jang, J. J.,* & Wang, B.* (2016, January). Reassessing the integrated model of

advice-giving in supportive interactions: The moderating roles of need for cognition and

communication style. Paper presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual

Convention, San Diego.

39. Jang, J.,* Feng, B., & Lee, Y. K.* (2015, November). The effect of gain- and loss-framed advice

messages on recipients’ responses to advice. Paper presented at the National Communication

Association Convention, Las Vegas.

38. Li, S.,* & Feng, B. (2015, November). Supportive communication on support forums: The influence of

others’ responses and support-seekers’ replies. Paper presented at the National Communication

Association Convention, Las Vegas.

37. Feng, B., Pan, W.*, Jang, J.*, & Li, S.* (2015, July). Comparing the effects of argumentation and

facework on Americans and Chinese’ responses to advice in supportive interactions. Paper presented

at the IAICS & CAFIC Conference, Hong Kong.

36. Pan. W.,* Jiang, K.,* Wang, Y., Barnett, G. A., & Feng, B. (2015, June). What do people say when they

post and comment in online depression forum: A semantic network analysis. Paper presented at the

XXXV Sunbelt Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis. Brighton, UK.

35. Li, S.,* & Feng, B. (2014, November). What to say to an online support-seeker? The influence of others’

responses and support seekers’ replies. Paper presented at the National Communication Association

Convention, Boston.

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34. Feng, B. (2013, November). Support-seeking from primary care physicians by patients with depressive

symptoms. Panel presentation at the Shanghai Regional Conference of International Communication

Association, Shanghai.

33. Li, S.,* Feng, B., Chen, M., & Bell, R. A. (2013, November). Physician review websites: Effects of the

proportion and position of negative reviews on readers’ evaluations of the doctor. Paper presented at

the National Communication Association Convention, Washington, DC.

32. Feng, B., Li, S.,* Li, N.,* Tan, X.* (2013, November). Is a profile worth a thousand words?: How online

support-seeker’s profile features may influence the person-centeredness and politeness of received

support. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention, London.

31. Li, S.,* Li, N.,* Tan, X.,* & Feng, B. (2012, November). How social context cues in support seeker

profile influence support provider’s self-disclosure in online support forums. Paper presented at the

National Communication Association Convention, Orlando, FL.

30. Feng, B., & Feng, H. (2012, May). Examining cultural similarities and differences in responses to advice:

A comparison of American and Chinese college students. Paper presented at the Intercultural

Communication Division of the International Communication Association Convention, Phoenix, AZ.

29. Feng. B. (2011, May). Advances in research on advice and informational support. Paper presented at the

Interpersonal Communication Division of the International Communication Association Convention,

Boston.

28. Dragojevic, M.,* & Feng, B. (2011, May). The effects of fact threats and politeness strategies on

persuasion. Paper presented at the Interpersonal Communication Division of the International

Communication Association Convention, Boston.

27. Feng, B., Bell, R., Jerant, T., & Kravitz, R. (2010, November). What do doctors say when prescribing

medications?: An examination of medical recommendations from a communication perspective.

Paper presented at the Health Communication Division of the National Communication Association

Convention, SF.

26. Feng, B., & MacGeorge, E. L. (2009, November). Assessing a theory of advice outcomes: Influences of

message and source factors. Paper presented at the Interpersonal Communication Division of

National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

25. MacGeorge, E. L., Hanasono, L., Guntzviller, L., Feng, B., & Mincy, J. (2009, November). Predicting

receptiveness to advice in supportive interactions. Paper presented at the Interpersonal

Communication Division of National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

24. MacGeorge, E. L. & Feng, B. (2008, November). Message and source factors as influences on advice

evaluation and outcomes. Paper presented at the Interpersonal Communication Division of National

Communication Association Convention, San Diego, CA.

23. Lee, K. J.*, & Feng, B. (2008, May). The moderating role of experiential and rational thinking styles in

responses to supportive messages. Paper presented at the International Communication Association

Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

22. Feng, B. (2007, November). Testing an integrated model of advice-giving in supportive interactions in

two cultures. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention, Chicago.

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21. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., & Thompson, E. (2007, November). “Good” and “bad” advice: How to

advise more effectively. Paper presented at the National Communication Association Convention,

Chicago.

20. Feng, B., & Burleson, B. R. (2007, May). The effects of argument articulation on responses to advice in

supportive interactions. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Convention,

San Francisco.

19. Feng, B., & MacGeorge, E. L. (2006, November). Predicting the effects of source and content features

on responses to advice in two cultures. Paper presented at the Interpersonal Communication Division

of the National Communication Association, San Antonio.

18. Feng, B., & Burleson, B. R. (2005, November). Exploring the support seeking process across cultures:

Toward an integrated analysis of similarities and differences. Paper presented at the International &

Intercultural Communication Division of the National Communication Association convention,

Boston.

17. Feng, B., & MacGeorge, E. L. (2005, November). Advice in supportive interactions: What we know and

don’t know. Paper presented at the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National

Communication Association convention, Boston.

16. Feng, B., & Feng, H. (2005, November). Revisiting individualism-collectivism: Construct clarification,

method, and research. Invited panel member at the Chinese Communication Division of the National

Communication Association convention, Boston.

15. Feng, H., & Feng, B. (2005, November). Bridging differences and building relations: The unique

communicative functions of a Christian church. Paper presented at the Religious Communication

Division of the National Communication Association convention, Boston.

14. Mortenson, S., Burleson, B., Feng, B., & Liu, M. (2005, November). Cultural similarities and

differences in seeking social support as a means of coping: A comparison of Americans and Chinese

and an evaluation of the mediating effects of self-construal. Paper presented at the Interpersonal

Communication Division of the National Communication Association convention, Boston.

13. Feng, B., & Burleson, B. (2005, May). A critical review of research on cultural similarities and

differences in emotional support. Paper presented at the Interpersonal Communication Division of

the International Communication Association convention, New York.

12. MacGeorge, E. L., Samter, W., Feng, B., Gillihan, S., & Graves, A. R. (2005, May). Stress, emotional

support, and psychological health after September 11, 2001. Paper presented at the Health

Communication Division of the International Communication Association convention, New York.

11. Feng, B. (2004, November). Understanding gender differences in demand/withdraw pattern of conflict

management among intimate or married couples. Paper presented at the Interpersonal

Communication Division of the National Communication Association convention, Chicago.

10. Feng, B., & MacGeorge, E. L. (2004, November). Predicting receptiveness to advice: Characteristics of

the problem, the advice-giver, and the recipient. Paper presented at the Interpersonal Communication

Division of the National Communication Association convention, Chicago.

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9. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., & Butler, G. L. (2004, November). Sex differences in goals for supportive

interactions. Paper presented at the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National

Communication Association convention, Chicago.

8. Feng, B., & MacGeorge, E. L. (2004, October). Gender differences and similarities in Chinese and

American Evaluations of advice. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Organization for the

Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, South Bend.

7. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., Butler, G. L., Dane, J. L., & Passalacqua, S. A. (2004, July). Goals for

supportive interactions: Gender, personality, and situation. Paper presented at the biannual

conference of the International Association for Relationships Research, Madison.

6. Feng, B. (2004, April). Understanding advice in cyberspace: Toward a more situated analysis of facework

paradigm. Paper presented at the Communication Theory Division of the Central States Speech

Association convention, Cleveland.

5. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., & Butler, G. L. (2003, November). Understanding advice in supportive

interactions: Beyond the facework and message evaluation paradigm. Paper presented at the

Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association convention,

Miami.

4. MacGeorge, E. L., Dane, J., Graves, A. R., Feng, B., & Butler, G. L. (2003, November). Stress and health

after 9/11/01: Did prayer make a difference? Paper presented at the Joint Division of Interpersonal

and Health Communication of the National Communication Association convention, Miami.

3. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., & Butler, G. L. (2003, May). Gender differences in the communication

values of mature adults. Paper presented at the Interpersonal Communication Division of the

International Communication Association convention, San Diego.

2. MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., Butler, G. L., & Budarz, S. K. (2002, July). Understanding advice in

supportive interactions: Beyond the facework and message evaluation paradigm. Paper presented at

the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

1. Feng, B. (1999, October). Cultural barrier in second language acquisition and its implication for

English-as-a-foreign-language teaching. Paper presented at the International Conference on Foreign

Language Teaching, Beijing.

INVITED TALKS

Department of Communication Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China

(2017). “Interpersonal Communication in the Digitally Connected Global World”

School of Media & Design, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China. (2017). “Supportive Communication

across Channels, Relationships, and Cultures”

International Students and Scholars Orientation, University of California, Davis (2013, 2014) “Academic

Success in the U.S.”

Cross-Cultural Center, University of California, Davis (2013) “Mentoring Diverse Students”

Cross-Cultural Center, University of California, Davis (2013)“Understanding Intercultural

Communication”

Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of California, Davis (2009) “Medical Advising in

Physician-Patient Communication”

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GRANT ACTIVITIES

How do Instagram celebrities and followers affect each other’s well-being? (PI), Instagram Awards for

Well-being and Safety Research, 2019-2020 ($24,850; Not Funded)

Promoting elderly’s use of social media through elderly-friendly interface (PI), Instagram Awards for

Research on Social Technologies, 2018-2019 ($50,000; Not Funded)

University of California Office of the President Innovative Learning Technology Initiative (Co-PI with

Cuihua Shen), 2017-2019 ($90,000)

Education inequality alleviation project in rural area of China. (Faculty Advisor; PI: Yijuan Qiu).

University of California, Davis Blum Grant, 2017-2018 ($3,700)

Harnessing patient narratives to promote opioid tapering in primary care (Co-Investigator; PI: Stephen

Henry). National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2016-2018 ($431,750)

Assessing resident socio-demographic impacts on the sustainable city (Co-PI). Sustainability and Training

Program sponsored by the Diamond Developers of Dubai, UAE. 2015-2016 ($149,617.21; Not Funded)

Examination of physician communication of depression medication during clinical visits (PI). Individual

Research Grant. UC Davis Institute of Social Sciences, 2015-2016 ($5000)

UC Davis Center for Design in the Public Interest: What does democratic design look like? (Co-Investigator;

PI: Susan Verba). Interdisciplinary Frontiers in the Humanities and Arts, 2013-2016 ($400,000)

Understanding support seeking and provision in online forums. (PI). Small Grant in Aid of Research, UC

Davis Academic Senate, 2014-2016 ($2000)

Cultural influences in responses to the integrated model of advice (PI). Small Grant in Aid of Research, UC

Davis Academic Senate, 2013-2015 ($2000)

Cultural similarities and differences in meanings and consequences of advice (Co-Investigator; PI: Yulia

Chentsova Dutton). National Science Foundation, 2010-2012 ($199,999)

Influence of social support and network on caregiver mental and physical health (Co-Investigator; PI:

Heather Young). ADC Pilot Award, 2010- 2011 ($39,881)

A cross-cultural comparison of Americans and Chinese in responses to advice (PI). UC Davis Committee on

Research Summer Salary Research Grant, 7/1/10-9/30/10 ($4000)

Targeted and tailored messages to enhance depression care (Co-investigator, PI: Richard L. Kravitz).

National Institute of Mental Health, 2007-2012 ($2,934,256)

What should doctors say when giving prescriptions?: The use of persuasive strategies in medical

recommendations (PI). National Center for Research Resources and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research,

2009-2010 ($9,000)

An examination of advice in cyberspace (PI). Purdue Research Foundation Summer Grant, 7/1/05-8/30/05

($1,960)

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AWARDS AND HONORS

2019 Top Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, International Communication

Association

2018 Outstanding Paper Award, International New Media Forum, International Communication

Association

2017 Community Building Award, University of California, Davis

2016-2017 Chancellor’s Fellow, University of California Davis

2012-2013 Provost Fellowship for Diversity in Teaching

2010 Nominee for the 8th annual ASUCD Excellence in Education Awards

2008 Outstanding Dissertation Award, Interpersonal Communication Division,

National Communication Association

2006 Alan H. Monroe Scholar Award, Department of Communication, Purdue University

2005 Distinguished Publication Award, Association for Women in Psychology

2000 International Engineering and Technology Fellowship, IET Foundation

SERVICE

Editorial Board Member

2016-present Communication Research

2016-present Human Communication Research

2015-2019 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

2012-2015 Communication Studies

2010-2016 Journal of International and Intercultural Communication

2007-2013 Communication Research Report

2011-2014 Western Journal of Communication

Journal Manuscript Reviewer

2020 Human Communication Research, Western Journal of Communication, Frontiers in

Psychology, Communication Research Report, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,

Journal of Health Psychology, Journal of Health Communication

2019 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Health Communication (3x), Human

Communication Research (2x), Journal of Health Communication, Journal of Language and

Social Psychology (2x), Communication Monographs (2x)

2018 Communication Research, Human Communication Research (6x), Computers and Human

Behavior (2x), Communication Monographs (2x), Journal of Social and Personal

Relationships (3x), Social Influence, Journal of Language and Social Psychology (4x),

China Media Research, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Journal of Health

Communication

2017 Health Communication, Communication Research (2x), Communication Quarterly, Human

Communication Research, Western Journal of Communication, Communication

Monographs, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

2016 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (2x), Chinese Journal of Communication,

Communication Research, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Communication

Monographs, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Human Communication

Research

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2015 Chinese Journal of Communication, American Journal of Men’s Health, Communication

Quarterly (2x), Communication Research (3x), Health Communication (3x), International

Journal of Intercultural Relations, Journal of Family Communication, Journal of Social and

Personal Relationships (2x), Media Psychology (2x), Journal of Language and Social

Psychology (2x)

2014 Communication Monographs, Communication Research (4x), Health Communication (2

times), Health Education Research, Health Services Research, Journal of Social and

Personal Relationships (2x), New Media and Society

2013 Communication Reports, Communication Research (2x), Communication Studies, Health

Communication, Human Communication Research, Western Journal of Communication

2012 Communication Monographs, Communication Research (4x), Communication Research

Report, Health Communication, Journal of Communication, Journal of Social and Personal

Relationships, Western Journal of Communication

2011 Communication Research (3x), Human Communication Research, Journal of

Communication, Journal of Language and Social Psychology, Western Journal of

Communication

2010 Communication Quarterly, Communication Research Report (2x), Health Communication

(2x), Human Communication Research, Journal of Health Communication, Journal of

International and Intercultural Communication

2009 Communication Research, Communication Research Report, Human Communication

Research, Western Journal of Communication

2008 Communication Research Report (3x), Human Communication Research

2007 Communication Research Report (3x)

Other Disciplinary Service

2019 Outside tenure and promotion reviewer for three cases

2018 Outside tenure and promotion reviewer for two cases

2016-2020 Conference Paper Reviewer for National Communication Association (NCA) & Association

for Chinese Communication Studies (ACCS)

2015-2018 Research Committee Chair, ACCS

2012 Chair and Respondent for two NCA Convention Panels

2005-2011 Reviewer, Interpersonal Communication Division, NCA

2007-2010 Reviewer, Communication & Social Cognition Division, NCA

Departmental Service

2020 Lecturer Position Search Committee

2014- Graduate Admissions Committee, Executive Committee

2014-2019 Graduate Advisor & Chair of Graduate Admissions Committee

2015-2019 Chair of Executive Committee

2017 Interpersonal Communication and Technology Faculty Position Search Committee

2016 Interpersonal Lecture Search Committee; Interpersonal Dynamics in Social Media

Faculty Search Committee

2015 Chair of Potential for Security of Employment (PSOE) Faculty Search Committee

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2015 e-CMN Committee

2015-2016 Chair of Qualifying Examination Reform Committee

2013-2014 L&S College Assembly Representative

2013 Member of Search Committee for two faculty positions

2011- Graduate Admissions Committee

2010-2011 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

2006, 2007 Member of Faculty Search Committee

University Service

2018 UC Davis Washington Program Advisory Committee

2016 Search Committee Member for an American Politics faculty position in Department

of Political Science

2016 27th Undergraduate Research Conference; Oral Session Moderator

2015 Search Committee Member for a Computational Linguistics Position in Department

of Linguistics

Orientation Speaker, Services for International Students and Scholars

2014-2016 Institute of Social Science Executive Committee

2015-2016 Social Science Data Service Committee

2014-2015 Division of Social Sciences Steering Committee

Graduate Council's Student Support Subcommittee

2013 Guest speaker: Mentoring Diverse Students Seminar, Cross Cultural Center

Orientation Speaker, Services for International Students and Scholars

Steering Committee Representing the Division of Social Sciences

Departmental Representative to the L&S College Assembly

2012-2016 Support Committee of the Graduate Council

Search Committee, Department of Internal Medicine

2010 Graduate Internal Fellowship Reviewer

2009 Presenter, Clinical and Translational Science Center Retreat

Panel Participant, International Graduate Student & Postdoc Career Symposium

2008 Presenter, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research Seminar

TEACHING AND ADVISING

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

CMN174: Social Media

CMN101Y: Communication Theories

CMN101: Communication Theories

CMN102: Empirical Methods in Communication

CMN123: Intercultural Communication

CMN134: Interpersonal Communication

CMN189A: Proseminar in Social Interaction

GRADUATE SEMINAR

CMN201: Theoretical Perspectives on Communication

CMN230: Social Interaction Theory and Research

CMN234: Intercultural Communication

ADVISING

Ph.D. Advisees:

Chelsea Kim 2016-current in progress

Yining Zhou Malloch (Pinterest) 2015-2019 completed

Wenjing Pan (Renmin Univ of China) 2013-2018 completed

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JooYoung Jang (Univ of Houston, Victoria) 2013-2018 completed

Siyue Li (Ohio State Univ; Zhejiang Univ) 2011-2015 completed

Ph.D. Dissertation Committee:

Taeyoung Kim 2020-current in progress

Chelsea Kim 2019-current in progress

Grace Wolff 2019-current in progress

Skye Wingate (Clemson Univ) 2017-current in progress

Tessa DeAngelo (Amazon) 2017-2019 completed

Jingjing Chen (Sociology, Google) 2017-2019 completed

Bingqing Wang (BCG Gamma) 2017-2019 completed

Meng Chen (Univ of Vienna) 2016-2018 completed

Subuhi Khan (VSP) 2016-2018 completed

Chia-Ling Ho (Valdosta State Univ) 2015-2017 completed

Ke Jiang (Elon Univ) 2015-2017 completed

Ildo Kim (Graceland Univ) 2015-2017 completed

Katherine Grasso (DeSales Univ) 2013-2015 completed

Jeanette Ruiz (UC Davis) 2013-2015 completed

Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Committee:

Taeyoung Kim (Chair) 2019-2020 completed

Grace Wolff 2018-2019 completed

Neha Kumari 2018-2019 completed

Thais Zimbres 2017-2018 completed

You Zhan (Chair) 2017-2018 completed

Bingqing Wang (Chair) 2017-2018 completed

Yining Zhou 2017-2018 completed

Skye Wingate (Chair) 2017-2018 completed

Saifuddin Ahmed 2016-2017 completed

Teresa Gil Lopez 2016-2017 completed

Tessa DeAngelo (Chair) 2016-2017 completed

Jingjing Chen (Sociology) 2016-2017 completed

Subuhi Khan (Chair) 2016-2017 completed

Wenjing Pan 2015-2016 completed

Ildo Kim (Chair) 2015-2016 completed

Catherine Huh (Chair for 2nd QE Exam) 2015-2016 completed

Ke Jiang (Chair) 2015-2016 completed

Meng Chen (Chair) 2015-2016 completed

Chia-Ling Ho (Chair) 2015-2016 completed

JooYoung Jang 2015-2016 completed

Cassandra Alexopoulos 2014-2015 completed

Katherine Grasso 2013-2014 completed

Siyue Li 2013-2014 completed

Jeanette Ruiz 2013-2014 completed

Jannath Ghaznavi 2013-2014 completed

Allysa Ghiradelli 2013-2014 completed

M.A. Advisees:

Marko Dragojevic (Univ of Kentucky) 2009-2011 completed

Xuan Tan 2009-2011 completed

Min Jung Hyun 2008-2010 completed

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M.A. Thesis Committee:

Yuhan Zhou 2018-2019 completed

Chelsea Kim 2017-2018 completed

Ke (Maddie) Huang 2016-2017 completed

You Zhan 2016-2017 completed

Jihye Choi 2015-2016 completed

Tessa Deangelo 2015-2016 completed

Na Li 2012-2013 completed

Young-Ju Kim 2011-2012 completed

Elise Armitage 2010-2011 completed

Zhenzhen Ye 2009-2010 completed

Wei Zhu 2007-2009 completed

Vida Zorah Gabe 2008-2009 completed

M.A. Comprehensive Exam Committee:

Yuting Ma

Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Advisees:

Yijuan Qiu 2016-2017 completed

Yixuan Wu 2016-2017 completed

Kala Clark 2015-2016 completed

Sarah Pollock 2015-2016 completed

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

International Communication Association (ICA)

National Communication Association (NCA)

Association for Chinese Communication Studies (ACCS)