Assistant Professor

Education

• 2010 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison, U.S.A.
  Major: Mass Communications
  Minor: Psychology
• 2002 M.Phil, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
  Major: Communication
• 1999 Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons.) in Communication
  First Class Honors
  Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Research Interests

Risk and Health Communication, Cultural influence on information processing and judgment

Honors and Awards

• 2010 Helen Firstbrook Franklin Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship University of Wisconsin – Madison
• 2010 Research Grant for Dissertation Research School of Journalism & Mass Communications, UW-Madison
• 2009, 2010 Vilas Travel Grant Competition Graduate School, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• 2009 Top Student Paper (Second Place), (with Elliott Hillback), Risk Communication Specialty Group, Society for Risk Analysis
• 2009 Travel Award Risk Communication Division, Annual Conference of Society for Risk Analysis
• 2009 Eason Award for the Best Student Paper (with Elliott Hillback), Science Communication Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
• 2009 Top Student Paper (with Emily Vraga and Kjerstin Thorson), Communication Theory & Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
• 2001 Sir Edward Youde Memorial Research Fellowship, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Foundation, Hong Kong
• 2000 Outstanding Research Award, Chinese Communication Society

Academic Appointments

• 2011-Present   Assistant Professor,
  Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
• 2009-10   Teaching Assistant,
  Department of Life Science Communication, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• 2002-06   Lecturer,
  Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University

Professional Experience

2001-02   Public Relations Account Executive, Central Communications Consultancy, Hong Kong

Research Grants

• 2001-Present  Faculty Research Grant II (HK$98,720)
• 2001-Present  Start-up Grant (HK$100,000)

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

• Namkoong, N., Fung, Timothy K. F., Scheufele, D. (in press). Politics of emotion: News media attention, emotional responses, and participation during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Mass Communication & Society.
• Fung, Timothy K. F., Namkoong, N., & Brossard, D. (2011). Media, social proximity and risk: A comparative analysis of newspapers coverage of avian flu in Hong Kong and in the United States. Journal of Health Communication, 16(8), 889-907. .
• Fung, Timothy K. F., Brossard, D., Ng, Isabella. (2011). There is water everywhere: How news framing amplifies the effect of ecological worldviews on preference for flooding protection policy. Mass Communication & Society. 14(5), 553-577.
• Ekdale, B., Namkoong, K.,& Fung, Timothy K. F., Perlmutter, D. (2010).Why Blog? (Then and Now): Exploring the Motivations for Blogging by Popular American Political Bloggers.New Media & Society, 12(2), 217-234.
• Fung, Timothy K. F. (2008). Banking with a personalized touch: Examining the impact of website customization on commitment. Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, 9(4), 296-390.
• Sheer, V. & Fung, Timothy K. F.(2007). Can email communication enhance professor-student relationship and the evaluation of a professor? Some empirical evidence. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 37(3), 289-306.
• Fung, Timothy K. F. (2005). Learning to be an informed citizen: comparing the impact of traditional media and the Internet on students’ public affairs knowledge. Educational Research Journal, 20(2), 245-263. (In Chinese)

Book Chapters

• Fung, Timothy K. F., Vraga, E., & Thorson, K. (2010). When Bloggers Attack: Examining the Effect of Negative Citizen-Initiated Campaigning in the 2008 Presidential Election. In L. L. Kaid & J. A. Hendricks (Eds.).Techno-Politics and Presidential Campaigning: New Technologies, New Voices, New Voters, 83-101. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Research Report, Professional Magazine, Contract Research

• Fung, Timothy K. F. (July 2004). Content Analysis on July 1 Demonstration of Hong Kong Chinese Newspapers. Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK– a publicly funded broadcasting organization in Hong Kong).
• Tsang, K. Y., Chiu, C. H., Fung, Timothy K. F. (2003). Report on Hong Kong Students’ Leisure Time 2002. Hong Kong Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union & Graduate Association of College of Education, 2003.
• Fung, Timothy K. F. (2003). Media is not merely a channel. Media Digest (November) 2-4. Hong Kong: Radio Television Hong Kong. (In Chinese)

Conference Papers & Presentation

• Edgerly, S., Vraga, E., Fung, Timothy K. F., Kdalrymple, K. &Macafee, T. Directing the dialogue: The relationship between Youtube videos and the comments they spur. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of AEJMC, Denver, Colorado, August, 2010.
• Fung, Timothy K. F. & Hillback, E. Psychological Reactance and News Coverage of Health Risks: Examining the Moderating Role of Personality Traits on Perceived Threat and Freedom Restoration. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Society of Risk Analysis. Maryland, December, 2009.Top student paper (2nd place)
• Edgerly, S., Vraga, E., Fung, Timothy K. F., Moon, T. J., Veenstra, A., &Yoo, W. H. Youtube as a public sphere: The proposition 8 debate. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, Milwaukee, WI, October, 2009.
• Fung, Timothy K. F. & Hillback, E. Health risk as a threat to freedom: Exploring the role of psychological reactance in reactions to West Nile Virus news coverage. Paper presented at Science Communication Interest Group, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Boston, Aug. 2009. Eason Award for the Best Student Paper
• Vraga, E., Thorson, K., Fung, Timothy K. F., & Meyer, H. Emotions vs. cognitions?Testing competing models of response to a media message in predicting participation.Paper presented at Communication Theory & Methodology Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Boston, Aug. 2009. Top student paper (2nd place)
• Fung, Timothy K. F., Vraga, E., Thorson, K., & Meyer, H. When bloggers attack: Examining the effect of negative citizen-initiated campaigning in 2008 presidential election. Paper presented at Mass Communication & Society Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Boston, Aug. 2009.
• Fung, Timothy K. F., Brossard, D., & Ng, I. There Is Water Everywhere: How News Framing Amplified the Effect of Ecological Worldviews on Preference for Flooding Protection Policy. Paper presented at Mass Communication Division, the International Communication Association, Chicago, May, 2009.
• Namkoong, K., Thorson, K., Fung, Timothy K. F.,& Bora, P. Uncivil Engagement: Linking Incivility to Political Participation Through Negative Emotions. Paper presented at Political Communication Division, the International Communication Association, Chicago, May, 2009.
• Namkoong, K., Heo, K., Kim, S., Fung, Timothy K. F., & Gunther, A. Testing a Projection Explanation for Exemplar Effects. Paper presented at Mass Communication Division, the International Communication Association, Chicago, May, 2009.
• Fung, Timothy K. F., Namkoong, N., & Brossard, D. Social Proximity and Risk: A Comparative Analysis of Media Coverage of Avian Flu in Hong Kong and in the United States. Paper presented at Science Communication Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Chicago, Aug. 2008.
• Namkoong, K., Fung, Timothy K. F. & Scheufele, D.The Politics of Emotion: Voter emotions, news media use and participation. Paper presented at Communication Theory and Methodology Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Chicago, Aug. 2008.
• Thorson, K., Fung, Timothy, K. F., & Vraga, E. How you feel makes you what you are: Partisan reactions to political incivility online. Paper presented at Communication Theory and Methodology Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Chicago, Aug. 2008.
• Ekdale, B., Namkoong, K., Fung, Timothy K. F. Hussain, M., Arora, M. &Perlmutter, D. From Expression to Influence: Understanding the Change in Blogger Motivations over the Blogspan. Paper presented at Communication Technology Division, the Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., Aug. 2007.
• Sheer, V. & Fung, Timothy, K. F. Can email communication enhance professor-student relationship and the evaluation of a professor? Some empirical evidence. Paper presented at Human Communication and Technology Division, International Communication Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, May, 2007.
• Fung, Timothy K. F. Banking with a personalized touch: An examination of the impacts of website customization patterns on users’ commitment. Paper presented at Human Communication and Technology Division, National Communication Association Annual Conference, Boston, November, 2005.
• Fung, Timothy K. F. Learning to be an informed citizen: A study comparing the impact of traditional media and the Internet on students’ public affairs knowledge. Paper presented at Chinese Communication Society Annual Conference, Taiwan, September, 2003. (In Chinese)
• Fung, Timothy K. F. Searching for website customization: An adoption of educational taxonomy for conceptualization and application. Paper presented at Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, October, 2003.
• Guo, S., Fung, Timothy K. F., Li, X. Q. & Ng, I. (2003).Tyranny of the minority: Analyzing the expression of unpopular opinion in support of Legislation against subversion in Hong Kong. Paper presented at World Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2003.
• Chan, S. M., Fan, C. M., & Fung, Timothy K. F. (2000). Styles of handling discovered deception inromantic relationship: An explorative study of Hong Kong Chinese. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Chinese Communication Society, Taipei, Taiwan, 2000. Outstanding Research Award

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