Jingyuan Jolie SHI 石靜遠 Assistant Professor
MA Michigan State U, PhD NTU
(852) 3411-8137
jolieshi@hkbu.edu.hk
CVA Room 917

Dr. Jingyuan Jolie Shi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies. She joined the department in August, 2017 after receiving her Ph.D. in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Dr. Shi’s research interests converge at the intersection of persuasion, health communication, and technology. Her current research focus on the effects of persuasive messages on health decision-making in mediated contexts and how technology can be used for well-being purposes. Her research offers implications for developing theory-driven campaign strategies for online and offline contexts, and also covers significant public health issues, such as mental health promotion, cancer prevention, and HIV/ADIS control.
Dr. Shi’s work has appeared in top-tier journals such as Health Communication, Communication Research,?Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, and Environmental Communication. She won several research awards, including Top Paper Awards from the Honors Symposium for Asian Ph.D. Students in Communication Research and Top Paper Award from the International Communication Association (ICA).
Research InterestsPersuasion
Health Communication
Public Communication Campaigns
Behavior Change Theories
PublicationsSelected Publications:
Shi, J., & Dai, Y. (2020). Promoting favorable attitudes toward seeking counseling among people with depressive symptomatology: A masspersonal communication approach. Health Communication. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/10410236.2020.1834209
Shi, J., & Kim, H. K. (2020). Integrating risk perception attitude framework and the theory of planned behavior to predict mental health promotion behaviors among young adults. Health Communication,?35(05), 597–606. doi:10.1080/10410236.2019.1573298
Wang, X., Shi, J., & Kong, H.?(2020). Online health information seeking: A review and meta-analysis. Health Communication. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/10410236.2020.1748829
Shi, J. (2019). Development of a multidimensional attitude scale for organ donation research: An example from China. Health Communication, 34, 598–606. doi:10.1080/10410236.2018.1428852
Chen, L. & Shi, J. (2019). Reducing harm from media: A meta-analysis of parental mediation. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 96, 173–193. doi:10.1177/1908
Shi, J., & Salmon, C. T. (2018). Identifying opinion leaders to promote organ donation on social media: Network study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20, e7. doi:10.2196/jmir.7643
Shi, J., Poorisat, T., & Salmon, C. T. (2018). The use of social networking sites (SNSs) in health communication campaigns: Review and recommendations. Health Communication, 33, 49–56. doi:10.1080/10410236.2016.1242035
Lapinsiki, M., Zhuang, J., Koh, H., & Shi, J. (2017). Social norms and involvement in health and environmental behaviors. Communication Research,?44, 367-387. doi:10.1177/5153
Shi, J., & Smith, S. W. (2016). The effects of fear appeal message repetition on perceived threat, perceived efficacy, and behavioral intention in the extended parallel process model. Health Communication, 3, 275–286. doi:10.1080/10410236.2014.948145
For Dr. Shi's full publication list, please go to Google Scholar
Awards/Grants/HonorsGrants
Principle Investigator
? Designing Effective Anti-Smoking Messages: The (Un)Intended Effects on Nonsmokers. The Communication Faculty Research Grant (CFRG 19-20/03), HK$60,000 (US$ 7,750), School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, July 2020 – Jan 2023
? Cancer Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors among Hong Kong Citizens, Faculty Research Grant II (FRG II), HK$86,400 (US$11,030), HKBU, April 2018 – March 2020
? Start-up Funding, HK$100,000 (US$13,000), Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), 2017
Co-Principle Investigator
? Media Engagement of Stakeholders in Sustainable Maritime Transport: A Data Mining Approach, Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 1 Grant, SG$100,000 (US$ 72,241), Singapore, March 2020 – February 2023. [PI: Dr. Yuen Kum Fai, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University]
Awards
2020
Qi Hao Award for Young Scholars in New Media Research 青年新媒体学术研究启皓奖
2017
Top Paper Award, 2017 International New Media Forum (Organized by ICA & Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China).
2015
Top Paper Award, Intercultural Communication Division, the 65th Annual ICA Conference.
2013
The Second-Place Prize, The 4th Honors Symposium for Asian Ph.D. Students in Communication Research.
2012
Best Paper Award, The 3rd Honors Symposium for Asian Ph.D. Students in Communication Research.