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Weixu Lu

Assistant Professor
Communication Studies
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Weixu Lu

Assistant Professor

Communication Studies

Specialty area(s)

Social media, mobile media, digital media use in complex social environments.

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Brief biography

I was born and raised in Shanghai, China, where I completed my B.A. and M.A. in Sociology at East China Normal University. I received my PhD from the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University, where I also worked as a Part-time Lecturer for many years.

Before my doctoral education, I worked as a web developer for many years. 

The native writing of my name is 陆巍戌. 

Current courses at UWL

CST 271 Media & Society

CST 301 Theories of Communication

CST 379 Interactive and Experiential Media

Education

Ph.D. in Communication, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2019)

M.A. in Sociology, East China Normal University (2010)

B.A.  in Sociology, East China Normal University (2005)

Career

Teaching history

UW-L: 

CST 110 Communicating Effectively

CST 271 Media & Society

CST 301 Theories of Communication

CST 378 Computer-Mediated Communication

CST 489 Advanced Topics in Media Studies

Prior teaching experience at Rutgers University:

192:300 Communication Research

192:354 Communication & Technology

192:380 Public Speaking

189:152 The Structure of Information

189:451 Capstone in Digital Communication, Information, and Media

Professional history

Part-time Lecturer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2016 - 2019)

Research and publishing

Lu, W. (2023). Streets as experienced through the body, mind, and screen: The smartphone and the pedestrian’s engagement with an urban public space. Mobile Media & Communication, 20501579231197304. https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579231197304

Lu, W. (2022). Socrates on Slack: Text-based, persistent-chat platforms as an alternative to “Zoom classes” in synchronous online learning. Communication Teacher, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2022.2117395

Lu, W., & Hampton, K. N. (2017). Beyond the power of networks: Differentiating network structure from social media affordances for perceived social support. New Media & Society, 19(6), 861-879. doi:10.1177/1461444815621514

Hampton, K. N., Shin, I., & Lu, W. (2017). Social media and political discussion: when online presence silences offline conversation. Information, Communication & Society, 20(7), 1090-1107. doi:10.1080/1369118X.2016.1218526

Hampton, K. N., Lu, W., & Shin, I. (2016). Digital media and stress: the cost of caring 2.0. Information, Communication & Society, 19(9), 1267-1286. doi:10.1080/1369118X.2016.1186714

Kudos

published

Weixu Lu, Communication Studies, authored the article "Streets as experienced through the body, mind, and screen: The smartphone and the pedestrian's engagement with an urban public space" in Mobile Media and Communication published on Sept. 6 by Sage Journals.

Submitted on: Oct. 6, 2023

published

Weixu Lu, Communication Studies, authored the article "Socrates on Slack: Text-based, persistent-chat platforms as an alternative to 'Zoom classes' in synchronous online learning" in Communication Teacher and was accepted for publication by Routledge.

Submitted on: Sept. 29, 2022