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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
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