Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Renmin University of China

M.A. in Communication, School of Journalism and Communication

  • GPA: 3.97/4.00 · Rank: 3/60
  • Exchange Program, Tampere University, Finland · Fall 2025

2024–2027
Expected

Renmin University of China

B.A. in Communication, School of Journalism and Communication

  • GPA: 3.85/4.00 · Rank: 1/30
  • Exchange Program, University of California, Davis · Fall 2022

2020–2024

Research interests

Human-AI communication Health communication Interpersonal communication Computational communication Misinformation correction and fact-checking Persuasion and message effects Social support Media psychology

Publications

  1. Zhang, Y., Fang, W., & Pan, W. (2026). Fact-checking misinformation in the age of AI: Audience responses to human, AI, and hybrid sources. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction. DOI
  2. Pan, W., Zhang, Y., & Fang, W. (2025). Human or AI: Who is more effective at correcting health misinformation? A comparative study based on an online experiment. News and Writing, 2025(10), 46–57. Article

Conference papers and presentations

  1. Fang, W., Zhang, Y., & Pan, W. (2026, June 28–July 2). Why is it wrong or what is wrong? How fact-checking method and reasoning order shape the corrective effects of fact-checking articles. IAMCR 2026, Galway, Ireland. Conference presentation
  2. Fang, W., Zhang, Y., & Pan, W. (2025, November 28–29). Sequencing truth: Cognitive effects of fact-checking methods, reasoning order, and topics. 14th International Conference on Chinese-Language Media and Huaxia Civilisations, Singapore. Conference presentation
  3. Fang, W. (2024, October 20). Examining the effectiveness and mechanisms of large language models in correcting COVID-19 misinformation: A case study of ChatGPT. Annual Conference of the Health Communication Committee, Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication, Beijing, China. Conference poster presentation

Research experience

Social Media Data Collection Project

The New Era International Communication Research Institute · Student Team Lead

Led reproducible Python-based collection workflows and coordinated cleaning, SQL storage, and cross-platform data integration.

2024

Contemporary Chinese Internet Nationalism from the Perspective of Mediatized Olympics

First Author · Innovation Cup First Prize

Conducted a mixed-methods study using 18,575 Weibo comments, combining TF-IDF keyword extraction, sentiment analysis, and content analysis.

2022

Professional experience

Xinhua News Agency, China Internet Rumor-Refuting Platform

Intern Editor · Beijing, China

June–August 2026

Kingsoft Cloud Technology

Public Relations Intern · Beijing, China

January–April 2024

Kuaishou Technology

Employer Branding Intern · Beijing, China

February–June 2023

Selected awards

  • Yanbao ScholarshipRMB 10,000One of two recipients in the school
  • Academic Master’s Program Graduate Student Merit ScholarshipRMB 14,000Top 30% in the school
  • Outstanding Graduate Scholarship, Top AwardRMB 8,000One of two recipients
  • University President’s ScholarshipRMB 40,000Exchange travel grant
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, First Prize—One of three recipients

Methods and skills

Methods
Experiments; surveys; computational text analysis; social network analysis; sentiment analysis; thematic analysis; social media data collection
Software
Python; R; SPSS; UCINET; Gephi
Languages
Mandarin Chinese (native); Cantonese (native); English (IELTS 8.0)