Communication & Journalism Department

Professor

DR. CHIA-FANG "SANDY" HSU, PH.D.

 

Dr. Chia-Fang (Sandy) Hsu, Ph.D. is a professor, the Assistant Department Head, and Director of Graduate Studies.

RESEARCH AREAS

Communication apprehension, cross-cultural studies, family relationships.

EDUCATION

Ph. D., 2002, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Dissertation: Sources of differences in communication apprehension between Taiwanese and Americans

M.A., 1997, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Thesis: Relationships between family characteristics and communication apprehension

B.A., 1995, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Fall 2021-present, Director of Graduate Studies

Fall 2017, Interim Director of Graduate Studies, COJO, University of Wyoming

2016-present, Assistant Department Chair, COJO, University of Wyoming

2009-present, Associate Professor, University of Wyoming

2003-2009, Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming

2002-2003, Assistant Professor, Northern State University

1998-2002, Teaching Assistant, Washington State University

PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS

Refereed Journal Articles

Hsu, C.-F., & Chen, J. (2021). The influences of host and ethnic internet use on sociocultural and psychological adaptation among Chinese college students in the United States: Intercultural communication apprehension and uncertainty reduction as mediators. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2020.1718739 

Hazel, M., & Hsu, C.-F. (2017). Understanding online writing apprehension: An examination of temperament, motivation, fear of negative evaluation and self-perceived writing competence. Northwest Journal of Communication, 45, 75-91.

Hsu, C-F., & Huang, I-T. (2017). Are international students quiet in class? The influence of teacher confirmation and classroom connectedness on classroom apprehension and willingness to talk among international students. Journal of International Students, 7, 38-52.

Hsu, C-F. (2014). Open and positive attitudes toward teaching. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 138, 41-49. 

Taras, V., Sarala, R., Muchinsky, P, Kemmelmeier, M., Hsu, C-F.,…Sinclair, H. C. (2014). Opposite ends of the same stick? Multi-method test of the dimensionality of individualism and collectivism. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 45, 213-245.

Hsu, C-F. (2012). The influence of vocal qualities and confirmation of nonnative English-speaking teachers on student receiver apprehension, affective Learning, and cognitive learning. Communication Education, 61, 4-16.

Hsu, C-F. (2010) Acculturation and communication traits: A study of cross-cultural adaptation among Chinese in America, Communication Monographs, 77, 414-425.

Hsu C-F. (2009). The relationships of trait anxiety, audience nonverbal feedback, and attributions to public speaking state anxiety. Communication Research Reports, 26, 237-246.

Lu, Y., & Hsu, C-F. (2008). Willingness to communicate in intercultural interactions between Chinese and Americans. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 37, 75-88.

Hsu, C-F. (2007). A cross-cultural comparison of communication orientations between Americans and Taiwanese. Communication Quarterly, 55, 359-374.

Hsu, C-F. (2004). Sources of differences in communication apprehension between Taiwanese and Americans. Communication Quarterly, 52, 370-389.

Heuett, B. L., Hsu, C-F. &, Ayres, J. (2003). Testing a screening procedure in the treatment for communication apprehension. Communication Research Reports, 20, 219-229.

Hsu, C-F (2002). The influence of self-construals, family and teacher communication patterns on communication apprehension among colleges students in Taiwan. Communication Reports, 15, 123-132.

Ayres, J., Wongprasert, T. K., Silva, J., Story, T., Hsu, C-F, & Darshan, S. (2001). Effects of performance visualization on employment interviews. Communication Quarterly, 49, 160-171.

Ayres, J., Hsu, C-F., & Hopf, T. (2000). Does exposure to visualization alter speech preparation processes? Communication Research Reports, 17, 366-374.

Hsu, C-F. (1998). Relationships between family characteristics and communication apprehension. Communication Research Reports, 15, 91-98.

Invited Book Chapters

Hsu, C-.F. (2021). Acculturation processes and communication. In Moy, P. (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Communication. Oxford University Press, USA. doi: 10.1093/obo/9780199756841-0261  

Hsu, C-F. (2019). Immigrant communication apprehension.  In S. M. Croucher, J. Caetano, & Campbell, E. A. (Eds.), The Routledge companion to migration, communication and politics (pp. 129-138). Routledge, NY: New York.

Hsu, C-F. (2017). Intercultural relationships. In S. M. Croucher (Ed.). Global perspectives on intercultural communication. (p. 155-178). Routledge, NY: New York.

Hsu, C-F. (2009). Treatment assessment of communication apprehension: A meta-analytic review. In J. A. Daly, J. C. McCroskey, J. Ayres, T. Hopf, D. M. Ayres, & T. K.,Wongprasert (Eds.), Avoiding communication: Shyness, reticence, and communication apprehension (3rd ed., pp. 257-273). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Ayres, J., Hsu, C-F., Schmidt, N. L, & Ayres-Sonandre, D. M. (2009). A component theory of communication apprehension: Nervous system sensitivity, motivation, negative evaluation, and communication competence as predictors of state communication apprehension. In J. A. Daly, J. C. McCroskey, J.Ayres, T. Hopf, D. M. Ayres, & T. K.,Wongprasert (Eds.), Avoiding communication: Shyness, reticence, and communication apprehension (3rd ed., pp. 67-83). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Other publications

Hsu, C-F. (2012). Book review: R. C. Gardner Motivation and Second Language Acquisition: the Socio-Educational Model. New York: Peter Lang, 2010, Journal of Language and Social Psychology, Refereed.

Hsu, C-F., Hazel, M., & Ayres, J. (2008). Speech anxiety, Internationa Encyclopedia of Communication, Refereed.

Hazel, M., Hsu, C-F., & Ayres, J. (2008). Intervention techniques of communication apprehension, International Encyclopedia of Communication, Refereed.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication (2017-current)

Editorial Board, Annals of the International Communication Association

Editorial Board, Journal of Intercultural Communication Research

Vice-Chair, Intercultural Communication Division, International Communication Association

Reviewer, Communication Reports (2009-2012)

Reviewer, Journal of Intercultural Communication Research (2008-2013)

Chair for Intercultural Communication Division, International Communication Association and add (2017-2019)

SKILLS / INTERESTS

Swimming, playing piano, dancing