Honors & Awards
- “News across the Great Wall: Analyzing Taiwan, Asian, and Western news media’s Web strategies for Internet users in China,” Primary Director, Research Grant ($34,955) from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, 2011-2013
- Barry Sherman Teaching Award, which recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of media management and economics, Media Management & Economics Division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, August 2011
- University of Texas at Austin College of Communication Faculty Research Award, 2010
- “News on new devices: Examining the multiplatform news experience in the digital age,” University Research Grant ($5,986), UT Austin, 2009-2010
- Big XII Faculty Fellowship (with invitation from Kansas State University), UT Austin, 2009-2010
- The Dean’s Fellowship, College of Communication, UT Austin, spring 2010
- Top Paper Award, Newspaper Division, Annual Convention of Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, August 2006
- International Newspaper Marketing Association Award for Research with Industry Relevance, August 2006
- Honorable mention, Kyoon Hur Dissertation Award, Mass Communication Division, International Communication Association, 2000
- Professional Development Award, UT Austin, 1999
- Kappa Tau Alpha, National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication, 1998
- Top paper Award, Communication Technology & Policy Division, the mid-winter conference of Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, 1998
- Award for Excellence in Scholarship, The Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication, 1997
- First Prize, the Fifth National College Translation Contest, Taiwan, 1994
