City University of Hong Kong
Research Interests
Digital Media
Human-AI interaction
ICTD
Media Literacy and Inclusive Communication
Computational Social Science
Professional Affiliations
- Director of the Center for Intelligent Media Studies at Tsinghua University
- Associate Editor
- Technology in Society (SSCI
- Editorial Board Member
- Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio
- Guest Editor
- Frontiers in Public Health/ Frontiers in Psychiatry/ Frontiers in Sociology (Public Mental Health)
- Member of Tsinghua University Science and Technology Ethics Committee (Humanities & Engineering)
- Director
- Computational Communication & Intelligent Media Lab
- Tsinghua National Lab for Computing Social Science and Governance
- Deputy Director of the Center for Intelligent Media Studies
- School of Journalism and Communication
- Tsinghua University
- Evaluation Recommendation Expert
- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) A-Journal Evaluation
- Council Member
- the 6th Council of China Family Education Society
- Council Member
- Computational Communication Committee
- Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication
- Council Member
- the 4th Council of Communication Studies Branch
- China Association of News and Culture Promotion
- Committee Member
- Health Communication Branch
- China Science and Technology News Society
- Expert Member
- China Cyberspace Security Association (CSACA) Expert Group on Youth Cybersecurity
- Reviewer for over 20 SSCI journals and multiple CSSCI journals
- Book Reviewer for Springer Nature and Routledge
Academic Honors
- National Teaching Excellence Award (2008)
- 19th ''Scholarly Mentor and Beneficial Friend'' Award
- Tsinghua University (2025)
- 9th Research Award for Young Scholars of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Ministry of Education
- ''Question of Digital Era'' Digital Research Award
- Beijing (2023)
- National Young Scholar Award
- Beijing
- China (2021)
- Young Scholar Award
- Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication (2021)
- 16th Research Award for Social Sciences
- Beijing
- China (2021)
- Teaching Award
- Tsinghua University (2020)
- Young Scholar Award for TV Broadcasting and Online Audio-visual Industry
- Beijing
- China (2020)
- New Media Research Award
- Qihao Academic Research Award for Distinction
- Beijing
- China (2018)
- Top Paper Award
- Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication (2018)
- Teaching Award
- Dalian
- China (2015)
- Xinghai Scholar
- Dalian
- China (2015)
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Young Scholars Dissertation Award
- Hong Kong
- China (2013)
- Young Scholar Award
- Communication Policy Research South 2012 (CPRsouth7) (2012)
- Herbert Schiller Award
- International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) (2011)
- Best Paper Award
- the Fourth Postgraduate Academic Conference
- Beijing
- China (2009)
- Bell Canada Best Paper Award
- 17th International Telecommunication Society (ITS) (2008)
- South China Morning Post Merit Award for Distinction
- Beijing
- China (2007)
Professional Experience
2011-2013
: Postdoctoral Fellow
Nanyang Technological University
2013-2018
: Associate Professor and Deputy Department Chair
Dalian University of Technology
2018-present
: Associate Professor (2018-2022)
School of Journalism and Communication
2022-present
: Professor and Director of the Center for Intelligent Media Studies
2024-present
: Associate Chair of the School Board
School of Journalism and Communication
Biography
Qiaolei Jiang is Professor at School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University, where she also serves as director of the Center for Intelligent Media Studies. Her research focuses on the role of information and communication technologies in society across cultural, political, and economic dynamics. Specifically, she works in the area of human-media interactions, through which human behaviors are shaped and expressed at individual, group and societal levels, especially at the intersection of digital innovation and the social transformation of the world. Professor Jiang is Associate Editor of Technology in Society. She has received several awards, including International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Herbert Schiller Award, Communication Policy Research South (CPRsouth) Young Scholar Award, International Telecommunication Society Bell Canada Best Paper Award, etc.
Awards & Recognition
- IAMCR Herbert Schiller Award (2011)
- CPRsouth Young Scholar Award (2012)
- ITU Bell Canada Best Paper Award (2008)
- 9th Research Award for Young Scholars of Humanities and Social Sciences
- MOE (2024)
- 19th Tsinghua ''Scholarly Mentor and Beneficial Friend'' Award (2025)
- National Young Scholar Award (2021)
- Tsinghua University Teaching Award (2020)
Publications & Representative Works
Complete Bibliography
2025
Z. (2025). Digital Life for the Elderly: A Study on Promoting Digital Inclusion and Active Aging. Beijing: People''s Publishing House
2023
C. (2023). Investigating links between Internet literacy
2022
Q. (Eds.) (2022). Frontiers of Intelligent Communication and Technology Communication Research. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press. Peer-reviewed Journal Articles: Jiang
2019
Q. (2019). Internet addiction among cyberkids in China: Risk factors and intervention strategies. Singapore: Springer (ISBN: 978-981-13-3791-8)
and Internet addiction among Chinese youth and adolescents in the digital age. Frontiers in Psychiatry