Qing Huang
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Loyola Marymount University
- Los Angeles CA
Biography
Dr. Huang's scholarship has been recognized with top paper awards at both the International Communication Association (ICA) and the National Communication Association (NCA). Her work has been published in outlets such as Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Communication Education, and Frontiers in Psychology.
She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and earned her M.A. in Communication Studies from the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin. In 2018, she graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology with a dual degree in Communication and Computer Science. Between her undergraduate and graduate degrees, she worked at the United Nations University Institute in Macau.
Education
University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D.
Communication
2025
University of Texas at Austin
MA
Interpersonal Communication
2021
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
BA
Communication
2018
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
BS
Computer Science
2018
Social
Areas of Expertise
Affiliations
- International Communication Association
- National Communication Association
Media Appearances
A Psychologist Explores The ‘Fighting-Over-Text’ Phenomenon
Forbes online
2024-01-28
“Fexting,” a portmanteau of “fighting” and “texting,” refers to arguments or conflicts that take place through text messages. A 2023 study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships found that fexting has a variety of negative emotional consequences for both partners.
Articles
No response? Chronemic expectancy violation and relational turbulence in technologically-mediated romantic relational conflict
Journal of Social and Personal RelationshipsQing Huang, Shuting Yao
2024-05-01
An extensive body of literature shows how people deal with conflicts, verbally and nonverbally, in interpersonal interactions. However, the role of technologically-mediated communication (TMC) in romantic relational conflict has received less attention. Through the lenses of Relational Turbulence and Expectancy Violations Theories, this study explored how a chronemic expectancy violation from a romantic partner impacts emotional well-being in a TMC-involved conflict discussion. Two online questionnaires were distributed. First, a pilot study was conducted to understand the basic online communication dynamics between emerging adult romantic partners (e.g., usual response latency) and possible emotions when they experience a chronemic expectancy violation from their partner on TMC. Results show that people are likely to experience negative affect and other specific emotions (e.g., disillusion, loneliness, frustration, hurt, anger) if their partner takes longer than expected to respond. The main study then further explored how individuals’ expectations differ in a hypothetical TMC-involved conflict scenario where they use text-based TMC to discuss a recent romantic conflict with their partners. Participants were instructed to imagine a chronemic expectancy violation whereby their partner does not respond within their expected time period (i.e., conflict expected latency) and report their feelings about it. Results show that people expect their partners to respond more rapidly in the conflict scenario than usual and report negative feelings after the expectancy violations. Conflict-specific (e.g., seriousness), personal (e.g., attachment anxiety and avoidance), and relational (e.g., commitment) variables also influence the intensity of their emotional experiences. This research enhances comprehension of nonverbal cues in text-based TMC and potential emotional repercussions in romantic conflict management.
An integrated model of graduate student and departmental efforts shaping impostor phenomenon and assimilation
Communication EducationAbdullah S Salehuddin, Chloe E Gonzales, Jade Salmon, Qing Huang, Karen K Myers
2024-04-02
This qualitative study examines communicative processes associated with graduate students (N = 124) in their struggles with the impostor phenomenon (IP, commonly known as impostor syndrome) and their integration into and experience in graduate programs (aspects of organizational assimilation). We identified two mutually implicative relationships. First, participants described the interplay of their attempts to assimilate into the graduate program and management of IP (internal factors). Second, participants narrated departmental, communicative efforts by others (peers, faculty advisors) and the department culture that communicated expectations (external factor) as strongly interlinked to graduate students’ IP management and their organizational assimilation. We offer findings focused on the intersection of communication and instruction, and extend theorizing with an integrated model depicting narrated individual-departmental processes that may shape IP management and organizational assimilation. We conclude with a discussion about theoretical implications and practical applications for training faculty to improve their guidance and mentoring of graduate students to reduce IP.
Detecting ulterior motives from verbal cues in group deliberations
Frontiers in PsychologyNorah E Dunbar, Judee K Burgoon, Xunyu Chen, Xinran Wang, Saiying Ge, Qing Huang, Jay Nunamaker
2023-05-24
Forensic interviewing entails practitioners interviewing suspects to secure valid information and elicit confessions. Such interviews are often conducted in police stations but may also occur in field settings such as border crossings, security checkpoints, bus terminals, and sports venues. Because these real-world interviews often lack experimental control and ground truth, this investigation explored whether results of non-forensic interviews generalize to forensic ones.
