Hui Zhao received the award on July 27th from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) the 104th Annual Conference. The awarded paper is a theoretical study that explicates the social constructionist perspectives on crisis communication.
Hui Zhao interests in researching organizational communication in a rapidly evolving media landscape and amidst complex social situations like crises. Key research areas include organizational communication with external stakeholders and cultural and political aspects of digital media. Hui Zhao teaches organization-related communication topics, including strategic communication, public relations, crisis communication, and media studies in the contexts of market, culture, and society.