Curriculum Vitae 

 Department of Speech Communication
University of Georgia
127 Terrell Hall
Athens, GA 30602
(706) 542-7257
(706) 542-3245 (fax)
e-mail: lshen@uga.edu

University of Wisconsin-Madison (August 1999-May 2005)

Ph.D. in Communication Science (May 2005)
Dissertation: The Role of Message Framing and Affect in Persuasive Health Communication

MA in Communication Science (August 2002)
Thesis: The Nature of Psychological Reactance and Its Role in Persuasive Health Communication

Peking University, P. R. China (September 1991-July 1999)

M.A. in English (July 1999)
B.A. in English (July 1996)

Shen, L., & Dillard. J. P. (forthcoming). Message frames interact with motivational systems to determine depth of message processing. Health Communication.

Sun, Y., Pan, Z., & Shen, L. (forthcoming). Understanding the third-person perception: Evidence from a meta-analysis. Journal of Communication.

Sun, Y., Shen, L., & Pan, Z. (forthcoming). On the behavioral hypothesis of third-person effect. Communication Research.

Shen, L., & Dillard, J. P. (2007). The influence of BIS/BAS and message framing on the processing of persuasive health messages. Communication Research, 34, 433-467.

Dillard, J. P., Shen, L., & Vail, R. G. (2007). Do perceived message effectiveness cause persuasion or vice versa? Seventeen consistent answers. Human Communication Research, 33, 467-488.

Dillard, J. P., Shen, L., Tluczek, A., Modaff, M., & Farrell, P. (2007).The Effect of disruptions during counseling on recall of genetic risk information: The case of cystic fibrosis. Journal of Genetic Counseling 16,179-190.

Shen, L., & Dillard, J. P. (2006). Reactance proneness assessment. In R. A. Reynolds, R. Woods, & J. D. Baker (Eds.), Handbook of research on electronic surveys and measurements (pp. 320-326). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference.

Dillard, J. P. & Shen, L. (2006). Self-reports of discrete emotions. In R. A. Reynolds, R. Woods, & J. D. Baker (Eds.), Handbook of research on electronic surveys and measurements. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference.

Pan, Z., Shen, L., Paek, H., & Sun, Y. (2006). Mobilizing political talk in the 2000 presidential campaign—An examination of campaign effects in a deliberative framework. Communication Research, 33, 1-31.

Shen, L. & Dillard, J. P. (2006). An overview of reactance proneness assessment. In R. A. Reynolds, R. Woods, & J. D. Baker (Eds.), Handbook of research on electronic surveys and measurements. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference.

Shen, L., & Dillard, J. P. (2005). The psychometric properties of the Hong Psychological Reactance Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 85, 72-79.

Dillard, J. P. & Shen, L. (2005). On the nature of reactance and its role in persuasion. Communication Monographs, 72, 144-168.

Pfau, M, Roskos-Ewoldsen, D., Wood, M., Yin, S., Cho, J., Lu, K., & Shen, L.(2003). Attitude accessibility as an alternative explanation for how inoculation confers resistance, Communication Monographs, 70, 39-51.

Dillard, J. P., Shen, L., Laxova, A., & Farrell, P. Potential threats to the effective communication of genetic risk information: The case of cystic fibrosis. Paper under review for publication in Health Communication.

Shen, L. An introduction of tobit regression to communication research. Paper under review for publication in Communication Methods and Measures.

Shen, L. & Dillard, J. P. The influence of brain systems and message framing on the processing of persuasive health messages. Paper under review for publication in Communication Research.

Shen, L., Pan, Z., & Sun, Y. Information differential and comparative evaluation: Toward a cognitive model of third-person perception. Paper under review for publication in Human Communication Research.

Sun, Y., Shen, L., & Pan, Z. On the behavioral hypothesis of third-person effect. Paper under review for publication in Communication Research.

Shen, L., & Dillard. J. P. (November, 2007). Message frames interact with motivational systems to determine depth of message processing. Paper to be presented at NCA conference in Chicago, IL.

Dillard, J. P., Shen, L., & Vail, R. G. (November, 2007). Do perceived message effectiveness cause persuasion or vice versa? Seventeen consistent answers. Paper to be presented at NCA conference in Chicago, IL.

Sun, Y., Pan, Z. & Shen, L. (May, 2007). Understanding the third-person perception: Evidence from a meta-analysis. Paper presented at ICA conference in San Francisco, CA.

Shen, L. (April, 2006). An introduction of tobit regression to health communication research. Paper presented at Kentucky Conference of Health Communication, Lexington, KY.

Shen, L., & Dillard, J. P. (November, 2006). The influence of brain systems and message framing on the processing of persuasive health messages. Paper to be presented at NCA Conference in San Antonio, TX.

Sun, Y., Shen, L. & Pan, Z. (June, 2006) Consequences of Perceived Effects: The Variable Perception-Behavior Linkage in the Third-Person Effects. Paper presented at 2006 ICA conference, Dresden, Germany.

Shen, L., & Dillard, J. P. (November, 2005). The psychometric properties of the Hong Psychological Reactance Scale. Paper presented at NCA Conference in Boston, MA

Dillard, J. P., & Shen, L. (May, 2005). The Effect of Disruptions during counseling on recall of genetic risk information: The case of Cystic Fibrosis. Paper presented at ICA conference in New York, NY.

Pan, Z., Shen, L., Paek, H., & Sun, Y. (May, 2005). Mobilizing political talk in the 2000 presidential campaign—An examination of campaign effects in a deliberative framework. Paper presented at ICA conference in New York, NY.

Shen, L. (December, 2004). The role of message framing in risk communication. Paper presented at the Epidemics and Transborder Violence: Communication and globalization under a Different Light 2004 Conference, Hong Kong, China.

Cheng, Y., & Shen, L. (May, 2004). The impact of Internet on Chinese media: A case study of CCTV news during SARS outbreak. Paper presented at ICA Conference in New Orleans, LA.

Dillard, J. P., & Shen, L. (May, 2004). Potential threats to the effective communication of genetic risk information: The case of cystic fibrosis. Paper presented at ICA Conference in New Orleans, LA.

Dillard, J. P., & Shen, L. (May, 2003). On the nature of reactance and its role in health communication. Paper presented at ICA Annual Conference, San Diego.

Pfau, M., Roskos-Ewoldsen, D., Wood, M., Yin, S., Cho, J., Lu, K., & Shen, L. (November, 2002). Attitude accessibility as an alternative explanation for how inoculation confers resistance. Paper presented at NCA conference in New Orleans, LA

Lijiang Shen, PI,
Jennifer A. Samp, Co-Investigator.

Vicki Freimuth, Center PI;
Celeste Condit, Project 1 “Genetics” PI,
Lijiang Shen, Co-Investigator.

PI: Celeste Condit.
Lijiang Shen, Co-Investigator.