Ann Liao

Ann Liao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Buckham Hall B132
Phone: (716) 878-5802
Email: liaoha@buffalostate.edu

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Communication – University at Buffalo
  • M.A., Journalism – The Ohio State University
  • B.A., Language and Literature/Letters – Fu Jen Catholic University

ABOUT

Publications

  • Liao, H-A. (In press). Information processing and media effects. Peking University Press, People’s Republic of China.
  • Liao, H-A. (In press). Social cognitive theory and media effects. Peking University Press, People’s Republic of China.
  • Liao, H-A. (2014). Examining the Role of Collaborative Learning in a Public Speaking Course. College Teaching, 62(2), 47–54.
  • Liao, H-A., Edlin, M., & Ferdenzi, A. (2014). Persistence at an urban community college: The implications of self-efficacy and motivation. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 38(7), 595–611.
  • Liao, H. A., Ferdenzi, A., & Edlin, M. (2013). Motivation, self-regulated learning efficacy, and academic achievement among international and domestic students at an urban community college: A comparison. The Community College Enterprise, 18(2), 9–38.
  • Liao, H-A. (2009). Political efficacy and campaign news attention as catalysts of discursive democracy. Web Journal of Mass Communication Research, 18.
  • Liao, H-A. (2006). Toward an epistemology of participatory communication: A feminist perspective. Howard Journal of Communications, 17(2), 101–118.
  • Liao, H-A. (2006). Cultural orientations and collaborative learning. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 10(3).
  • Liao, H-A. (2005). Adoption of a course management system at a college campus: The implication of diffusion of innovation. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 2(10).

Research Interests

  • Teaching and learning
  • Communication theories and research
  • Communication data analytics
  • Social cognitive theory
  • Information processing and media effects
  • Social media

Courses Taught

  • Communication Data Analytics
  • Introduction to Human Communication
  • Rhetorical Criticism
  • Group Communication
  • Foundation of Inquiry
  • Introduction to Oral Communication
  • Communication and Society
  • Speech Communication
  • Information Literacy & Oral Communication
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Intercultural Communication
  • International Communication
  • Mass Communication Theory
  • Protest and Public Opinion
  • Introduction to Communication Theory
  • Principles of Public Relations
  • Public Relations Methods and Cases
  • Graduate Seminar in Mass Communication
  • Graduate Quantitative Research Methods

Awards & Honors

  • UUP Individual Development Grant, $1,000 (Spring 2016)
  • Sabbatical Leave (Fall 2015)
  • Faculty/Staff Appreciation Award (Spring 2012)
  • Outstanding Service-Learning Course, SPC 307 (Spring 2012)
  • Outstanding Faculty Commitment to Service-Learning (Spring 2012)
  • Research Foundation Incentive Grant, Buffalo State College, $3,500 (Spring 2012)
  • Provost’s Incentive Grant, Buffalo State College, $1,000 (Spring 2011)
  • CASTL Fellowship Award, Buffalo State College, $3,000 (Spring 2009)
  • Division Top Paper Award, Civic and Citizen Journalism Division, AEJMC (Spring 2007)
  • UUP Drescher Award – One Semester Research Leave (Spring 2006)
  • UUP Individual Development Grant, $450 (Spring 2005)

Memberships

  • International Communication Association

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