Hua "Helen" Wang

PhD

Hua "Helen" Wang.

Hua "Helen" Wang

PhD

Hua "Helen" Wang

PhD

Professor
Director of Graduate Studies

Scholarly Interests

Entertainment-education, social and behavior change communication (SBCC), health promotion, intervention design, program evaluation.

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Dr. Helen Wang works with women, youth, ethnic minorities, immigrants, refugees, and other underserved communities around the world to address complex issues such as sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence. Her work leverages innovative strategies through powerful storytelling, emerging technologies, and communication networks for health promotion and social change. Her collaborative projects have been supported by funders such as the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Science Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. And her interdisciplinary research has been published in high-impact journals (e.g., Communication Research, Computers in Human Behavior, Journal of Medical Internet Research, American Journal of Public Health, Frontiers in Psychiatry) and received prestigious awards from the International Communication Association and the American Public Health Association.