Curriculum Vitae 
 
Yinjiao Ye 
 
Associate Professor  
Department of Communication Studies 
University of Rhode Island 
Email: yinjiao_ye@uri.edu 
Phone: (401)874-4724 
EDUCATION 
Ph.D. in Mass Communication, College of Communication & Information Sciences, the University of 
Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 2006 
Advisor: Jennings Bryant, Regan Chair of Broadcasting 
Minor: Statistics 
 
M. A. (2002), B. A. (1999) in Journalism, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Huazhong 
University of Science & Technology, China, 2002 
 
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT 
Department of Communication Studies, University of Rhode Island 
2012-present: Associate Professor, with tenure  
2006-2012: Assistant Professor  
 
RESEARCH INTERESTS 
Social Media, Health Communication, Media Effects 
 
TEACHING EXPERIENCE 
COM 100 Communication Fundamentals 
  COM 210 Persuasion 
  COM 310 Topic in Communication: Content and Effects of Media Advertising 
  COM 310 Topics in Communication: Social Media in Health Promotion 
COM 381 Research Methods in Communication 
  COM 382 Communication Theory 
  COM 502: Communication Research Methods 
COM 520 Media Seminar: Health Communication  
 
HONORS AND AWARDS 
   
University of Rhode Island, 2006- present 
2016   Third place in Open Research Competition, Chinese Association of Journalism and Communication  
2014   Service Award, Chinese Communication Association 
2014   Best 10 Articles of 2014 in Journalism and Communication Research  
2011   Harrington School Project Grant, Harrington School of Communication & Media 
2009   Outstanding Paper Travel Award in Non-student Category, HINTS Data Users Conference, National 
Cancer Institute  
2008   Career Enhancement Grant Program award, Council for Research, URI 
2006    First place in Open paper competition, Research Division, Broadcast Education Association  
2002    Graduate Council Fellowship, University of Alabama 
2001    Outstanding Graduate Student in Academics 
                          Guanghua Scholarship 
2000  Outstanding Graduate Student in Academics 
Guanghua Scholarship 
1999  Outstanding Graduate 
1997  Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Academics 
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 
Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Academics, Morals and Health