Prof. Qiaolei Jiang | Social and Behavioral Statistics | Excellence in Research Award

Prof. Qiaolei Jiang is a distinguished Chinese scholar and tenure-track Full Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Her research expertise spans human-media interaction, ICT for development, digital inclusion, computational social science, and media psychology. She has made significant contributions to understanding how digital media and technology influence human behavior, health, and social inclusion, particularly in the context of China’s evolving digital landscape. Dr Jiang has published extensively in high-impact international journals, including Technology in Society, Journal of Documentation, The Lancet Public Health, Journal of Behavioral Addictions, Frontiers in Psychiatry, and Information Processing & Management. Her scholarly output demonstrates both interdisciplinary depth and global relevance, addressing themes such as internet addiction, smartphone dependency, media use among youth and older adults, and the psychological dimensions of human-AI interaction. She is also the author of the monograph Internet Addiction among Cyberkids in China: Risk Factors and Intervention Strategies, which consolidates her early theoretical and empirical research on digital behaviors. According to Scopus, Dr. Jiang has published 36 indexed documents, accumulated over 979 citations, and holds an h-index of 17, reflecting her consistent academic influence in communication and behavioral sciences. Beyond her research, she serves as Associate Editor for Technology in Society and sits on editorial boards of leading international journals such as Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Health Communication. She has also served as topic editor for research collections focusing on consumer mental health and socially responsible media use. Dr Jiang has been recognized with numerous academic honors, including the Young Scholars Dissertation Award from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Young Scholar Award from Communication Policy Research South, and the Schiller Award from the International Association for Media and Communication Research. Her career reflects a blend of scholarly rigor, editorial leadership, and cross-cultural engagement. Through her continued contributions to research and mentorship, Dr Qiaolei Jiang remains a leading voice in media and communication studies, advancing understanding of how technology and society co-evolve through human-centered, evidence-based inquiry.