Contact Information
702 South Wright Street
Urbana IL 61801
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Biography
Jia is a PhD student in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on how communication in interpersonal relationships facilitates mental and physical well-being. A key area of her work explores support-seeking communication in health-related contexts, particularly where identity threats linked to health conditions are present.
Research Interests
Interpersonal Communication, Health Communication, Supportive Communication, Quantitative Methods
Education
B.A., Communication and Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
M.A., Communication, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Courses Taught
CMN101: Public Speaking
CMN102: Introduction to Communication
CMN230: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
Recent Publications
Liao, D., Yan, J., & Wilson, S. R. (2023). How does physician (non)accommodation affect patient behavioral intention? Using a web-based experiment to examine indirect effects of language type on behavioral intention through goal inferences and source appraisals. Journal of Health Communication, 28(9), 585–594. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2023.2237435