Mingxuan LIU 劉銘璇
Assistant Professor
Academic Qualifications
- PhD (Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California)
- MA (Department of Communication, University of California, Davis)
- BSS (Department of Communication, University of Macau)
Careers
University of Macau
08/2024—present Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication
Northwestern University
08/2023 – 08/2024 Postdoctoral Fellow in the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
Research areas
Information and Communication Technology, Media Psychology, Digital Journalism, Computational Social Science
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Liu, M., Sun, Q., Williams, D. (Forthcoming). With Great Power Comes Great Accountability: Network Positions, Victimization, Perpetration, and Victim-Perpetrator Overlap in an Online Multiplayer Game. New Media & Society.
Liu, M., Tang, L., Williams, D. (Forthcoming). Sympathy for the Devil: Serial Mediation Models for Toxicity, Community and Retention. Media and Communication.
Choi, S., Liu, M., & Williams, D. (Forthcoming). Relationship Formation and Maintenance in and through Video Games. J. Nussbaum & M. Schmierbach (eds.), The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. Oxford University Press.
Williams, D., Liu, M., Choi, S., Bowman, N., Shaikh, S. (2024). Playing Through the Pandemic: Gaming Usage as a Buffer During COVID-19. Games and Culture.
Choi, S., Liu, M., Sun, J., Huang, K. (2023). Who benefits from directed communication? Communication directionality, network structures, and perceived social capital in an MMOG. Computers in Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107825
Kim, S. S., Liu, M., Qiao, A., & Miller, L. C. (2022). “I want to be Alone, but I don’t want to be lonely”: Uncertainty management regarding social situations among college students with social anxiety disorder. Health Communication, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1912890
Liu, M., Yegiyan, N., Lai, M. (2022). Appetitive food, aversive warning: Interaction effects of visual and verbal cues on psychophysiological and attitudinal responses to food PSAs. Media Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2022.2082982
Liu, M., Choi, S., Kim, D. O., & Williams, D. (2021). Connecting in-game performance, need satisfaction, and psychological well-being: A comparison of older and younger players in World of Tanks. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211062545
Wang, L., Christensen, J. L., Smith, B. J., Gillig, T. K., Jeong, D. C., Liu, M., … & Miller, L. C. (2021). User-Agent bond in generalizable environments: Long-term risk-reduction via nudged virtual choices. Frontiers in Psychology, 3354. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.695389
Zhang, J., Calabrese, C., Ding, J., Liu, M., & Zhang, B. (2018). Advantages and challenges in using mobile apps for field experiments: A systematic review and a case study. Mobile Media & Communication, 6(2), 179-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050157917725550
Professional Affiliations
International Communication Association
National Communication Association
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
American Marketing Association
Recent Honors
2024 Top Paper Award, NCA Annual Conference
2023 Publication Accelerator Grant, Institute for Humane Studies, USA
2022 Kaleigh Finnie Memorial Scholarship, University of Southern California
2022 Annenberg Symposium Top Paper Award, University of Southern California
2021 Top Student Paper Award, NCA Annual Conference
2021 Annenberg Symposium Award, University of Southern California
2018 Annenberg Fellowship, University of Southern California
2016 Presidential Fellowship, University of California
Courses Taught
Understanding Social Science Research, Quantitative Research Methods in Communication
Contact Details
Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS)
Humanities & Social Sciences Building (E21B), 2041
Tel: 8822 8817
Email: mxliu@um.edu.mo