UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Ms Wan Chi Leung

Contact

Department: Media and Communication

Email: wanchi.leung@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3695893

Office: Elsie Locke Building 603B

Language: English

About

Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

Health communication
Public health campaigns
Media effects and social psychology
Social network analysis
Entertainment
Media advocacy

Researcher Summary

Research interests focus on health communication, in particular, effects of public health campaigns and promotions. Her research also incorporates concepts from social psychology and social network analysis in the field of health communication. She is also interested in investigating entertainment and media advocacy.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Communication, Journalism and Media Studies: Communication ; Media Studies

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Chen W. and Leung WC. (2019) Mental Health Information Seeking among Young Adult Chinese Students in New Zealand. Canberra: 2019 Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference, 3-5 Jul 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Leung WC. (2019) Female political leaders’ media responses: #MeToo in UK and Taiwan. Nottingham, UK: Political Studies Association (PSA) Annual International Conference 2019, 15-17 Mar 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Leung W. (2018) Discussing HPV Vaccination: Ego-centric social networks and perceived norms among young men. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung W. (2018) Food photos on-the-go: Posting food on Instagram. In Mobile People, Mobile Communication: Media and Social Live on the Move. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung W. (2017) Promoting HPV Vaccination for Male Young Adults: Effects of Descriptive and Injunctive Norms. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2016 (AEJMC), 4-7 Aug 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Leung W. (2017) Political associational ties on mobile social media: A cross-national study of Asia-Pacific region. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung W. (2017) Who Are Responsible for HPV Vaccination? Examination of Male Young Adults’ Perceptions. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung W. and Wan A. (2017) I post what I eat: The visual presentation of healthy food on Instagram. Japan: the International Communication Association (ICA) Young Scholars Preconference “Communicating the Power of Visuals”, 10 Jun 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Wan A. and Leung W. (2017) Food photos on-the-go: Gratifications sought from posting food on Instagram. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Campbell K., Wei R., Leung WC. and Mikashavidze M. (2016) Editorial endorsements focus on leadership and economy. Newspaper Research Journal 37(1): 6-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739532916634641. (Journal Articles)

Leung WC. (2015) Promoting HPV Vaccination for Male Young Adults: Effects of Social Influence. PhD Thesis, Columbia, SC, USA. University of South Carolina. (Theses / Dissertations)

Leung WC. (2015) Are weak ties weak? Lung, prostate and ovarian cancer survivors' online social networking. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung WC. (2015) HPV Vaccination in US Media: Gender and regional differences. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung WC. (2015) Still White male's predominance: An intersectional analysis of the Alpha/Beta/Omega framework in online fan fiction. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung WC. and Lo VH. (2015) Perceived harm of online drug-encouraging messages: Third-person effect and adolescents' support for rectifying measures. Youth & Society 47(6): 850-872. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118X14565622. (Journal Articles)

Leung WC. (2014) From birth control to fertility boosting: Family planning TV ads in Hong Kong 1972-2006. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung WC. (2014) Reading peer sexual norms: A study of online fan fiction. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung WC. (2014) Risky sexual behaviors in online fan fiction: With positive consequences. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung WC. and Lo VH. (2014) Third-person effect and rectifying measures: Studying anti-drug and drug-encouraging online messages. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung WC., Cui Y. and Leung L. (2014) Online parenting information seeking: Gratifications, usage, and perceived importance by Chinese parents with young children. Journal of Cyber Culture and Information Society 26: 63-90. (Journal Articles)

Campbell K., Wei R., Leung WC. and Mikashavidze M. (2013) It’s the leadership, stupid, not the economy: A framing study of newspaper endorsements of presidential candidates in the 2012 election. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)

Leung WC. (2013) Personifying America: Contrasting fantasy themes in the Japanese animation Hetalia. In. (Conference Contributions - Published)