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Sifan Xu<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor, DeForrest Jackson Professor, and Graduate Program Coordinator for the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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sifanxu@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sifan Xu’s website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sifan Xu is an associate professor at the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations. He uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to conduct research regarding crisis communication and organization-public relationships. Specifically, he examines crisis communication in the community contexts and the role of individuals\u2019 social identities in influencing their perceived positions and relationships with different types of organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His most recent work appears in the Chinese Journal of Communication, Public Relations Review<\/em>, and the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management<\/em>. He has coauthored two book chapters and regularly presents his research in NCA, AEJMC, and ICA. In the past he held three single-authored top papers from NCA and ICA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Education<\/div><\/h2>
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  • PhD, Communication, University of Maryland, College Park, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • MA, Communication, University of Maryland, College Park, 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • BA, Culture and Communication, University of International Relations, Beijing, 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Research Interests<\/div><\/h2>
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    • Social identities and organization-public relationships<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Community-based crisis communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Risk communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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