ABOUT ME

I am an Assistant Professor of Technical and Professional Communication in the English Department at the University of Cincinnati. I joined the department in 2024 and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in information design, web design, medical rhetoric, and AI rhetoric. My research interests include transcultural health risk communication, information design and architecture, and digital rhetoric of emerging technologies and artificial intelligence. I have authored and co-authored peer-reviewed journal articles published in the Journal of Rhetoric, Profession Communication, and GlobalizationInternational Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, and Asian Journal of Communication, as well as conference proceedings in ACM Special Interest Group on the Design of Communication (SIGDOC) and IEEE Professional Communication (ProComm). My work has won First Place in the Student Research Competition at the 40th ACM SIGDOC. 

Link to CV


Education background

Raleigh, NC, USA
2020-2024

Raleigh, NC, USA
2018-2020

Beijing, China
2014-2018

Raleigh, NC, USA
08/2016-12/2016

North Carolina State University
Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media

North Carolina State University
Master of Science in Technical Communication

Tsinghua University
Bachelor of Arts in English

North Carolina State University
Exchange Student


pUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Xie, C.*, Liu. P.*, & Cheng, Y. (2023). Praxis, Hashtag Activism, and Social Justice: A Content Analysis of #StopAsianHate Narratives. Asian Journal of Communication, special issue on “Communicative Response to Anti-Asian Racism” (*equal contribution).

Xie, C. (2022). Intercultural Content Reuse and Social Justice: Comparing Chinese and U.S. Media Coverage of Anti-Asian Racism During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Rhetoric, Professional Communication, and Globalization, special issue on “Intercultural and Participatory Risk Communication about COVID-19: Using Immaterial Labor to Promote Social Justice in a Pandemic”, 11, 55-71.

Xie, C., Wang, Y., & Cheng, Y. (2022). Does Artificial Intelligence Satisfy You? A Meta-Analysis of User Gratification and User Satisfaction With AI-Powered Chatbots. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings and Encyclopedia:

Liu, P. & Xie, C. (2023). Designing Between Virtuality and Reality: Improving Inclusiveness in Hybrid Spaces. In Proceedings of the 41st ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (SIGDOC’ 23).

Zhang, J., Chen, J., & Xie, C. (2023). A Systematic Review on the Latest Trends in Intercultural Technical and Professional Communication. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Professional Communication (IPCC’ 23).

Cheng, Y., Xie, C., & Wang, Y. (2022). Chatbots and Health: Mental Health. The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication.

Kong, Y., Xie, C., Wang, J., Jones, H., & Ding, H. (2021, October). AI-Assisted Recruiting Technologies: Tools, Challenges, and Opportunities. In Proceedings of the 39th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (SIGDOC’ 21) (pp. 359-361).

Xie, C. (2020, October). Topic Modeling-based Web Architecture Redesign. In Proceedings of the 38th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (SIGDOC’ 20). Article No. 58. (pp. 1-2).

Xie, C. (2019, October). A corpus-assisted analysis of recruitment postings in content strategy. In Proceedings of the 37th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication (SIGDOC’ 19). Article No. 51. (pp. 1-2).


Fellowships & Scholarships

Global One Health Fellowship
Awarded by the Global One Health Academy (GOHA) at North Carolina State University

CPTSC Diversity Scholarship
Awarded by the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC)

$30,000
2023-2024

$1000
07/2023


awards

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Awarded by North Carolina State University Graduate Student Association

First Place Winner of the Student Research Competition
Awarded by ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC)

CCCC Scholars for the Dream Travel Award
Awarded by Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)


2023

$500
10/2022

$1000
2/2023


Grants

Taft Competitive Lecture Grant
Awarded by University of Cincinnati

CPTSC Research Grant
Title: “Building a Skill Taxonomy for Doctoral Graduates in Technical and Professional Communication: A Corpus-Assisted Study of Academic Job Market (2013-2023)”
Role: Co-PI
(PI: Yeqing Kong, Co-PI: Huiling Ding)
Awarded by The Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication

ACM Student Research Competition Travel Grant
Awarded by Microsoft

$1300
2024

$2000
2023-2024

$500
10/2020, 10/2019


Teaching

Cincinnati, OH
Fall 2024

Cincinnati, OH
Fall 2024

Raleigh, NC
Fall 2023

Raleigh, NC
Fall 2022

Raleigh, NC
Summer 2022, Spring 2021

Raleigh, NC
Spring 2022, Fall 2021

Raleigh, NC
Spring 2023

PWRT 7045 Principles and Practices of Web Design (Graduate)
Instructor,
University of Cincinnati

PWRT 6025/ENGL 5125 Information Design (Undergraduate/Graduate)
Instructor,
University of Cincinnati

ENG/STS 438 & ENG 587 Responsible AI and Society (Undergraduate/Graduate)
Teaching Assistant,
North Carolina State University

ENG 421 Computer Documentation Design (Undergraduate)
Instructor,
North Carolina State University

ENG 333 Communication for Science and Research (Undergraduate)
Instructor,
North Carolina State University

ENG 331 Communication for Engineering and Technology (Undergraduate)
Instructor,
North Carolina State University

ENG 317 Designing Networked Communications (Undergraduate)
Instructor,
North Carolina State University