Ming Lei has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2015.
Office Hours Spring 2024
Mondays/Wednesdays 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm, if necessary, by appointment.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Washington State University (2014)
Affiliations
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Public Relations Society of America
Eastern Communication Association
Research Interests
Dr. Lei mainly teaches in the areas of Health communication, Persuasion, and Strategic Communication. His primary research aims to investigate and understand the effects, conditions, and processes of persuasion as well as their applications in strategic communication to promote health. Dr. Lei's research has received a top paper award at a national conference. He has published in Health communication, Mass Communication, Psychology, as well as Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (e.g., with Psychology, Information Science).
Classes
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COMN 300: Intro to Strategic Comm
The course is designed to introduce the foundational principles of strategic communication to undergraduate majors. It focuses on two major disciplines of strategic communication, public relations and advertising and emphasizes the essential elements as well as the fundamental process of the two. Through integrating public relations and advertising, the course aims to help students understand the key principles as well as concepts of strategic communication. The course introduces the strategic perspective of communication for students who plan to pursue further education in communication. It is also beneficial to students who are planning careers in other areas that require or desire an understanding of strategic communication practices, such as public relations and advertising.
- COMN 388: Exp: Refl & Disc to Solve Prob
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COMN 442: Strat Comn Management
The course is designed to help students further their understandings as well as applications of strategic communication management. It is project-oriented, and often the project focuses addressing actual communication needs and/or desires from an actual client. The project provides an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge of strategic communication management. Further, through their application and practices, the course helps students strengthen their understanding of strategic communication management. The course can benefit students who are planning careers in strategic communication as well as in other areas that require or desire an understanding of strategic communication.