Denis Wu

Denis Wu specializes in international communication, media effects, and political communication. He has won research prizes, grants, and published widely in respected journals, including Communication Research, Journal of Communication, and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. He co-authored three books on the interplay between media and politics, including Media, Politics, and Asian Americans (Hampton Press, 2009) and Image and Emotion in Voter Decisions: The Affect Agenda (Lexington Books, 2015). Currently, his research centers on the impact of emotional and image-based reaction toward political figures on various decision-making processes and perceptions toward other nations.

His notable services include serving as the head of the Mass Communication and Society division and a member of the Research Committee of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) during 2023-26, and on the editorial boards of Communication Monographs; Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly; and Journal of Political Marketing. At Boston University, he offers classes in media theory, international communication, and research methods. His upcoming new course will be related to media use and personal well-being.